Streamlight, Inc., began as a company that designed a solar simulator for the space program. But during the past 50 years, the company has grown to be a major provider of portable and handheld lighting for law enforcement and other first responders.

www.streamlight.com – Some of their top tier lights like the Stinger and Strion series are assembled in the USA but most of their items are made overseas.

United States Streamlight is a company located in Eagleville, Pennsylvania, United States, that manufactures flashlights powered by various rechargeable and disposable batteries. Their product line features hand-held and weapon-mountable lights as well as a right angle light used by firefighters on their turnout gear.

Streamlight makes good solid products at reasonable prices. Fenix may have better electronics in some cases but their quality of construction is not as good. Surefire has better products in some ways but they are much more expensive. Pelican and Inova both make some good products that can compete with Streamlight.

The Sidewinder Boot® is the new standard flashlight for boot camp, recruit/basic training and wherever extra military instruction occurs. Features white LED with high and low modes: High: 55 lumens; 63m beam; runs 8 hours (additional 20 hours at 7 lumens)

Tactical flashlights like the 1TAC TC1200 Pro Tactical Flashlight are used by the U.S. Navy Seals, the Coast Guard, Firemen, Policemen, U.S. Search and Rescue and now American citizens.

The traditional FBI technique entails extending the flashlight hand away from the body and shooting one-handed with the gun hand. The logic behind this method is that it is intended to draw incoming fire away from the torso in a threat situation.

Easily Identify Your Target The first - and most obvious - benefit of using a flashlight when shooting is that it illuminates your target, making it easier to identify.

Pelican 7060 LED flashlight As a result, the LAPD has adopted the Pelican 7060 LED flashlight as their standard issue tactical/patrol flashlight for all of their officers. The 7060 flashlight features dual switching options that allow the light to be activated by the housing-mounted patrol switch, or its tactical tail-cap switch.

WML doesn't only illuminate your target and allows you to shoot with two hands. The pistol light acts as a counterweight and reduces the gun's muzzle climb, allowing faster follow-up shots. Many shooters in open divisions often add counterweights to their weapons for the same reason.

If you're a novice shooter and you're price-conscious because of that, then go with the laser. Not only will it be less expensive than the flashlight, but it will also give you great practice at aiming at your target. If I'm being truly honest though, I think it behooves most people to just get both if they can.

Streamlight is a long-trusted brand used every day by law enforcement around the world. You would have trouble finding a police agency that doesn't have at least a few Streamlight flashlights.