Terrible reliablity - Streamlight TLR-VIR Visible and IR LED Rail-Mounted Weapon Tactical Flashlight

My Army Infantry unit was issued these for our last deployment. They were brand new out of the box when we equipped them. The strobe function was new to us and it made the light seem awesome. Within the first month, most of our lights had broken. My personal light had broken from me laying my weapon on the ground, and the weight of the M4/M320 combination was too much weight for the cheap plastic to handle. The entire IR assembly cracked and after a few patrols the light had been cracked in half and fell off. This had happened to several guys. A lot of the lights couldnt withstand a few bumps off rocks or being handled in a vehicle. When I was given the SAW I had another one of these lights put on, and ended up taking it off later for fear of it breaking or falling off because of the horrible retention system it uses to clip onto the rail. Even before we deployed, several guys broke the light by not unscrewing the retention system properly when they took it off the rifle to replace the batteries. If you twist it too hard, it will snap off or strip. On the good side, the light itself was very bright and the actuation switch was a cool design. I found myself accidentally actuating it a lot though which could give your position away if you're not careful. The problem is that the switch isn't recessed at all, so just bumping the back of the light slightly will more than likely cause it to turn on or flash. In summary - DONT BUY THIS LIGHT, Its extremely expensive for a cheap plastic shell that WILL break on you with any slightly rough use. There are several better alternatives like the L3 M3 rifle light, which is 1/3 of the price, or the Surefire Scout light.
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: Cheap plastic, weak pressure switch, on/off switch accidental actuation,

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