HEADLIGHT FOR YOUR HANDGUN

A hands-on look at the newly released Inforce Wildl weapon-mounted pistol light.

- ADAM BORISENKO

Inforce is a newer name in the weapon-mounted light world, and a few hiccups with some of their Learliest models initially gave ti company a subpar reputation online. Even the most established and reputable companies have released lemons in the past, however, and Inforces attempts at improving their products will never be illuminated if nobody tests them out. Here, we're assessing Inforces newest weapon-mounted light designed for use with handguns; they call it the Wildi.

SPECS AND FEATURES

I decided to text the Wild1 against a Streamlight TLR-1 HL because, quite frankly, that seems to be one of the models the Wildl was designed to compete directly against. The two lights have much in common, but we'll go over their different specs and features.

Starting with the three most prominent stats that are advertised on the Inforce's box, the Wildl is a 500-lumen light with two hours of runtime and a weight of 2.9 ounces. This compares to the TLR-1's 1,000-lumen output, 1.5hour runtime, and weight of 4.32 ounces. Both models use CR123A batteries but the TLR-1 requires two, while the Wildi only needs one.

Speaking of batteries, here's another difference between the two lights: The Streamlight's battery compartment opens from the rear, requiring the light to be removed to swap the batteries. The Wildl opens from the front, however, and its battery can be replaced with the light still mounted to a gun.

Another difference in features between these two models is the Inforce's lack of a strobe function. The TLR-1 is capable of momentary, constant and strobe light modes, depending on how it's activated, but the Wildl only has momentary and constant modes.