"I got 10-15k rounds on it. Not a whole lot"........stares at my glock I've had for 10 years and less than 2k rounds -sobs-

switched to this light, few months ago. Took it to a SIMS training and I actually had two suspects with weapons in both a dark and descent lit room turn their faces away from the light when I popped it on; I used the old 300 lumen streamlight before and I don't know if I ever had the same circumstance as that, but it impressed me enough and I am very happy with the HL.

There's nobody putting out more informative content for shooters. Thanks Aaron.

thanks for all the work you did you have the best Channel on firearms hands down appreciate all the work that you do to inform us thanks 👍🇺🇸🍻

Fantastic video: clear articulation, objective data points, and high quality videography.

Thanks for a thoroughly informative video. I’d been contemplating a WML for over a year, but big, global (& local) change helped make up my mind. Ordered mine after watching this and haven’t gotten it yet but feeling confident the TLR-1 HL will serve me well.

I've had my HL since late last summer and as a left handed shooter I find the switching to be easy like Sunday morning. Great video. 🤘😎🤘

I love my Streamlight WMLs hard to beat the price and features... Glad you have put this through its paces and deemed it worthy!!!

You really cant beat the price on this thing either.

I'm pretty new to your channel, but I love the attention to detail you give on all your reviews. Keep them coming!

Thank you for validating what I have discovered over the last several years, Im running 3 of the HL's on various handguns through out my house and have the protac railmount 2's on two of my long guns. My primary reasoning was that in the fire service, we have been using and abusing streamlights for over 20 years and I have carried them on my body in some form or another into fires, MVAs etc and have never had an issue with them. They are great lights and Im glad to see someone in the industry finally acknowledging that.

This video sold me. I had a tlr1s, sold it and regretted it. Now that im getting back into lights, im glad you did a thorough review and it sold me

My department issues these to patrol and there have only been user malfunctions, namely trying to pry the battery compartment open. A few hundred lights on the street for a few years and they all work well.

Man thanks for this review! Had to watch all your light videos but well worth it!!!👍🏼 Subscribed!

Awsome light very bright.just picked one up couple weeks ago. thanks for that durability test pretty impressive I thought it was done after the second drop.

Been waiting for this one!

Awesome review! Thank you! You brought up points I never even thought of.

This Ten-Tap knowledge just blew my mind. I never thought to try it.

Man great tip on the 10 tap. To get rid of that unnecessary strobe. Thanks. Made my day. 🤘🏿👌

It's very timely that you posted this because I have looking at this and the x300. I was really looking at the HL because of the cost but I was concerned about quality because I don't have much experience with streamlights. This gives me peace of mind.

Great tip on the 10 tap. I use it at work and never new you could turn off the strobe. All of your stuff is very informative. Though as a former 2111 watching guns intentionally dropped makes my eye twitch 😎

Thanks for the review as a left-handed shooter I appreciate your insight

I have the tlr1 and tlr3. had them for yrs . very happy with them.

Thanks fir the vid. Just bought this light for my Glock 41. Really good light.

have 2 and really like them. One of the lights the battery cover with the switch broke. they sent a replacement cover for free quickly. Nice customer service too.

Been waiting for this for a long time! I would love a surefire, but just can't justify the price.

Aaron, I've been running the TLR1-HLs on my Glocks 22, 23, 19, Beretta 96, Colt 1911, AR-15 & 870 12ga. For 2-3 years. I ran a TLR1-S prior to those. The only issue I've had is powder burns on the lenses that clean off AMAZINGLY well with baby wipes. I read about a trick to reduce powder burns for exterior daytime training sessions is a light coat of Chap Stick prior to firing. Wipe it off at the end of the day and the powder sticks to the chap stick. NOTE: If you buy from auction site, make sure of what you're getting. Cheap knockoffs are out there and they won't deliver the quality. Thanks Aaron for another worthwhile vid.

Given that these lights now cost less than $100 on Amazon, there's no reason to settle for anything less.

The way this guy talks makes me have faith in society. Meaning he’s very articulate and actually uses good vocabulary. I always say people that don’t really swear and use descriptive words come off a lot smarter. (To me at least)

It is definitely for me and you just confirmed exactly why it is! great video brother👍

I love your damn videos. So unbiased and honest.

Thanks for doing the video, excellent content.

I just slapped one of these on my PPQ M2 for use as a home defense gun. It already had Trijicon HDs on there, but I finally woke up to the realization that night sights are absolutely no replacement for a good WML.

