Which Pistol Light to Buy in 2024? We Tested Them All

[@levimaliwauki8]

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[@DeskPop]

Subscribers supporrrtttt your BOYS!!!!!

[@d0uble_O]

Will need proof on that last opinion 😂

[@Sw1ftCl0ud]

You can donate money to The Boyz on their website. I just donated $4.20 because I'm a really good guy.🎉

[@levimaliwauki8]

@@Sw1ftCl0ud attaboy!! 👨🏻‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻

[@levimaliwauki8]

@@d0uble_O oh well ya know I’m just… um… speculating, you know…? Umm 🥵

[@RT-iy9pu]

9:58 "you can tell it's dry ice because of the way it is" - Lenny Pepperbottom would be proud.

[@DeskPop]

You can look at dry ice and just know what it is for real

[@josiahalexanderdeleon2524]

I think you’re pretty neat, but I respect your distance

[@joearledge1]

Olight is the official light of the homies in da hood. They heard it was a cop killer and haven't stopped loving it since.

[@DeskPop]

Why did I laugh at this 😂

[@JTTTTT850]

Cope

[@luciankristov6436]

Olight fan here , no shame ! Been reliable for me going on 3 years. I dont live in da hood btw

[@joshfde]

@@luciankristov6436not yet 😎

[@dmvcode3gaming187]

Your mom likes my olight

[@Jermz1979]

Was it a police officers mouth? I thought it was a dude working on his car/truck and holding the light in his mouth. I use Streamlights personally, but I can think of about 10 instances of Surefires getting runaway batteries in them while I was in the military. Anything from smoldering to violently creating a small explosion. There was a handful of instances with SureFires and Streamlights catching fire with police officers and some recalls too. In every instance I know of, it wasn't the lights fault either, but the user putting in crappy CR123's or instead or replacing both batteries, they just replaced one creating a runaway load. I'm not saying Olight is quality, I just don't know enough about them, but I do remember when everyone was calling Holosun junk at one time and while they aren't the best red dot pistol optics around, I wouldn't hesitate in using them on my EDCs or home defense guns. I also found the court report. I haven't looked to see if the dude was a cop, but just a dude that was working on his car. The unit had a runaway battery, pressure blew the cap back into his throat and he choked to death. The case was dismissed as it was deemed the CR123 manufacturers fault and not Olights.

[@44668282]

thats exactly what happened, it was found to be the fault of the third party batteries they were using in the olight flashlight, but tell that to anyone who hates olight and suddenly the subject changes "MuH SuReFiRe WoNT dO ThAt"

[@projectiledysfunction2217]

Wasn't a cop according to the article I found, was a contractor who was working on his car: "Caleb Joyner, of Avon, Ind., was pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Presence St. Mary's Hospital, according to Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner. The 36-year-old Joyner, who owns a remodeling and construction company, was an organ donor and several of his organs and tissue were harvested... Gessner said Joyner was looking under the hood and bent down for a closer look. He got close to the vehicle's battery and the flashlight exploded." I've read about the mechanism through which CR123As explode and it's called reverse charging, happens when you mix batteries at differing levels of charge which is why there's such dire warnings to never do so. So, it wasn't the Olights internal rechargeable batteries as claimed in this video, but rather the cheapo Nuon brand CR123As. That info is even displayed in the video at 26:45. I like this channel but he got the battery issue completely ass-backwards, the use of multiple CR123As is the problem and the use of rechargeable cells is the safer solution

[@chy52001]

that is right

[@d0uble_O]

thanks guys!! you guys may not be making money (yet) but you are saving us not only money but time and sanity in the search on the right accessories/tools for our self defence! 💯 We appreciate your heard earned money and time.

[@DeskPop]

This is what we are here for 🫶

[@jasoncox3402]

I run Streamlight TLR7 on my G43X so that it is flush with the muzzle. My buddy runs the TLR1. Yes the TLR1 is brighter definitely past 40 yards, but 40 yard in the dark I would hope to have a rifle lol. Also, on both the TLR1 and TLR7… the flood is great and on a pistol light is needed for the homies buddies you may not see right by him.

[@WVGunsNGoats]

In Olights defense you can find examples of surefire lights that have exploded violently enough over the years they would have significantly injured or killed someone depending on how it had been held.

