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I love having a nice, bright light on an AR and have never had a truly suitable handgun platform until I got the (M).
The Insight Procyon is cool, but the fit sucked so no-go for me. I was able to pull it off way too easily even when mounted 'correctly'.
The Streamlight TLR-1 is priced right and can easily serve double-duty should my long gun setup fail. Easy to operate and decently bright, but to get it truly tight I had to turn the screw several turns. No big deal once mounted, but it took a minute to get it on decently tight, especially if stacked with a Uni-Max laser(which does need a turn or two of the screw itself).
Which brings us to the Surefire X300: most expensive but brightest of the bunch, and a fantastic fit with the 'universal' mount it shipped with (also comes with a Picatinny adapter in the box).
I bought the X300 and will take it to the indoor range tomorrow, still on the fence about getting a green Uni-Max to expand options. I never liked lasers until I tried a CT on a Jframe.
Feel free to chime in with any useful info on lighting your XD(m), or even stuff to avoid.
The Insight Procyon is cool, but the fit sucked so no-go for me. I was able to pull it off way too easily even when mounted 'correctly'.
The Streamlight TLR-1 is priced right and can easily serve double-duty should my long gun setup fail. Easy to operate and decently bright, but to get it truly tight I had to turn the screw several turns. No big deal once mounted, but it took a minute to get it on decently tight, especially if stacked with a Uni-Max laser(which does need a turn or two of the screw itself).
Which brings us to the Surefire X300: most expensive but brightest of the bunch, and a fantastic fit with the 'universal' mount it shipped with (also comes with a Picatinny adapter in the box).
I bought the X300 and will take it to the indoor range tomorrow, still on the fence about getting a green Uni-Max to expand options. I never liked lasers until I tried a CT on a Jframe.
Feel free to chime in with any useful info on lighting your XD(m), or even stuff to avoid.