Thank you for sharing. I will illuminate accordingly.

Streamlights are now my go to lights for everything.

The constant on is so natural for myself as a lefty. Mine is mounted on an FNX 45 Tactical and my support hand thumb just naturally rests right there at the paddle for a quick down switch motion.

My favorite light! Affordable and reliable

Thanks for another great review. Love watching your videos as you address lefties.

I love my x300s (always been a SF fan boy)!but I went with the TLR1-HL because it looked better on my Glock 19x. I really like the toggle switch on the Streamlight’s compared to the Surefires and might switch a few out. Been interested in the TLR7.

Carry one on duty and love it. Formerly had the tlr-1s before this came out .

More excellence from Aaron.

Excellent review. I will be buying the tlr to go on my duty weapon. Also, I have watched your video on the grey ghost precision specter light and am considering buying one for home defense/ work. Would you recommend this rifle for these purposes?

Good job on the presentation. One of the most articulate presentation I seen. I was wondering why you do not like the "strobe" feature.

good stuff

Great review I love my TLR1 and TLR1HL question: do you feel that a pronounced hot spot can draw the shooters eye focus toward the hot spot causing a tunnel vision effect that is detrimental to snap shot search techniques?

Very nice review and I was actually trying to see how durable it is. Just received mine today. I've read reviews about the battery door breaking, but, it wasn't enough of a turnoff for me to not buy it.

thanks Aaron I run this light on a glock 19 and never thought to program 10 tap even though I did my handheld. I have accidently hit strobe while practicing but never again lol

Great information! I got one on my way thank you for your thorough review. Thought you were Matt Damon for a second 😂

Thank you Aaron for another great video! I have planned to get a tlr-1 HL and an accommodating holster for my edc for a while now. Is the tlr-1 HL long gun kit something that you would recommend? I have heard other channels suggest Not putting the tlr-1 HL on a rifle because it is their opinion that "the tlr-1 HL doesn't have enough Throw... that out past 50 yards you would have a very hard time with positive identification." Do you agree with that? If you haven't already, would you please please make a video about the lights that you recommend for rifles?

(Questions answered segment) What's your RMR dot size preference for your pistols? What's your preferred dot size for your AR's?

You're seriously the smartest dude out there... I really need to take an MRDS class with you

I bought my surefire x300 last fall. it was my 1st weapon light. On black Friday I got TWO of these STREAMLIGHT TRL1-HLS for the cost of my one surefire. IMO, they are every bit as good or better for much less money. I'm done paying the surefire "tax".

Aaron, i currently have just over 4,000 rounds through my duty glock 21 with TLR-1 on it and its still going strong!

I’m a bit late to the game on this video, but thank you for the review. You just solidified my decision to buy this light.

Can you please do a comparison between this and the 1000 lumen x300?

I have three of these on two CZs and a Glock. Can't beat them!

Which rifle/shotgun light do you prefer? And thank you for the vid. Been on the fence about the hl til now.

I used a Streamlight on my hardhat with my bunker gear. Damn good in a smoke filled environment. But I have two surefire lights that I use but not well.

Hopefully this wakes someone up at Surefire and they stop screwing around with wrist lights and phone lights and build us something with some more lumens!

Great great great review. Subscribed.

Great video and hello from the future 😁

Love that light!

Great video Matt Damon

I always enjoy the pitterpatter of feet as he goes up balconies in high speed.

Aaron, I would love to see a review on Inforce WML's for long guns!

Have one on my FN FNX 45. love it and I got it free when I bought my pistol.

😂 oh Aaron... just pictured some of the graffiti kids comin around the corner, and yer there smashing yer pistol into the pole... "hey, what's up?" - Aaron 😆😅😂

Great review as usual. You have great information that shows you think this stuff through. By the way what holster are you using with your system?

good review, thank you

Great information.

solid work

Nice review! How responsive is the light to switch? Is there any delay before the light comes on when you are trying to momentarily flick the light on and off?

I have the TLR1-HL on my EDC XTEN with just over 3k Norma spec rds fired. No issues. I prefer the toggle switch of it over the Surefire X300 Turbo on my tinker XTEN… my second XTEN is identical to my EDC, but NIB condition.

Terminal velocity isn't necessarily changed by added weight and more importantly air resistance isn't going to be a factor from a 9ft drop. The added mass however affects the amount of force required to stop the light when hitting the ground and thus adding a higher potential for damage.

