Buy Viridian C5L Universal Sub-Compact Green Laser Sight with Tactical LightViridian C5L Universal Sub-Compact Green Laser Sight with Tactical Light Product Description:
- Sub-compact green laser sight with 100-lumens tactical light
- Eye-dazzling 140-lumen strobe disorients attackers
- Unlimited on-the-fly modes; flawless snag-free fit
- Range of up to 100 yards in daylight and 2 miles at night
- Runs on single CR2 3-volt lithium battery; weighs 2.3 ounces
- Note: Battery cap must be screwed down for correct operation
Product Description
Nothing knocks the fight out of bad guys like the sudden appearance of a C5L-equipped sub-compact. The always-brilliant green laser says "Don’t mess" 24 hours a day. The 100 lumen tactical light evaporates darkness and delivers an eye dazzling 140 lumen strobe that disorients even the most determined attacker. Unlimited on-the-fly modes let you program your C5L fast and easy, giving you a fistful of deterrence in any situation. The world's first subcompact -mountable green laser/light fits neatly between muzzle and trigger guard, with no overhang to slow your draw or weigh you down. The astounding C5L delivers flawless snag-free fit, uncompromised performance, and targeting impact nothing else can touch. Enhanced Combat Readiness (ECR) is standard on all universal lasers and lights from Viridian. ECR allows a user to have automatic activation when used with a Viridian TacLoc holster. Viridian Green Laser Sight's are proudly designed and built in the USA.
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121 of 127 people found the following review helpful.
One design flaw ruined an otherwise perfect product
By K. T.
The C5L is amazingly small and fits compact handguns very well. The business end of this laser sight stays well behind the muzzle. It fits Glock 19 better than Glock's own laser sight. Both the green laser and white LED flash light are very bright.HOWEVER, there is a major design flaw. The metal battery cap can easily cross-thread in its plastic seat. If you cross thread it even ONCE, the cap will never seat right again, and there is no way a user can fix it. Worse yet, you wouldn't know it's cross threaded until the damage has already been done.Having a fine-threaded metal cap riding on a plastic internal thread is simply a stupid design. A metal cap needs a metal seat to align properly and prevent cross-threading. Viridian mentioned in the user's manual: "take care to properly line up the threads so as to not damage the polymer internal threading of your viridian.." A cautionary notice is not enough to make up for a deficient design. It is not reasonable to expect the user to line up the cap perfectly every time, all the time, when there isn't any alignment mark to line up to, on a mission-critical product that may be handled in adverse conditions.I love everything of the C5L but this fatal flaw ruined it. I will not recommend this product until Viridian put metal threads in the battery chamber.
64 of 68 people found the following review helpful.
Just spoke with Viridian executive officer
By LesnOfYerLif3
I am posting this after several frustrating attempts to purchase, install and use non-Viridian lasers/lights (DO NOT PURCHASE ANY AimShot PRODUCTS) for my .40 cal Springfield XD. Unlike many other companies (Like AimShot) Viridian will stand behind their products. I am going to expound upon the specific (and systemic) problem with their product AND their specific offer and guarantee in this regard:The threading on the battery compartment is polymer while the battery cap itself is made out of aluminum. If you are not careful, you can easily strip out the threading if you attempt to screw in the battery cap cockeyed.This is the deal:Viridian admitted that they had a manufacturing problem (specifically, a tooling problem) with one of their machines and a "batch" of their products went out to the market in August of last year before they noticed the problem. Since then, they have resolved the issue and all products made after August are now made to their standard specifications.They are not going to redesign their product to change out the polymer threading in the battery compartment BUT they will pay to ship any damaged/defective units back to their factory for replacement if you contact them within 30 days of purchase and delivery. After 30 days, you have to pay for shipping but they will still replace the unit free of charge.What does this mean (exactly)?This means, if you buy a Viridian product - they will stand behind it for life. In other words, they, as a responsible company, will replace ANY unit that fails or becomes defective as a result of use. Thus, instead of other products (with limited warranty's), Viridian will go out of it's way to provide you with a new product every time your unit fails (so, by spending $200+ one time, you will have a quality laser for life).To avoid stripping out the battery casing, they recommend that you: place the battery cap on the unit and carefully (without pressure) turn the cap counter-clockwise (left) until you feel the cap drop (indicating the beginning of the threads). Then, slowly, with a small amount of pressure, begin to turn the cap clockwise (right). If you've got the battery cap correctly threaded into the unit housing, it will only take a very small amount of downward force (almost none) to actually screw the cap in completely. If your cap requires force to turn clockwise (right), STOP and START OVER! The executive said that it takes him a couple of times each and every time he changes out his batteries.I hope those directions helped - additionally, read the directions and watch the instructional DVD before you attempt to put the laser on your pistol. TAKE YOUR TIME, trust me, any time wasted on reading the instructions is nothing compared to the time it takes to ship your unit back to the factory and get a new one.Additionally, if you provide proof of service (in the armed forces or as a law enforcement officer) they will provide you with a discount (if you purchase from them directly). The discounted prices for veterans and L.E. Officers is as follows (for the C5 and C5L) $199 and $249 respectively.Hope this helped.Sincerely,Mat
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
So wicked good!
By E. Anderson
NOTE: dropping one star, because the price jumped to $302 two days after I wrote the review (when it was $262-ish).I am not one who likes to spend big money on gun accessories. Unfortunately, the cheaper green lasers I've tried are dodgy.This unit is so great that if it were $150, I'd add one to every gun I own. So, yeah, its a little too pricey. But what do you get?A light and green laser in a 1" square package. Great battery life. Six, easy to select modes. Whatever mode you leave it in is the mode in which it wakes up. The switches are ambidextrous and operate intuitively both as a push-on/push-off or momentary switch. Mine wakes up in strobing tac light mode with a solid laser.So far, the green laser has been effective at 50 yards in bright sun (have not tested farther), and at .5 mile at dusk (I can see it on the top of the highest cell antennae from backyard). OK its not necessarily effective at .5 miles because i can't shoot that far. The Tac light is not as bright as other lights I own, but its perfectly adequate for seeing anything in a house.It extends less than half the length of a compact streamlight LED on a glock 34. Also tried on a KelTex sub 2000 to great effect.Did I mention I want one of these on every gun I own? If I could knock off half a star for cost, I would. But, it is the best accessory I've added, and it's worth it for your main weapon.
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