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I’m very satisfied with the momentary side switch / forward clicky tail switch / TA srk w/ narsil in my chimera.
I voted both, but for the most part I like one or the other…not both at the same time. What I really want is an 18650 host with side switch only. I have a Lumintop SD26 with side e-switch. Removable tailcap so it can be locked out. Also, the Convoy BD06 is another great example using side switch only, but with a mechanical switch. However, both are 26650. I just don’t see the point in turning on/off at tail and then switching modes on the side.
The Klarus lights with sideswitch and 2 tailswitches is pretty much almost the perfect light
Momentary use or signalling. A forward clicky tail is good although a double side switch (foreward clicky and momentary) providing an effect similar to the push button momentary and slide switch on some older lights would be better. The old angle head military flashlights with a side button and switch (I have one in near perfect condition purchased from clothing sales during annual training in 1991) are an example. With the switch on pressing the momentary button provided a ‘turbo’ equivalent. Modern hardware and firmware make it possible to far surpass this old standard. Momentary turbo by half pressing the forward clicky while in any mode selected by the momentary switch is one example although many other benefits are possible (my 2018 blf/ol contest entry - not enough time to design and test hw and fw for the current contest).
I just pictured you being involved in some shady night ops sneaking in a darkly lit alley of NYC.
Tail switch only on lights (preferably with a SS bezel) just long enough to stick out of my closed hand on both sides.
Just stumbled across this thread.
I dont know why so many torches have a tail switch these days, makes one handed operation a real nuisance!
Seems only maglite have side switches these days.
I'm surprised I haven't commented in this thread.
I only do tail switch flashlights.
When I have a flashlight on me, it lives in my pocket.
And side switch flashlights frequently turn on by themselves in my pocket.
It limits my choices greatly, but I cannot stand side switch lights.
Only if you hold the light sword-style.
I always took to holding it icepick style, at eye- or neck-index. No unwieldy shadows that way.
Also, did you ever have to fumble around, spinning the light around a few times to even find the side-switch?
At least you always know where the tail of the light is.
Any real tactical (vs tacticool) light will have a forward-clicky switch at the tail.
Ive never really found it an issue. Another feature thats lost is the ability to easily use it as a flasher or for signalling purposes.
I dont get the whole tactical style of many of these lights. Great for mounting on your rifle for shooting at night, but seems most of these lights are made this way to look “cool” like something SWAT teams would use lol.
I must say I still love my LED Lenser P7, its pretty old now but the one thing i hated about it other than the poor runtime off AAA batteries was the tailcap switch. They improved it on later versions and made it rubber and was less slippery but its still hard to use one handed. Not very ergonomic.
Hence the need for a forward-clicky switch. A few lights have them, but not many. Solarforce L2M, Nitecore P30, etc.
Also hence the distinction between tactical vs tacticool.
Both switch locations have their advantages and disadvantages, so there are some things that I like about side switch lights and some things that I don’t like about side switch lights. And there are some things that I like about tail switch lights, and there are some things that I don’t like about tail switch lights.
I know exactly where the tail switch is located, but when I grab the light, my fingertips are not readily located there. On side switch lights, my fingertips are right there on the side of the light, but not on the correct side of the light. So I either have to change my grip to get my fingertip on the rear switch, or I have to rotate the light in my hand to get the side switch under my fingertip. Neither one of these is a bigger deal than the other, so I just pick my lights on the basis of beam profile and power to size ratio, and trust choice of switch location to the judgment of the manufacturer.
Definitely side switch for big lights. Side switch is nice for EDC to avoid the light turning on in pockets. Either way I don’t really care where the switch is. Maybe tailswitch is better for throwers as you hold them to your shoulder to see better and side switch for floody lights ?
i HATE 2 switch designs
i like side switch because my main concern is shortness for EDC, and side will always be shorter
though the FW3A has a tail switch, i like it anyway.
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I don’t care where the switch is as long as my fingers find it quickly.
I don’t care how many switches are there as long as each adds something useful.
Typically I don’t like tail switches or double switches because they are more bulky than just side ones - though there are exceptions to the former and there might be exceptions to the latter.
So I didn’t vote - none option suits me really.
Both. On/off on the tail, modes on the side.
I agree, I dont find it too big a deal to turn the light round to find the switch and usually can do it one handed, I do have to say that ive had some tail switch lights turn on in my pocket also if the button did not need much pressure to switch on.
been waiting for a light with a clapper switch 
lol