Reviews & Ratings for Streamlight TLR RM 2 Laser Rail Mounted Tactical Lighting System — 11 reviews — Page 1

If you get a good unit, these are pretty nice lights for the money, but so far anything from Streamlight that includes laser alignment has a very high chance of being defective right out of the box.

You can play returnicake with optics planet, and hope that within your returnable limit (I think it allows one exchange), you get a fully functional unit, or you can send the unit into warranty repair at Streamlight, which is the cost of shipping each trip, and they mostly tend to get them fixed the first time, but not always.

I don't know a better alternative for the money, overall, so I bake this possible hassle factor into the pricing. You save a little on factory assembly QC, you may or may not pay it back and a bit more in shipping cost and your time.

These are my favorite lights for ARs with red dots. The press for constant-on and hold for momentary-on is great. I mount them at 12:00. For night shooting, I rest my thumb over the light and use the button on the light to activate it (I don’t use a remote switch). It’s especially convenient because it’s easy/comfortable/thoughtless to activate the light regardless of which hand is my support hand (great for shoulder transitions).
I wrap electrical tape around the rear a couple times to ensure the rubber insert for the remote switch port doesn’t fall out. Then I put 1-2 ranger bands around the electrical tape to add some padding between the light and my thumb knuckle (I c-clamp directly behind the light when it’s daytime and treat it like a hand-stop; I like the underside of the rail to be smooth).
On a 9” rail, the light is visible in the bottom ~15% of the optic on 1.93” height optics, but it’s not noticeable when using the weapon. The light takes up more of the sight picture with longer rails, but I still don’t notice it with a 13” rail. If you’re using a magnified optic, I recommend an offset light.

The light is nice and slim. It will work well on my 10.5" pistol. It is long but I have it quite a bit forward running a linear compensator so no problem. Laser will be good in dim and darker environments. Light output is great.

I would definitely buy another light. Works great!

little high priced ... should have a strobe setting .. other then that very bright .. very well made .. wish Streamlight would find a way to change how the tags are oriented, maybe panels that could be spun around or just place the name tage in a different location, better yet have two versions for people who want specific mounting locations.. My preferred location for the light is on the top picatinny rail which displays the logos upside down, not a deal breaker but just saying .. didn't need the remote switch, the switches are right where I need them ,, now if I had mounted the light on the lower rail under the barrel I would have needed the remote switch to operate the light seamlessly but switching modes would be awkward for me since I have a right hand oriented rifle and the hand I use to control the light is my left.
For me the ideal use for a plug in device would be an external battery pack .. not a switch.

I bought like 6 lights / laser combos to figure out what I liked. Love this one. Just wish it had a green laser option. No need for pressure switch in my opinion. Mounts easily. Love light and small thin package that allows to mount under a dot package

Mounted this to a rifle top rail, in front of a red dot (Holosun 515cm). Doesn't block much of the window, can still use irons over the top as well. Laser is too dim for mid-day use past 5 yards, ok in dim light. The battery lockout can cause drainage.

Tbis light is smaller than I expected but it is a beaut. Puts out an amazing amount of light for its size and -BONUS!- it only adds a negligible weight to the firearm and its small footprint doesn't make it appreciably more difficult to get the gun out of its cabinet. I like the on-off switch-didn't bother with a remote switch- and the light/laser control. One tip about sighting in the laser, especially for side mounted lights: turn the laser on and point it at a wall 20 feet away (or more) and make your adjustments that way....up or down a little, right or left a little,etc. It will go a LOT better as the adjustment screws don't work like an Etch-a-Sketch. And for mounting on a Beretta like mine I recommend the GG&G Tactical Shotgun Flashlight mount. Works like a dream.

This is a handy rail mounted light. No where near as expensive as a Surefire amd not as cheaply made as some others. My Streamlights have served me well in my job and I'm sure this will be no different. The only thing I can't comment on is the laser. It works, but I have not zeroed it.