Frag Out! Magazine
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THus spokE sHasH I have heard the various opinions about the old WML™ flashlights – some people praised them, the other cursed them due to the cracking bodies. By courtesy of the Inforce I received a 2nd gen WML™ WHITE/IR immediately after its debut in order to test if the new flashlight is deprived of the disadvantages of i. The compact dimensions and minimum weight consti- tute the most important arguments in favor of this light – while combing with 400 lumens output we receive the weaponlight, which will work perfectly on the rifle or carbine without adding an unnecessary bulk. The streamlined shape does not interfere with a sling – upon a change of the position it just slips along the flashlight. The WML™ bravely withstands recoil and thrust, not only on the small calibers, but also from the .308's in that the SCAR H, which causes a lot of problems. I deliberately threw it from a height of 3 meters onto the concrete and upon an impact the light neither turned off nor dimmed, and no damages appeared on its surface. The Inforce WML™ WHITE/IR offers an explicitly round and bright beam, with well concentrated pot smoothly transferring into the spill. The output of this flashlight is a moot point, mainly due to the user's preferences – 400 lumens is pretty high and in the case in-building operations so strong light reflecting from a close distance against the white wall may blind the shooter. The authors of the first generation had a quite different idea – the light had intentionally smaller output in order to eliminate this phenomenon. Certainly, if it comes to the disoriented persons on the other side of the barrel in this use the Inforce WML™ will work brilliantly. You should remem- ber that due to its high intensity the light warms up very quickly. The IR illumination is homogenous and is suitable both for using indoors, and outdoors, but you should remember that a distance of this illumina- tion is approximately of 10 meters. The switches and buttons are easy-to-operate, in particular for the guys used to the C-Clamp grip or with a thumb moved for- ward. Those who prefer the vertical grips (hello, here call the nineties, give us back our gangsta grips!) will have some problems with an access to the switches. A possibility of a physical lock-out of the switch is a very useful feature – there are no chances to activate it ac- cidentally, what in the extreme situation of operating in the NVD's and turning on white light could have not very pleasant consequences. A design of the integrated mount, although trivially simple in use, limits mounting of the light only to the MIL-STD-1913/STANAG 2234 rails – in the era of the more and more popular KeyMod or M-lok, with which the handguards feature significantly less weight that the classic systems with the rails, the manufacturer could decide for the WML™ variant compliant with any of the above-mentioned solutions, especially that the M-lok received a recommendation from the USSOCOM. Now, you need to use the further adapters. Due to the similar reasons cannot be mounted on 3:00 or 11:00 offset position of the handguard. LoTos TEsTs I've got Inforce WML™ few months ago and it was im- mediately put on my PWS MK2 MOD1. I am right-hand- ed, so I've mounted the WML™ on the right side of the handguard in a small distance from a flash hider. A grip preferred by me enforced this obvious place. I was just thinking: 400 lumens is mine. Mounting is a simple and well-thought. Connecting the light to the rail does not require any tools. The weaponlight gives an impression of the awesome, futurist carbon fiber design profiled in an interesting manner and can be associated with an element of the Space Marines weapon from 2088. I had an impression that it is very robust as for its small weight. Well, it's time for the "light"! After leveling the gun, it turned out that a low profile of the light, which shaped the activation button is great! For me, a perfectly adjusted recess for the thumb of a www.fragoutmag.com