[@DeskPop]

Yes but they haven’t, and definitely not at the rate of the Olights in the past so it’s worth noting WHY everyone has beef with Olight

[@WVGunsNGoats]

@@DeskPop Are the new Olights better about not exploding? I don't follow them because of their reputation, but I see them for sale in a lot of different shops.

[@DeskPop]

@@WVGunsNGoats we had dismissed them entirely but after hearing enough people I know telling me their new stuff is much better I figured it was worth giving them a shot. The results we saw were very promising.

[@WVGunsNGoats]

@@DeskPop might be worth watching them as time goes on.

[@sithcdw]

You can find the police report on that olight. The person used a different battery than what the light was designed for. I think they probably should have made them in a different dimension though 😂. But the instructions have always stated to never use any other battery brand.

[@KrishnaMusicc]

who needs sleep when u can watch a 30min video on flashlights at 1am yayyyyyyy (help me)

[@DeskPop]

EXACTLY!!! We made this for youuuu

[@mikeogden5256]

4:55 AM now here…

[@S_fitz]

I giggled when I saw this. It’s 1:18 AM for me

[@AvocadoAtrocity]

When your pistol light costs more than your pistol 😢

[@DeskPop]

Me when throwing the x300 turbo on the Dagger

[@drewbienewbie03xx81]

​@DeskPop you motivated me to start doing "sleeper builds" with my pews. 49$ frame deals be hittin!😂

[@roshawn1111]

@@drewbienewbie03xx81 LOL man PSA deserves all the praise, making cheap reliable guns for us poor people that refuse to spend 1k on a plastic pistol. 700 for a decked out dagger or 700 for a plain jane.

[@Impossibly-Possible]

@@DeskPop almost did lol, Baldr-S FTW!

[@Itsdamnitjeremy]

I run the tlr7a specifically because I don't like a giant bulb poking me in the groin, and it actually has more lumen than the standard tlr1. If goon beam could produce a tlr-7a footprint with twice the lumen, or maybe maybe release a hotter replacement head or something it would really kick ass.

[@DeskPop]

That’s possibly in the works

[@freneticfanatic]

Tlr7 HLX- I got mine today and it's similarly good compared to a TLR1 HL. It's pretty damn good for a smaller light.

[@JannyBesmircher]

I know you! Always see you on Instagram aha. Nice to see a fellow Leaf checking out weapon lights lol.

[@marcusd3212]

First of all people really need to do there research on the bullpoop topic of olight flashlights explode. In that case Caleb Joyner was using a Olight T20 hand held flashlight. The T20 flashlight uses 2x CR123A (Non Rechargeable) or Rechargeable li-ion either 2x RCR123A 3.7v or 1x 17670 3.7v battery. The batteries is what can explode. If you use 2x CR123 batteries and one of them isn't fully charged when installed, the 1 dead one will go negative in voltage when the new one just goes dead. This is what can cause the batteries to explode. Also using 2x CR123 batteries in series parallel is dangerous by its self. All manufacturers of flashlights have had this issue so its not just Olight. I have used multiple manufacturers weapon light and Olight has been great. I've never had a issue with any of them and some of them have been abused hard with 20,000+ rounds of recoil. Ive thrown them on tables, in oil drums, in boxes. They've fell on the ground, been drug through mud dirt and gravels. Been soaked with rain and water and put away wet. They all work perfectly fine! I've had zero of them break and I've broken 3 surefire lenses. I love my surefire lights but they are expensive compared to Olight. So over the time I've used alot of Olight weapon lights to fulfill the need of not having to switch lights around on firearms. They all get a weapon light cause im all about that equality and making sure non of them feel oppressed! 😂 im glad you did add some Olight's to your test cause ultimately they are decent weapon lights!

[@whysoserious13218]

Streamlight 1 HL all the way for me I own surfire, olight and streamlight Streamlight wins my choice of weapon light

[@TertiaOculus]

I researched the olight death and it wasn’t necessary the light but the after market battery that exploded however there are a lot of claims that olight likes to get people to shill for them. I own an olight baldr pro it’s better than a crimson trace that died on my M9 the first 50 shots.

