{"id":4390,"date":"2021-10-12T08:36:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T08:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/?p=4390"},"modified":"2021-10-04T16:44:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T16:44:58","slug":"using-a-strobe-flashlight-for-self-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/using-a-strobe-flashlight-for-self-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Using A Strobe Flashlight For Self Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blinded By The Lights: Using A Strobe Flashlight For Self Defense<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A defensive firearm only does one thing: It projects lethal force at a distance. While it\u2019s true that sometimes, even the threat of lethal force can result in a positive outcome, the fact is a gun is not a one size fits all solution for your personal safety. You need other options as well, options that are less lethal than a firearm. One of the more common choices is a tactical flashlight. As we saw in our earlier article, the amount of power one of those lights puts out can greatly hamper an attack. Now we\u2019re going to take a look at the effects of using a strobe flashlight for self defense.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast Facts: Using A Strobe Flashlight For Self Defense\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Additional setting on many lights<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Activated by switch settings<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Best if used to create confusion, rather than to blind an attacker<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A strobe setting is a common feature on defensive-oriented flashlights. Thirteen of the twenty lights in our recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/best-tactical-flashlight\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tactical flashlight test<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had this feature, However, most people don\u2019t know what that strobe function does, or how it\u2019s meant to be used.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Origins of Using A Strobe Flashlight For Self Defense<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea of using a strobe flashlight for self defense began with firearms instructor and former Navy SEAL <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/progressivecombat.com\/?team=ken-good\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ken Good<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who was doing force on force training with military and law enforcement teams. The scenarios he taught involved teams searching through simulated maritime vessels, looking for contraband, explosives or enemy actors. He added a store-bought disco strobe light to one scenario, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/primaryandsecondary\/p-s-modcast-270-the-father-of-modern-lig\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the results were dramatic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The situational awareness of the teams in his scenario evaporated once the light was turned on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That experience led to Good working with Surefire to create some of the very first modern defensive flashlights, and it\u2019s been a necessary function ever since. The strobe function on a self defense flashlight is typically accessed by repeatedly pressing the activation switch located on either the side or the tail of the flashlight. How many clicks and in what order varies from light to light. In addition to this, some of the lights with strobe functions, such as most Streamlight flashlights, are user-programmable. This allows you to set up the number to switch presses it takes to activate the strobe feature to your exact preference so you can access it quickly when needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using a strobe flashlight for self defense means knowing its advantages and limitations. I talked with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amplifiedbeing.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">firearms trainer and former Green Beret Chris Cypert<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get an idea of how the strobe feature is used in real-world situations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How It\u2019s Used In The Field\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_4384\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/flashlight_test.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4384\" class=\"wp-image-4384 size-medium\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/flashlight_test-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Blinded by the light?\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/flashlight_test-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/flashlight_test-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/flashlight_test-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/flashlight_test-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/flashlight_test-610x405.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/flashlight_test-1080x717.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/flashlight_test-627x416.jpg 627w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/flashlight_test.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A super-bright flashlight shone into your eyes can be one heck of a distraction..<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve found that if you\u2019re holed up inside a dark building and a whole bunch of people are moving through the structure using the \u2018flashbulb\u2019 technique (begin moving, illuminate light briefly, extinguish light, continue moving) it is disorienting getting hit directly or indirectly with splash at random intervals from random locations. When the same technique is used with strobing lights it\u2019s considerably more disorienting,\u201d Cypert said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cImagine rapid CQB (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/the-armed-citizens-guide-to-how-to-clear-a-room\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Close Quarters Battle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) but with dozens of people activating and extinguishing strobes as they move rapidly through the house. For a guy who\u2019s part of the assault cell, he knows where everybody is and is going and therefore doesn\u2019t really find his strobe or teammates strobes particularly disorienting. For the dude who just woke up in his underwear, however, it\u2019s a different story,\u201d Cypert added.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Effective Is A Strobe Flashlight For Self Defense<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using rapidly shifting light to obscure your movement is one way to use a strobe flashlight for self defense. That same effect can be used to distract or disorient someone in a non-lethal encounter. A bright strobe light shone into the eyes of your attacker can give you a few precious seconds to get away from the threat and make your way to safety.