Streamlight TLR-7 Compact Weapon Light – Review & VIDEO

By Patrick Roberts

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- In 2015, SureFire changed the game for concealed carriers who wanted a weapon mounted light with the introduction of the pint-sized XC1. Since then companies like Olight, Inforce, and now Streamlight have continued to push compact weapon lights to the next level. At SHOT 2018 Streamlight introduced what could be considered the king of compact weapon lights, the Streamlight TLR-7.

Streamlight TLR-7 Compact Weapon Light

While the TLR-7’s 500-lumen output is impressive, the light also puts out a claimed 4,300 candela to provide some reach. Why is 4,300 candela impressive when the gold standard SureFire X300 Ultra (1,000-lumen model) puts out over twice as much candela? Simply put, when you compare the output to other lights in the “concealable” compact weapon light segment, nothing touches the TLR-7.

Here are some numbers to consider:

• Streamlight TLR-7
  • 500-lumen
  • 4,300 candela
  • 90-minute run time
• SureFire XC1 A
  • 200-lumen
  • 730 candela
  • 90-minute run time
• SureFire XC1 B
  • 300-lumen
  • 820 candela
  • 45-minute run time
• Olight PL-Mini
  • 400-lumen
  • 1,400 candela
  • 70-minute run time
• Olight PL-Mini 2
  • 600-lumen
  • 2,500 candela
  • 60-minute run time
• Inforce …Read the Rest

  Source:: AmmoLand