[@DeskPop]

Olight absolutely wants people to shill for them, I could’ve just asked them for the lights and they would’ve sent them to me and given me money to include them. Their rechargeable batteries that go boom is a major turn off

[@josiahb55]

Yes that's true, it was an aftermarket battery issue and using a wrong one at that, not an olight battery issue according to the information out there. Truthfully could have happened and has happened (outside of the death) to any brand. However, still would advise stream light over olight.

[@richcurren6888]

@@DeskPop… but the dude explained their (Olight’s) battery didn’t go boom.

[@Hammerback0]

Eh. Not a winnable argument. Its like telling whoopi goldberg that trump had decent policies. Some cant see through a hate for some things or some people.

[@DrunkDrynasty]

Man I had 2 Olights completely die back in 2020. One was basically new and died from 9mm recoil. The second one lasted 8-9 months and just stopped working one day. I’m down with olights handheld edc lights, those have been solid for me..

[@fireemblemistrash75]

I like olight. Most people dismissing them are gear nerds who spend 5x the price for gear while not being able to hit shit Olight stuff is pretty great and improved MASSIVELY since their inception

[@DrunkDrynasty]

I like lights edc handheld lights. But their weapon lights were awful from like 2019-2022. Maybe they got better, I haven’t owned one or seen one in 2+ years. But, why not spend like $30-40 more for a Streamlight? They’re proven and some of my favorite pistol lights.

[@farmeunit]

@@DrunkDrynastyI got a Baldr RL Mini Pro because it’s rechargeable and combined laser. Solid light, no changing batteries. Super bright in close quarters. Intuitive controls.

[@harryharv]

Goonbeam mentioned‼️‼️‼️What the fuck is darkness‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@DeskPop]

Goonbeam deskpop collab coming

[@thewarchief03]

@@DeskPopyeah right 💀

[@parabellumstrategies]

Light travels faster than sound, that's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

[@DeskPop]

Why are you talking about us so loudly???

[@parabellumstrategies]

@@DeskPop I was using my indoor voice for the algorithm. Just trying to pump your numbers up.

[@PoisonSpyder038]

I don’t care what anyone says the PL turbo spanked them all in light output performance!

[@chevrofreak]

I bought an X300 Turbo because people kept talking crap about my use of Olight's, but my PL Turbo is brighter, has a smoother beam, runs longer, and has better switches. I genuinely hate Surefire switches. If the Olight had Streamlight switches it would be perfect.

[@whysoserious13218]

​@@chevrofreaki am agree with you on this 😂

[@jamesellisjr3965]

I used to love O-Light. I have 2 Valkyries and 2 BALDR S. One of each quit working after about a year

[@CivilianTactical]

Why do you never do a Night Vision torture test? ☹️

[@DeskPop]

They make all night vision so delicate I think it would all break (also because poor poor poor)

[@AvocadoAtrocity]

I don't think Joe has a credit card with a $20,000 limit. THEY'RE TRYING CIVVY. THEYRE TRYING 😭

[@DeskPop]

@@AvocadoAtrocity with an *unused* $20,000 limit

[@At_the_Bottom]

Flashlight? On a pistol? ...when was the last time you ack'chually _needed_ that?

[@Jobe_Ayden]

Lol. This is my reward for not sleeping. Thank you for destroying your credit for us, Joe.

[@DeskPop]

Anything for you guys ❤

[@NYa-mo7se]

In the endless amount of weapon light reviews I’ve watched surefire has never won, not once.. Streamlight and Olight seem to always be the winners. Btw, I own many surefires.

[@jesusamador4661]

What video have you been watching? I’ve seen surefires with bullets lodged in them and still operational

[@noncompliant209cali]

I agree with the subcompact gun lights. Also if I'm going to carry a subcompact I'll just carry a handheld that i usually have anyways. If I'm going to add weight and size to my carry I'll just carry a compact with a better light

[@34thOvercastDivision]

Late night with Deskpop! Let’s go!

[@fancyfancypunx]

Gang, you guys have to accept the first Raid Shadow Legends or balls razor company that offers an ad. We don't want you to go onto debt for content!

[@DeskPop]

Tbh when you’re this small they don’t offer much. We’re kind of racing to the 100k mark and trying to put out better content so it’ll get more views!!

