Great light with a poorly designed clip. - Streamlight PolyTac C4 LED Lithium Polymer Tactical Flashlight

I have several of these Streamlight flashlights and they are great little lights. But the newer model I bought from Optics Planet has a clip on it that is very difficult to remove in order to use the light as a weapon mounted light (AR-15). I tried to remove the clip which was much easier to remove on the older models. But I could not remove it, so I broke it off. It would not fit in a weapon light mount with the clip on there. Consequently, I won't be buying anymore of these. Why they decided to change it, I don't know except maybe to make it possible to hang on your belt instead of in a pocket (with the old clip). The clip change is the reason I didn't give this light five stars. For me, the new clip design is a step backward. They should have at least made it easy to remove instead of being forced to break it off in order to mount the light on my rifle.

I like the light. The "dazzle" mode with the strobe is easy to trigger and the addition of a high/low intensity on the light is a welcome addition. The (belt) clip is the only flaw. It's bright enough with the high intensity to view the immediate area at dusk and dawn when you need a brighter light to be sufficient. And the low intensity is good for using at night and indoors where light reflecting off the walls can cause your pupils to close up enough that you can see anything in the "dark" with your peripheral vision.

It's not a search light, so the relatively low level high intensity setting isn't an issue for me. I have a very bright light (that eats batteries) for using outdoors in clear areas. In cluttered areas around where I live a light like this high intensity setting on this light is plenty to illuminate the trees around my house.

I have the older version of this light on three of my rifles, one of which has been mounted for over four years and the rifle is fired regularly about half the time with the flashlight on. I have experienced zero failures of any of the lights. The switch is easy to push and has a nice positive click when it's used. You can also press the switch partially and get the various light modes (1 - high, 2 - strobe, 3 - low).

I'm just one user and this flashlight fits my needs (or it did). If your needs are similar to mine then this is a great light for you (if you don't mind breaking off the belt clip or can figure out how to remove it without breaking it). I'd love to give this light five stars because it's a great light, rugged and high quality (like all streamlights). But the belt clip is a problem for me. One that didn't need to be changed. YMMV.