69414 TLR-8 X 500-Lumen Tactical Weapon Light with Integrated Red Aiming Laser for Select Handguns, Includes Rear Switch Options, Mounting Kit, and Keys, Black

To start with I Have two .40 cal glocks. They both have crimson trace grip mounted lasers and I love them. Lasers are great in situations where you can’t, or don’t have time to use your sights. For example you just pulled to a stop in your car and a threat appears outside your window, particularly if the threat is somewhat to the rear. It would take a lot of effort to bring your sights into play in this situation but with a turn of your head you can cover the threat with a laser. Now getting back to this laser/light. I bought a 10mm glock 29sf. I love the power of a 10mm! Crimson trace doe not make a laser grip that will fit 29sf. They do for a 29 but not the sf. Some ads say it will fit but it doesn’t, I tried them and had to return them. So I had a tlr8, with the side buttons, and put that on my 10mm. The side buttons did not work well for me and I knew the rear mounted buttons of the tlr8a or g would be better but since I already had the tlr8 I would be spending over $200 just for buttons. Well after a couple of years I finally broke down and bought this tlr8a. Wow! What a difference! Operation of the rear mounted buttons is so intuitive its almost like the grip activated crimson trace lasers. Its very fast to come onto target with the laser, the light or both. Which brings me to something I haven’t even mentioned yet, it gas a fantastic light. Very powerful and just as easy to operate. This is a great laser/light. I guess I’ll put my old tlr8 on a shotgun or something.

TLR-8a (red laser): I bought two of these and gave one to my father for Christmas. His worked flawlessly (although it took him a while to figure out the buttons). Mine had a bad LED, so I returned it. The replacement, unfortunately, had a problem with the elevation - the laser would not move in either direction. Returned that one, and my third unit works just fine. As a few others have noted, the little included hex wrench can easily strip the screws, especially the windage screw. I used one of my own better quality 0.050" wrenches with had a better fit. I realize these screws are mas produced, and it seems the hex broach (die) was just not right for this batch. I was a bit surprised that it was not a metric size. Once mounted, ti was very easy to dial in. The customer service was responsive, and I was happy that we resolved the issues. I hope that this was a statistical anomaly to have received two defective units in a row, although looking at the reviews I now see there have been a few other issues with the adjustments. The TLR-8 is over a year on the market, and I hope Streamlight gets these bugs worked out. Other than that, the units seem pretty solid.

The product description says TLR-8 X but I received the TLR-8 A. I don't see a lot of difference between them so I am keeping it. I bought this primarily for home defense and its perfect. It is an excellent piece of optics! Precision made and fits the Glock 19 rails perfectly with the correct rail key. The light is bright and useful in almost any situation. The red laser is also bright and could be a deterrence in itself when an intruder sees it shining on them! I was going to buy tritium night sights but I think the TLR-8 was a much better option!

I would have given 5 stars but after 3 range sessions of one hour each my batteries are dying. I only used the laser on the last range session. This is my only complaint. Installation was straightforward, build quality is excellent, and it is very easy to use. I left the “high switch” on the left side of the trigger guard and put the “low switch” on the right as it gives more clearance for my trigger finger to move into the trigger guard. After originally zeroing in the L.O.I. originally the laser somehow shifted. I rezeroed and it is holding fine. Perhaps operator error? I recommend this product.

This is super bright. Installation took two seconds and was easy as it could be.. Switches work easily regardless of which hand you use. Battery life if very good.. The light does not cost that much and it is worth every penny. Installed on a Glock 19 Gen 5 and a S&W 5.7. Super versatile

Bought this unit to use for competition night shoots at our club. Costly to buy however, it fits well and installs in seconds. The added laser is a bonus. Well made and easy to run through the various functions. The on / off switch works with a slight touch. Wish it had a brighter light. Purchased another unit ( much cheaper) which had 1200Lums. Just didn't fit the holster. Overall, great unit, would recommend