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, sometimes you\u2019re faced with lethal rather than non-lethal force, which is where a concealed defensive pistol comes in mighty handy. We know from a previous <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/best-tactical-flashlight\/#blinding\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tactical flashlight test<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> what a bright, 1000+ lumen light does to a person\u2019s ability to put shots on target and situational awareness. What effect, if any, does a strobe flashlight have in this sort of self defense encounter?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testing Their Utility\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_4385\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_setup-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4385\" class=\"wp-image-4385 size-medium\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_setup-1-178x300.jpg\" alt=\"test setup\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_setup-1-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_setup-1.jpg 593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Testing setup for our strobe test<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To answer this question, we\u2019ll set up a test that replicates a typical real-world defensive encounter. We\u2019ll have someone shine the strobe from a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/flashlight-streamlight-protac-hl-usb-6-5-88054-1-flashlight\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Streamlight ProTac HL USB flashlight<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 in our eyes for one second from a distance of seven yards, and we\u2019ll then shoot three shots at a standard USPSA target that is also seven yards away. Our testing environment will be a suburban street at night, with a streetlight approximately 50 yards away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For safety reasons, we\u2019ll be using an airsoft Glock 19 in our tests rather than live ammunition. We will measure the group size of each test run and compare them against a baseline group to see the effect that a strobe flashlight had on our accuracy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test Results\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Group: 1.21 inches<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second Group: 5.31 inches<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third Group: 6.57 inches<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baseline Group: 1.69 inches<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_results.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_results.jpg\" alt=\"Test results\" width=\"1922\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_results.jpg 1922w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_results-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_results-1024x275.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_results-768x207.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_results-1536x413.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_results-610x164.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_results-1080x291.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/test_results-627x169.jpg 627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1922px) 100vw, 1922px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tightness of the first group came as quite a surprise, as it actually exceeded our baseline control group. I was expecting the strobe light to be overwhelmingly bright, as the amount of lumens that Streamlight kicks out is essentially the same as the Klarus XT11 light we used in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/best-tactical-flashlight\/#issues\">our original tactical flashlight test<\/a>. This was not the case. The strobe light was distracting, but the light didn\u2019t cause me to flinch or express shock like having 1000+ lumens hitting my eyes all at once as it did in the original test.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The groups in the second and third tests started to open up as the repeated testing started to affect my aim. One thing this test had in common with the previous, non-strobing test is that the power of the light made accurate, aimed fire next to impossible. I was sending rounds downrange based solely off of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/the-theory-and-occasional-practice-of-point-shooting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">body index<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and not because I was using my sights in any meaningful way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s Your Best Bet?\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on these results, and the input from our experts, the strobe function on your flashlight is best used before the fight is started. Use a strobe flashlight for self defense when you want to disguise your movement and to cause distractions, not to overwhelm an opponent with light. If that\u2019s your situation, turn your flashlight up as high as it goes and shine it right in their eyes, then take whatever action is appropriate to keep you and your loved ones out of harm\u2019s way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing how to use a strobe flashlight for self defense is probably a good thing to learn. However, it shouldn\u2019t be a priority for you. Learn <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/book-review-principles-of-personal-defense\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the principles of personal defense<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, learn how to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/book-review-left-of-bang\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spot trouble before it happens<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and know how to apply the rules of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/practical-gun-safety\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gun safety<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/how-to-shoot-a-gun\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pistol marksmanship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Carrying a good defensive flashlight is a part of that process, but it\u2019s not going to solve every problem you might face. Train accordingly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blinded By The Lights: Using A Strobe Flashlight For Self Defense A defensive firearm only does one thing: It projects lethal force at a distance. 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