The high-lumen, long-range light offers switch redundancy and battery versatility
Streamlight, a provider of high-performance lighting tools, has introduced the ProTac Rail Mount HL-X Pro gun-mounted light, which provides up to 1,000 lumens, 50,000 candela, and a beam reach of 447 metres. The new light features an innovative tail cap switch, named ‘Jack-Cap’, that offers both push-button or remote pressure switch operation and battery versatility, allowing users to choose between two different battery types.
The ProTac Rail Mount HL-X Pro includes a rugged, integrated rail clamp designed to rapidly and securely attach to rifles, carbines and sub-machine guns with a MIL-STD 1913 (Picatinny) or, by using the included M-LOK mount, to M-LOK or M-LOK-compatible rail systems. It is powered by either two 3-volt CR123 lithium batteries or one Streamlight rechargeable SL-B26 lithium-ion battery pack. This multi-fuel option allows the use of primary disposable batteries if the rechargeable cell is out of power.
“This newest addition to the ProTac family of weapon-mounted lights is the ‘whole package’,” said Streamlight President and Chief Executive Officer Ray Sharrah. “It not only functions as a high lumen light, but with its 50,000 candela and long beam reach, it also puts more light on a target at a distance. This makes it a powerful tactical tool for law enforcement professionals, military personnel and other first responders as they perform room clearing, search operations and other manoeuvres under low-light conditions. Its innovative tail cap switch provides switch redundancy, offering both a push-button switch and a port for a remote pressure switch. And users can choose between rechargeable and disposable batteries, depending on preference or availability.”
The new light mounts to a broad range of weapons safely and securely through a one-handed, snap-on and tighten interface that lets users keep their hands away from the gun muzzle. The light multi-function, push-button tail switch offers momentary and latching constant on operation, while the optional remote switch is available in momentary only and momentary/latching versions. Both allow one-handed operation of the light’s momentary, constant on or strobe modes. The light is also TEN-TAP programmable to select three different programs: high/strobe (factory default), high only, or low/high.
The ProTac Rail Mount HL-X Pro uses the latest in power LED technology for extreme brightness. When using the SL-B26 battery, the light delivers 1,000 lumens, 50,000 candelas and a 447-metre beam distance on high. On low, it provides 60 lumens, 3,100 candela, and a beam distance of 111 metres. When using CR123A batteries, the new light runs for up to 1.25 hours on high and 21 hours on low. With an SL-B26 battery pack inserted, the light’s run time is up to 1.75 hours on high and 24 hours on low. The run time for the strobe feature is up to 3.5 hours, depending on the type of battery used. The new light is fabricated from 6000 series machined aircraft aluminium with Type II MIL-Spec anodized finish. It measures 13.79cm long and weighs 187.11g with two CR123 batteries and 204.12g with the SL-B26 rechargeable battery. When using the standard push-button switch, it is IP67-rated for waterproof.