[@Impossibly-Possible]

Olight Baldr-S FTW!

[@johnw4999]

Most of us in the lower, lower 48 won’t work at negative 109 degrees, LOL.

[@Gojeto346]

I have streamlights and olights and personally the olight feels better with the fact they’re rechargeable and usually have higher lumens for less money. I know people have had problems with them but on all my pistols I run them on and my rifle with the ODIN all have performed without flaws.

[@DeskPop]

The rechargeable batteries have been very known to go boom; we also haven’t liked the output of most of their lights, seems like a falsely inflated number. These ones however performed extremely well and definitely hit their numbers

[@robertcainjr.7627]

So glad you guys did the Tacticon 2A podcast. Finding you guys very interesting and NOT SHILLS, lol

[@DeskPop]

We do excitedly get to shill for a company during the month of march though.

[@At_the_Bottom]

I hope you boys had fun getting roofie'd by Jake & Nolan in that Vegas hotel room! 2A ProCast is how I discovered DeskPop, and I'll happily say that I love both of these channels

[@e.nichols5380]

Olight has been great for me, only have one wml and also use a warrior mini almost daily. Love their charging ease, can’t beat them for the price. Not to mention they’re top 3 in these tests pretty regularly.

[@adventurfly879]

Have 3 olight pl rechargeable models and an odin mini on my ar. I have run one of the pls on an m&p for 7000 rounds zero issues. Unbeatable at the pricepoint. If i ever had an issue i may change but it just hasnt gone down like that

[@mrunpopularopinion334]

I got a tlr 7 for the last few years. No complaints. Use it a bunch too.

[@Henchman-17]

"You can tell its dry ice because of the way it is" 😂 thats pretty neat.

[@604cpr]

I have 3 olights in 2 different pl models, I’ve never had any issues with them. Since I live in Canuckistan and can’t carry I can’t really justify an expensive ’duty light’ on what are basically just range toys. They get the job done for evening plinking or less than ideal lighting at indoor ranges.

[@kagan.dunlap]

Keep it up bois 🤌

[@DeskPop]

We are doing our darndest 🫶

[@garyoakv8965]

I got a thrunite tn12 pro on a quick release 45 degree mount that Im gonna add when in the woods. It gives a thumb self for the support hand. 10mm btw

[@Hammerback0]

10mil? Gods caliber.

[@supa_sets8636]

Honestly in my experience and Operation Poors Olights have held up pretty well.

[@Bertg1982]

Those smaller lights have a place. I’ve used super bright wml on my pistol before and in my home I was just as blinded as the person I would’ve been pointing the light at I found that the tlr7 was the right amount of light to keep me from being disoriented and any other place having a super bright wml is pointless as well because the high velocity projectile will cause enough disorientation all on its own the light is just needed to make sure I can id the target. And since I’m only using this as a self defense tool I don’t need to identify a target out to 200 yards away

[@brrrt7623]

I stopped watching at 14:20 after getting indisputable proof that Olight is better than the surefire x300

[@Osprey1994]

TLR7 sub might not be blinding, but I gotta say, the extra weight is nice on some of the smaller guns. I really hope Goonbeam fixes the reflector in the sub and bring it into line with the Sig offering which manages close to 17,000 candela. PS. The individual who died from the Olight was using an aftermarket Nuon branded battery, and they were working on their car. Other than that, it appears that the OE batteries don't explode. Olight however does underperform in a multitude of other ways, and Werkz Holsters/lowlightdefense does cover these shortcomings extensively on their channel/website. PSS. I have gone back and forth with the guys at Goonbeam. They do more than just replacing the emitter, they also change the reflector, and the switches are improved (more tension and less chance of an WML ND).

[@DeskPop]

Worth noting that Isn’t the only report of them exploding. The Nuon battery was what the flashlight came with, and they’ll are absolutely correct on the CR123 thing; that’s why I didn’t mention the one where an officer had the light explode in his pocket and cause him third degree burns. The Baldiers specifically are known for having battery issues/melting gun frames in the past so I figured it was worth including. These ones did great; they seem very well made.

[@rohnek2]

if you need a holster for any of these light hit up the dudes at Concealed Development. I bought a rig for almost all of these lights. Highly recommend them. They work with you too if you have questions which WTP did not. I am shilling for them because i was impressed with the quality.

