opinions on lazer/flashlights for home defense

[rentz]

i would be hesitant NOT to have a weapon mounted light on my HD weapon. my surefire puts out so much light it illuminates the entire room and if pointed directly at someone it is going to blind them.
one key also is to practice at the range with the light mounted, which I admit is something I am very guilty of not doing enough

[C-dub]

We usually have a night IDPA-style shoot on New Year's eve at our range. It is the only time we can shoot after dark because of the noise. The people who had weapon mounted lights did well. The others did very poorly. It was an enLIGHTening experience.

My club also does this, but we are also able to hold as many as 2-3 each winter due to early sunset. It is very educational. We are usually only allowed to use one light source and try to vary it from stage to stage. I'm thinking that for our next match I might ask about using two. We usually have one stage that is considered open and any method may be used. I may ask about using the mounted light and a hand held flashlight at the same time.

For me, I have found that I am less efficient when crossing my hands when using a handheld flashlight when compared to holding the light above my head or out to the side. I did do better with just the mounted light, but I think that may have more to do with being able to have a two handed grip.