Originally Posted by Bluedreaux
Originally Posted by Yondering
Originally Posted by liliysdad
There is never a scenario where too much light is a detriment.


Riiight....


I agree 100% with the fatheroflily.

Yes, if you put your face 6" from a white wall and pop the light directly in front of your face, it will be very bright. So don't do that. (If you find yourself dealing with a bad guy and you're staring at a wall from 6", you're gonna lose anyway.)

In theory, it's a problem. In actual practice, it's just not a big deal. What is a big deal is not being able to see and discriminate. The brighter and higher quality your light is, the better you can do that.


So, you've never got up in the middle of the night and experienced that feeling of the lights being too bright for the first few minutes so it's hard to see? Have you ever got up in the night and shined a really bright flashlight around the room right away? The claim that there's no such thing as too much light is just as ridiculous as claiming a moderate amount of light isn't enough to see your target, inside your own house. It's also ridiculous to pretend that anybody who hasn't been shot at by bad guys also hasn't used a flashlight in the dark.

The OP already clarified that he's asking about a nightstand gun, implying it'd mostly be used reactively at night. That's a whole different application than being some sort of LEO/mil door kicker, or even CC. You're a reasonable guy generally, so I bet you understand the difference.

Last edited by Yondering; 12/13/18.