[@thejatomis]

How long could you hold the olights in your hand before they became too hot to hold?

[@ingram0774]

Olight is apparently cringe but I’m reasonably sure I’m going to end up with one. I have a Baton 3 and like it a lot so…down the road to perdition I go

[@DrunkDrynasty]

Pls don’t. Get a TLR1, TLR7, TLR7-sub, or Protac HLX if you’re trying to stay under $150. But an Arisaka/Malkoff for $180 beats the hell out of anything under $200. I really like these guys but I’m not sold on olights weapon lights.

[@verifiedactualgamer]

I bought an m22 warrior from olight in 2015 and the damn thing just constantly goes into strobe. Never considered another one. My streamlight wml and handhelds have all been great. I got a couple of nightstick headlamps when i was doing wildland fire, and those have been awesome.

[@davidkim9898]

X300 turbo checking in. Worth it

[@adrielburned6924]

I buy all TACTICON equipment. Love them. My light charges in 25 min and lasts over 2 hours. Very bright. I prefer over my olight mini and tlr-1

[@2amichaelj]

The X300 Turbos are no joke. Best in class candela that also fits the majority of holsters. I like my PL350, changing heads and batteries are a nice feature but the switch issue kinda worries me even though I got the upgraded G2. Honestly, if Surefire made their pistol light heads removable and compatible with their rifle lights and handhelds, they'd be the absolute perfect pistol light. Yeah they're big but it's just uncomfortable carrying my Glock 19 gen 5 with a X300 than it is with a Streamlight TLR7A or TLR1-HL.

[@robertmullally8781]

Who makes the LA Police Gear weapon light? I like it better then my scout and Streamlite H1

[@travisfamilyfirst7675]

China

[@SOStv718]

Bruh this is the type of content I aspire to see when making a purchasing decision, good stuff!

[@DeskPop]

@@SOStv718 I really try to make the stuff I wish i’d see other make

[@TheAndrewc5120]

for 80 bucks, the pl turbo's light is better for night use than the x300t AND modlite. i want to try out the goonbeam though. need a light for a p10c junker, might fuck around and order one.

[@krumbers]

This channel fucks so hard, man. Great content! I'm far more open to options for carbine lights, but I only use x300s on pistols. Just never had the itch to buy another model/brand of pistol light.

[@DeskPop]

I have essentially run an X300 turbskie on everything so this was pretty eye opening to me learning that I maybe don’t need to spend the $350 for a decent light

[@0000Sierra117]

To be clear, a LEP isn't "a laser" in the same way as the aiming laser on a LAM is a laser. What I mean is you don't actually *see* the laser output. A laser is used to excite a phosphor layer in the same way a mercury discharge is used to excite the phosphor coating in a fluorescent lamp or an electron beam is used to excite a phosphor layer in a CRT television. LEP flashlights usually have excellent divergence characteristics (good "throw") but the white-light output isn't a laser and doesn't behave like one. (Not a criticism btw - just a nerd's tangent.)

[@johnw4999]

I use the TLR1-HL over any Surefire for one reason - switches! Yes, I have a couple Surefire pistol lights, but they are not in an EDC role. Strobe feature doesn’t get the love they deserve. As a retired combat Infantryman and former LEO with plenty of GWOT and street time, bright LED strobes will blind and disorient people. Could cause other issues, but if pointed at a threat, who cares.

[@DeskPop]

Strobe limits your visual input and can absolutely result in causing a not clean kill on an unarmed assailant, or get you killed by an armed one... There’s a reason most companies do not have a strobe option! I agree with the switches thought, the TLR-1HL has the best feeling switches by far; with surefire having the most annoying switch I’ve ever run.

[@401-Fishing]

I have the "TLR7X" on my glock 45... it is absolutely beyond bright enough to disorient you! Not to mention it comes with an easily programmable "strobe mode" which I don't recommend strobe mode! I tested the strobe light on myself and it made me want to throw up for some reason. Side note: the TLR-7X and the TLR-7A are the EXACT SAME THING!!! The only difference is the "7X" has a proprietary rechargeable battery! Im which you have to buy separately. I doubt anyone will see this, but hopefully it helps someone!