The weak point on these lights is the plastic battery cap. I bought one for my father's home defense pistol. It sat in a safe completely unused for a few years. We went shooting together several months ago to test our guns. We shot maybe about 150 rounds through his pistol. And we noticed that somewhere along the line the plastic battery cap snapped in half from 9mm recoil + age. I Googled this issue, and it seems like it's pretty common. Streamlight sent him a new battery cap for free (which was cool since we bought it so long ago), but I personally don't trust these lights anymore.

Streamlight TLR are excellent tactical gun lights (or torches).

Hey Aaron, I was hoping for your professional opinion. I ended up throwing a TLR-1 HL on my Glock 19 along with an Agency Arms 417 comp. I’m also going to have it milled with the Agency Optics System (rear sight forward of optic). Unfortunately I’ve discovered that with the addition of the light, appendix carry is now incredibly uncomfortable for me. I’m a 5’10, 150lb man with a slim, athletic build. I find that the light digs into my thigh when I sit and also makes it nearly impossible for me to bend my knees, squat, or lean too sharply. I DONT want to run a TLR-6. It’s just not enough. A TLR-7 seems like nice middle ground. So two questions. Should I switch my setup to a Glock 19 with a tlr-7 (possibly with grip chop to 26 size), or do a polymer 80 Glock 26 build which has a rail section that can accommodate the TLR-7? I hope you’re doing well. Thanks for the great content.

Bought one and tried it. Like I had heard and read it was very easy to ND the light. Went back

There’s a test I seen where they put all the handgun lights through some intense abuse and the Streamlight TLR1 won. It survived everything.

Sir, will you be doing any reviews on the fairly new EDC weapon mounted lights (e.g. Surefire XC1, Inforce APLc)?

Candela is used in this context as candle power. I.g. 72000 candela is the equivalent to 72000 candles worth of light focused at a given spot.

I'm considering buying this model streamlight for my nightstand gun. Question: when using it with an rmr, will it washout the red dot?

Would you say it's more comfortable to carry concealed with a shorter body than the Surefire, or does the greater width offset the reduced length?

I have a tlr1 hl and I'm more than impressed with it! hell, on my rifle it's great! BTW Aaron, can you recommend a good rifle light that has a tape switch and mount and also the combo of? I'd like to keep the cost below $200 if possible and knowing that the surefire m600 is stupid expensive can you help me out? I like the angled wml-x 800 lumen for my rifle but I have only an 11" rail so mounting it k. from t of my irons isn't an option for me but I can put it on an angled mount or on the side (BTW I shoot left handed) but I've been interested in the tape switch kind and that's why I'm asking you. I realize you prefer the in-front​-of-iron-sight-wml mounting, and so will I when I either get a longer rail or build another defensive rifle (btw, what is your opinion on either the liberty integrally suppressed upper and the pinning and welding a suppressor onto a barrel for one stamp?) with a longer rail. your input is more than appreciated but taken heavily into account because if the respect I have for your teaching.

Excellent video. Thank you for that from Manfred here from Vienna in Austria. The Land of Glock. ;-)

That beating test was impressive

Good review!!

Haeler MSK in the background. Legendary artist

If youll pay attention to production dates of these videos, his newer videos he still employs a Surefire. That kind of answers my biggest question. Haha

Great video! Help me decide in a matter of minutes. Iv always liked how you went about doing videos and iv been following you on Instagram for a while so I tend to trust your judgement.

Thank you

Good review by good will hunting

You probably won't see this on such an old video, but I think it might be useful to do a sand/debris test on lights. Especially pistol lights. I have no first-hand experience so I might be wrong, but I've seen people complain about debris fouling up the controls on the TLR-1. It's an issue I'm concerned about and I'm in the market for my first pistol light. Anyway, it's a conceivable failure point even if it isn't true in the case of the TLR-1. Thanks for the great content.

Respect your knowledge

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME video!! I have this light also👍👍

Have you noticed any issues with the light being too easy to actuate? Like the light activating while coming out of the holster such as a safari land or normal concealed carry kydex?

I prefer a huge spill, specifically for cleaning in and around structures. I broke the lever on my TLR-1 and I’m sticking with my surefire x300

Good video Brother

Have you considered giving the Streamlight ProTac Rail Mount HL-X a go? 1000 lumens / 27,600 candela / distance out to 332 meters.

@sagedynamics Have you seen the remote for Glock pistols that they make for the TLR?