DefendTek Rechargeable Gun Flashlight 300 Lumens Tactical LED Rail Mounted Quick-Release Aircraft-Grade Aluminum Design, Black, DTM1

These are good lights for an emergency back up.I've dropped them a few times and they still run.Recoil endurance remains to be proven. But with120 rnds out of a PSA Dagger they've held up.For the money, Great back up lights and very bright. They have aa good throw vs flood at 15 yds. High, low , strobe (SOS)As inexpensive as they are, buy a few to have around.

Great little light. I kind of tortured it and it held up.

SECOND UPDATE: Okay, so I have used this light for several months now and still think it is a good value. That being said, there are a couple things I should point out.1. The charger that came with the light is pretty much useless. The battery doesn't fit in it very well and if you can get the battery to stay put, it will not charge. I bought another charger (Energitech) and the battery charges just fine.2. The switch is a right to left on and left to right off and is easily turned on while in a Go-Bag. A couple times when I went to use the light the battery had been drained because it inadvertently got turned on while in the Go-Bag.Even with these issues I believe this is a good light for the price.I have decreased the star rating to a 4 because of the above mentioned issues.UPDATE: As I stated below, this light is well made, good looking and gives off a very strong beam. I left my original comments below because it shows even a good product can have problems. After writing that review I did a little more investigating and tried a different battery (CR123 non-rechargeable) and the light worked. Also, after writing the review I was contacted by DefendTek wishing to make good on their product. They went out of their way to make it right. It is good to see a company stand behind their product with true customer service. DefendTek Rechargable Tactical LED Rail Mounted Gun Flashlight with Quick Release is a great product for the investment made.ORIGINAL REVIEW: I ordered this DT-MI Tactical LED light December 10, 2018 and received it promptly. Very good quality construction and fit very well on my S&W SD9VE. The light intensity was great. I only went to the range once because the weather is not very conducive to shooting during the winter here in Michigan. Every time I had it out I would try the light and it always worked. I was impressed with the longevity of the battery. That's the good part. So March 23,2019, a little over 3 months since purchased, I pull out my pistol, cleared it, and tried the light --- no light. I think, it probably inadvertently got switched on when I last put it in my Go-Pack. So I charged the battery and tried it again and it did not work. There was no reason for it not working other than the electronics or the LED had failed. Of course it is way past being able to return it, I suspect I will be eating the $32 it cost me. I am truly bummed that that this has happened because it seemed like an excellent product.

I have to say, for $30, this light has done pretty well for me in the 3 weeks I've had it. I tried a few variants (Olight PL-2 Valkyrie, Olight, PL-1 II, Streamlight TLR-3, and Streamlight TLR-4) and while I really liked the setup/profile/brightness of the Olight PL-2, I had functionality problems with it while actually having the light on and shooting at the range with my H&K VP40. The Olight would turn-off during firing, enough where I just couldn't trust it's reliability should something go bump in the middle of the night. For $100, I needed something more reliable.So, Olight is getting ready to deliver it's latest weapon light, hopefully in September, called the "PLMINI" and so I am excited to give that a try, as the videos I have seen of it on YouTube make it look very appealing. However, I wanted something now, to bridge the gap.Enter the DefendTek DT-M1. This light is $30, has a "bad-ass" look about it, and is actually very well-constructed. I was not expecting that at all for the price-point. To activate the light, it is a simple button push on the right of the light unit...press once to turn it on "constant", push the lever on the other side to turn it off, then quickly after it goes off, activate the light again to get the "strobe" effect. Simple child's play.It holds tight on my VP40 picatinny rail (where the Olight PL-2 would not fit snug, which may be why the light would turn off when shooting the gun) and while it is longer than the barrel, this may be a good thing since the tactical end of the flashlight could put a hurt on someone should it ever come to a situation like that (thinking some "John Wick 2" type fighting there). Not once in about ~400 rounds has this light shut-off or missed a beat. The lens does get dirty after a day of shooting, but that is to be expected, given it's placement on the gun. A quick hit of Slip2000 Gun Cleaner and she's all gussied up and back to being her purdy little self once more.The one criticism (if it can really be that, since its not the fault of DefendTek) is that of holster options: there are none. For now, I am using just a basic OWB holster from a wonderful company called Soft-Armor Holsters (in case your keeping score at home, it's the "TB Series Hip Holster, #23") and it works for what I need and that is just some place to store my gun while at the range. The issue becomes when the gun/light go into that holster, it is a snug-fit at the bottom and the light switch does get activated quite easily. Again, minor problem for my needs, but that may be worrisome to others.Again, I was expecting something much less than what I actually received and for that, I have to give it 5 stars and a thumbs way-up if looking for a low-cost light solution for your firearm, yet is built at a much higher quality than the price reflects. As of this writing, I see this light is no longer available (glad I got mine when I did), but if it ever does come back in stock, I highly recommend it for what you are paying vs. what you are getting.

Good value for the money, particularly because it has a rechargeable battery. Of course it's not the brightest but it's bright enough for typical close range defense applications.

Fits great on the fire arm