[@JackofNothingess]

Nice. When it’s dark out, there’s plenty of options to choose from! And I’d say Olight may be a GOOD choice, as it should perhaps be a feature. 😂

[@DeskPop]

We call that a grenade attachment

[@CalzaTheFox]

CR123s have a risk of exploding if they are run back-to-front and their charge levels differ. It can create a thermal runaway event. The olight that exploded was in this config. I suspect they went to internal rechargeable to avoid it happening again. When you run them in series, side to side, it's less likely to happen. At that point it being an olight is irrelevant since X300 lights have the same config.

[@BearArmsChannel]

Love my olight!!! Every house i break in, people always ask is that an olight?.... Here's my stuff

[@theballejos1381]

What x300 holster did the Olight pl turbo work with?

[@DeskPop]

Both my T1C and my Rapid Force

[@theballejos1381]

@@DeskPop this might be a lot to ask but do any of you have a T. rex arms x300 holster you could try it in?

[@DeskPop]

@@theballejos1381 HR does- I will get him to try it when I see him Sunday and let you know!

[@theballejos1381]

@@DeskPop thank you! This video was awesome I appreciate you guys giving Olight another chance and getting more info out there on some of their better lights, I have both the Valkyrie turbo and pl turbo, I really want to get a T. rex holster for it but they don’t make any Olight holsters so really curious if the pl fits in it! The Valkyrie turbo also fits in my safariland rds level 2 x300 holster in case anyone was wondering!

[@anthonydowns9632]

Olight handheld were the bad ones...I'm betting olight will do fine and im only 2 mins in..I run a few of them and never an issue.

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

Agreed on the TLR7. Which is why I'm excited to see how the Holosun PID K does. Sure, it's not AS small, but it's a lot smaller than a TLR-1.

[@TerminalM193]

I actually LOVE goonbeams handheld line. Extremely powerful and I just got their MAGLIGHTSABER to have a powerful house light to put on the shelf and my god it's nuts.

[@politicalpolarbear]

I used to like Olight until I saw how their runtime profiles worked. They all run for like 2 minutes and do huge downramps of lumens to continue the runtime. That's just not acceptable to me. I need it to run the same lumens until the battery is dead.

[@Clockwork0nions]

I humbly present to you the Nightstick TWM-30. Its the TLR1-HL at home, fits the holsters for it, AND got closed out at $50.

[@DeskPop]

It’s 9,000 candela, which is half the candela of the TLR-1HL for comparison, the x300 Turbo is putting out about 60,000 candela

[@Clockwork0nions]

@@DeskPop Sure......but its also $50 and for use on my pistol, where its never going to shoot more than 25 yards, its pretty great 😉

[@richardharris5819]

I've had nothing but problems with Streamlights Falling apart with the switch/Battery doorNot sure I would trust them for real world issues!

[@DeskPop]

I had similar issues with my X300 turbo, battery door latch broke close to ten times

[@richardharris5819]

@@DeskPop I've used all of them except for GoonBeam. Oddly enough, the Olight is the only one I've never had any issues with.

[@Pb_vic]

I hope you guys revisit this with the new TLR-7 HL-X and how that compares to these options.

[@WitchdoktahArms]

for a split second, I thought that was Heath Cortez. I got my SF X300 on the zon. and it let me make 6 no interest payments for like 6 months. i needed it for my fauxland special.

[@pootinhammer]

why no modlite PL350?

[@DeskPop]

Modlite hurt our feelings with what they did to emissary

[@chevrofreak]

The battery in the Olight that exploded was not a rechargeable, it was a Nuon brand CR123a primary cell. CR123a's are dangerous, and in multi-cell lights will explode if you use mixed capacity (as in, one used and one new) almost every single time. The only thing Olight got in trouble for is not putting enough warning about the dangers of CR123a cells on their packaging.

[@danielhess39]

Great review! Thank you!!

[@DeskPop]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mfs2525]

Having a hard time figuring out which Olight you got there. On their website they have a PL turbo and a PL Pro Valkyrie, no Valkyrie turbo

[@DeskPop]

@@mfs2525 PL Turbo says “PL Turbo Valkyrie” on the side so it’s that one!!

[@mikeogden5256]

I use a Glock OEM brand light

[@jeremymcadam7400]

2.3 whole lumens?

