I'm not a LEO, but I use flashlights pretty hard and often, so I'm with you to have a good light. I carry them and have them prepositioned all around the house and at least two lights in every vehicle I own.
I have a Fenix UC35 that's on my workbench. Great light and never failed me.
I have several different Streamlight Protac models, including the HL, and all have been excellent through hard use/abuse. My wife and daughters carry the Protac 2L (presents from me). A Protac HL sits in my nightstand next to my G17 w/ Surefire X300.
I will offer a couple low cost alternatives for a secondary/tertiary light that I've been using for a year or so:
1. LAPoliceGear.com Recon: I bought one on a whim during a 20% off sale and it's been a great light:
https://www.lapolicegear.com/lapg-fl...lashlight.html
2. Thorfire Flashlights available from Amazon.com A cop on another board turned me on to these. He said he'd used them for several years and loved them. I have a couple including one I EDC and a second that sits on a window sill at the back door. These are freaking great lights: Here are a couple options for you:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CBQLTJ5...d_w=r94BS&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/ThorFire-Flas...33TAY4AYRT9BBP
This one was my backup and is now my primary EDC:
https://www.amazon.com/ThorFire-Flas...7467976&sr=8-3
I'm NOT saying Thorfire lights will replace my Streamlight Protac's, but they are proving to be excellent, reliable lights at very good value and have been extremely reliable through day-to-day use and abuse. They've been dropped, left out in the rain, fell off my moving truck roof, etc., and it's still going strong.
FWIW and full disclosure, every Streamlight product I've owned is still working except one, a Streamlight TLR-4, which Streamlight replaced at no cost-no questions asked, three times. The issue was the same on every one...the plastic rail always broke. The light never failed me. Kudos to Streamlight for great CS with this issue, which they told me was a common issue, but could do nothing for me except replace the light. I finally replaced it.
Just some food for thought. Take care,
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