TLR1 on shotgun question

A TLR-1 will hold up as well as anything else you will find. My home defense shottys all have them but not ones I use regularly on the range.

I don't have a tlr1, but have other streamlight products.
That would be my choice.

I would rock it. Mine has been fine on a glock 22 for years. And i put it on my my ar15 a few times. Never had a issue.

Looks like streamlight has a adapter. So i would not worry about it on a 12 gauge.

https://www.opticsplanet.com/streamlight-12ga-extended-mag-tube-tactical-mount-69901.html

It should be fine if it is securely mounted to a rail on the forend.

If I am spending my own money on a gun light, it will be a Streamlight. If it is taxpayer money, Surefire gets the nod.

As for the TLR-1. I have one that s near 20YO TLR-1 an Ithaca 37 and a 01YO TLR-1 on my wife's newly-configured Rem870 Police Magnum.

Oh, also bought a TLR-1 game sight for my daughter's AR15 in 6.5Grendel.

So, yeah, TLR-1 is good stuff for use by non-mil, non-LEO sorts.

Check out the Inforce WML and WMLx. The single cell (CR123) WML is 100 lumens brighter than the TLR-1 and the 2 cell WMLx is 500 lumens brighter. They are MIL-STD-810G tested and certified (the TLR-1 is 810F, which is essentially the same certificatiion). I like the integrated mount and the activation button is very natural to reach with a thumb. (Better than the rocker switch on the TLR-1, imo. They are also a lower profile than the TLR-1. The TLR-1 is a pistol light, while the WML/x were designed as lights for long arms. I have a WMLx on my AK and a WML on my 590 shotgun and really like them.

Edit: Pricewise, they are pretty close. Right now on OpticsPlanet, the WML is $10 less than a TLR-1 while the WMLx is $10 more.

Pics of both lights mounted to show size. The AK has a 16" barrel and the not-a-shotgun is a Shockwave with a 14" barrel.

My employer has TLR1 HL on shotgun, AR and Sig pistols. They all do fine

If you need something tougher an Elzetta or Malkoff light will survive pretty much anything that can be shoulder fired, and maybe even crew fired.