[@rossdonaghy1748]

Water is relevant. Worst thing to happen would be the light dies from a little soak, we need to fight in the rain. Freezing? Waste of time. Both batteries and LEDs are negatively effected by extreme cold, one should know this when preparing to go into ice weather. Insulating the light body would also result in overheating so this scenario, especially at -hundreds should absolutely cause issues. I would have preferred impact testing, this we need to know: How long would they hold up getting bashed around while on? Obv a very expensive test as this will delete their value but the most valuable information also for your audience. Put them on, tape the switches off and dump them in a cement mixer.

[@areekalaan]

I prefer the lack of hot spot with my TLR-1. It doesn't drown out the red dot as much.

[@WiscoActual920]

My tlr broke off my glock putting it back in the holster , idk why but the bolt snapped on the claw side

[@libertarianGO]

Edens V Olight (1:19-cv-07076) Gosh still repeating that bunk olight kill story. Its funny so im not here to bum people out of a good joke but for the facts read the court documents. The family never showed up becuase the battery he was using was not an olight battery. Additionaly he had the non water resistant light in his mouth. There are so many other holes in that story its sad. The family just madr a stink becuase they lost a loved one but after the facts came out they didnt even show up to court. That gave olight the defualt win in that court case. Defendants did not show up. 12/19/2019 Edit: case was voluntarily dismissed instead of my first claim. I apologize for that but still think it should stay up for transperancy.

[@firescout211]

Great video! Thank you!

[@DeskPop]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!!

[@yatox8]

Have Olight Baldr S - 800 lumens with built in laser with adjuster. Built in battery with magnetic charger so don't have to take the light off to charge it. Streamlight an others are just overpriced name brand stuff that are bulky. Get with the times people. Good review.

[@ModernSurvivalSense]

23:20 I guess you don't know that it was not an Olight battery that exploded? In the screenshot you post, it says as much.

[@yarqwan]

The Olight that blew up in the guys mouth wasn’t a weapon light. It was a normal handheld flashlight with some cheap dollar store batteries. It had nothing to do with the light and everything to do with the cheap batteries he put in it.

[@DeskPop]

There’s a LOT of instances of them going off, I highlighted the most lethal one- also the screenshot is a report of the incident, running Olights own batteries at the time. Their rechargeable batteries are know to fail.

[@yarqwan]

@@DeskPop I guess I’ve only seen and heard of the one incident.

[@DeskPop]

@@yarqwan there’s a few instances of them exploding in pockets and causing burns, and a lot of instances of their little “Baldier” lights melting on people. You can find some posts on Reddit but also Google has a surprising amount documented too

[@yarqwan]

@@DeskPop I carry mine appendix for almost over a year now. No issues. Pray for my balls. 😂

[@NYa-mo7se]

That’s funny because the lawsuit was dismissed due to a non Olight battery being used. I’m not an Olight fanboy, just facts. Surefire has the most “incidents” , they also are arguably the most used.

[@Overpwn63]

link for the Goonbeam pistol light?

[@DeskPop]

Goonbeam.com

[@Sw1ftCl0ud]

Lol dry ice test is crazy!

[@AvocadoAtrocity]

HR like actually hurt himself. He kept slowly checking.

[@AdamTuralinski]

What about the TLR7 HLX? its the new high output TLR7

[@DeskPop]

@@AdamTuralinski that wasn’t out when we made this video- we do have it though, it’s better than a TLR7 but not better than literally any of these still…

[@bretthundley9418]

How about turning the Surfire on with your thumb....

[@Renigade16]

The boys drop a flashlight video at 1am...is that good marketing or did they just say "fuck it"? Lol Also I like Olight, as you said my flashlight is the only one with a confirmed kill. That's a pro not a con in my book 😂

[@DeskPop]

We have been turned off to Olight for a very long time, but there’s no way I’d feel right doing a review without including it- so I found the least explosive models I could and I’m honestly very impressed.

[@americanmade422]

Pl turbo was on sale for 65 on Amazon last month.

[@Neo36911]

I didn’t expect the o light to beat the surefire in looks too bad they blow up

[@DrunkDrynasty]

Watch some other torture tests man. They last a year tops if you use your gear a lot. And I like olights handhelds, so I’m not a complete hater.

