Fenix TK10 on AR?

[rmecapn]

Has anyone tried the Fenix TK10 on an AR? I was just wondering if it would hold up to the recoil?

[Master_of_Sparks]

Im wondering the same thing. I bought one a couple of months ago but I have yet to mount it on any weapon. I have several different Fenix lights and all have been excellent but I have never used one as a weapon mount.

[RogerinTPA]

I just got an email on the TK 10. It looks like a pretty good piece of kit with it's 10 hour battery life on 60 lumens and 225 lumens for 1.5 hours in the turbo mode. I think it also excepts rechargables and well as the CR123s. For $73.00, it's priced right. I may just pick one up. http://fenixgear.com/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=1

[Oscar 319]

As far as a stand alone light, I am very impressed with mine. I ordered it about 3 months ago from LA Police Gear. It has been very rugged, the battery life is great and the output is fantastic. I am no lumen head techy, so all I can say is for the price, it is a great light.

I have not mounted it to a weapon, but I can't see why it would not work. For the price, get one and try it out. If all else fails, you still have a kick ass little flash light.

[EzGoingKev]

Did any of you guys ever mount on your rifle and if so how did it hold up?

Now that you have had your lights for a while, what do you still think of them?

[sonrider657]

I would not trust my life to a chinese light. Fenix lights are inexpensive but you get what you pay for.

[EzGoingKev]

I would not trust my life to a chinese light. Fenix lights are inexpensive but you get what you pay for.

I thought that too until I saw the torture tests they put it through on some of those flashlights forums.

Not all of want to spend $600 on a flashlight.

[yrac]

Not all of want to spend $600 on a flashlight.

Yikes...! Not knocking you, but I think your cost estimate might be a little high. At the lower end of the cost spectrum, a Surefire G2 in a Vltor mount is a very usable and cost effective option for an AR, and for a couple of hundred $, you can upgrade to something like a Surefire X300 and have a very compact, very effective weapon light. Neither light throws of the 225 lumens mentioned above, but it's pretty well accepted that a 225 lumen light is not necessarily the best option if the weapon is likely to be used indoors. (For example, if the intended use is home defense.)

[Shotdown]

I have three friends using the TK10 in a Vltor mount (I believe). The light is working great on their rifles. We usually go out jack rabbit hunting at night and they haven't had any issues with them.

[EzGoingKev]

Yikes...! Not knocking you, but I think your cost estimate might be a little high. At the lower end of the cost spectrum, a Surefire G2 in a Vltor mount is a very usable and cost effective option for an AR, and for a couple of hundred $, you can upgrade to something like a Surefire X300 and have a very compact, very effective weapon light. Neither light throws of the 225 lumens mentioned above, but it's pretty well accepted that a 225 lumen light is not necessarily the best option if the weapon is likely to be used indoors. (For example, if the intended use is home defense.)

I know not all of them are that much, I was making a point. Some of the Surefires are in the $400 to $600 range.

The nice thing about the TK10 is that is 60 lumens normal and then has the 225 in what they call "turbo mode". I really like the option of the brighter light.

By all means if I was in combat I justify needing a high dollar/high quality light that would withstand that environment. But I am not in combat. In all reality my rifle will see range use and if the SHTF or someone breaks in it will get used then.

Right now I have a VLTOR offset mount and Blackhawk's version of the plastic Surefire. I liked that the Blackhawk light came standard with a tail cap switch that was momentary on and then click for constant on vs the Surefire's momentary on and rotate for constant on.

The thing that caught my attention was battery life. The TK10 has a 10 hour life vs the 1 hour my Blackhawk has.