[@11bravoak]

I have a rifle goonbeam ..and it's amazing , just saying .

[@d0uble_O]

I dont know much about KZbin but maybe a good idea to add ALal the makes and model to the tittle or description for the search algorithm. So it can be suggested if im looking to know which ones best?

[@DeskPop]

I’m not that smart

[@d0uble_O]

​@DeskPop 😂 neither am i but its not that hard.

[@d0uble_O]

​@DeskPop how can i donate? looked at the website and didnt see a link..

[@DeskPop]

@@d0uble_O “grow PP”

[@d0uble_O]

@@DeskPop ?

[@williamfenton6562]

Where is the Modlite?

[@DeskPop]

Modlight sends too many Cease and Desists so we didn’t buy one. They’re good lights but the company is really abhorrent to the community

[@FitnessFirearmsFreedom]

i have the streamlight - i love it!

[@markgardner9946]

You can't blame Olight for a shitty battery. If you recall, the case was dismissed and Olight never even showed up to court. If they had truly been liable, Olight would have been ordered to be present.

[@marnix1579]

I’m more curious as to why an officer had a pistol light in his mouth. Like wtf?!

[@ericw8464]

Cope

[@Hammerback0]

"exploded in a police officers mouth" you talking about that female officer in Tennessee? The one that pretended to be a train conductor while the department filled her mouth (and other holes)

[@FaceRipprMonkey]

Epic 😂

[@NinjaofApathy]

It's 2337 guys On a Thursday

[@NinjaofApathy]

Convenient meme timing tho lmao y'all are awesome

[@NinjaofApathy]

I have work tomorrow fuck.

[@DeskPop]

It’s a flashlight video we can’t drop it in the morning

[@NinjaofApathy]

@@DeskPop T H U R S D A Y

[@joeldepas9928]

You basically tested these as handheld flashlights and not really as a weapon-mounted lights, would love to see you take a second stab at this mounted on a gun and seeing how they handle and function under recoil on a gun, now that you already own them

[@DeskPop]

Tbh we figured that would be a given; they all handle recoil no issue, I also verified that none of them “flicker” under recoil like streamlight and cloud weapon lights!! I will be throwing them on my gun to see if they hold up for longevity as well

[@joeldepas9928]

@@DeskPop awesome the main reason that came to mind was because a lot of people seem to bash olight for more than just the battery so I am curious to know how that handles on a gun

[@DeskPop]

@@joeldepas9928 in the past they’ve lied about output as well. Tbh I bought these right after seeing a glock with the regular 1000lumen Valkyrie on it and the output wasn’t even close to stream lights output. I very much expected these ones to suck and then they somehow didn’t

[@joeldepas9928]

@@DeskPop I had one before and sold it because of what i was hearing from other people about exploding batteries but never had an issue with mine, but like you mentioned with the new batteries I think it might be alright. I have liked their normal handheld flashlights fine enough.

[@DeskPop]

oddly enough the handheld light is the one that killed someone. The baldiers are pretty well documented in the past to also leak juice and burn people@@joeldepas9928

[@johnw4999]

The Foxtrot2R is a Streamlight 7A killer.

[@Texpete88]

Can’t find the goonbeam short on their website anymore.

[@John-Wick321]

if it helps us x300 guys cope a bit, he was using a used x300 and ive used my x300 as a hammer multiple times and its fine not sure how durable the others are

[@DeskPop]

It was my personal x300 turbskie, they are not durable, my little clasp has broke so many time surefire just sent me a bag of them

[@John-Wick321]

have you tried the x300B? the clasp is metal i believe @@DeskPop

[@jeremymcadam7400]

I made the likes go from 999 to 1k. I feel empowered

[@zone6ea404]

I’m subbing for the big red boots in the river

[@silverandblackentertainment]

You guys are in the northwest right?

[@DeskPop]

Yes!

[@silverandblackentertainment]

@@DeskPop me too! 👌🏽

[@joseguzman8249]

if you stood half hour in those temps i think you couldnt shoot one round so why want the light to work just saying

[@Rowganlife]

i subscribed to help with the credit card bill! lol thanks for the video!

[@DeskPop]

Thank you!! Your help is needed