The Hidden Cost of Owning Multiple Flashlights

Walk into any shooter’s gear bin and you’ll find the same problem: three or four flashlights bought for different roles. One’s a handheld for daily carry, another might be mounted to a rifle, and a third lives on the nightstand. Add it up and you’ve spent as much—or more—than the cost of a single light system that could have covered all those needs.

The INFORCE ARC might be your saving grace. Built on the industry-standard SureFire Scout footprint, it’s designed to function as both a handheld and a rifle-mounted light. Instead of buying different tools for different situations, you can configure the ARC to fit various roles and stop wasting money on redundancy.

The Real Price of Multiplying Flashlights

A decent handheld EDC light runs $50–100. A weapon-mounted rifle light, if you buy quality, can be $150–300. Throw in another small light for the house and you’re looking at $250–500 in gear before you even factor in extra batteries and chargers.

Worse, most of those lights aren’t cross-compatible. They have their own mounts, their own switches, and their own quirks. When one dies or doesn’t fit a new setup, you’re back at square one.

The ARC eliminates that. Out of the box, it can be run handheld for daily use or dropped onto your rifle using the Scout-footprint mount system. That footprint is the current standard in tactical lights—so if you already own SureFire-pattern mounts, offset rails, or remote switches, the ARC plugs right in.

This matters because you don’t use your rifle every day. Most of the time, the light you’ll actually need is a handheld light for checking your yard after a power outage, finding a fuse box, or working in low light. With the ARC, you carry one light that covers the daily stuff and still locks down solid on your rifle when it’s time to train or defend.

Performance That Stretches Beyond One Job

The ARC comes in two versions:

• ARC 350: compact body, 1,200 lumens, 75,000 candela, powered by a rechargeable 18350 cell. Perfect as an everyday carry light that can still punch past 500 meters when mounted.

• ARC 650: extended body, 1,400 lumens, 90,000 candela, dual-fuel with 18650 or two CR123As. Nearly 600 meters of throw with almost three hours of runtime—ideal for rifles or extended outdoor use.

Both are machined from 6061-T6 aluminum, Type III hard-coat anodized, IPX8 waterproof, and meet MIL-STD-810H environmental standards. In plain language: they survive recoil, rain, mud, and abuse.

The numbers speak for themselves. Add in fewer chargers, fewer batteries, and less clutter, and the ARC’s value only compounds.

One Light That Pays for Itself

Flashlights are tools, and tools should adapt to the job—not the other way around. With the ARC, you get a single light that runs daily as a compact handheld, then locks into place as a rifle-mounted system when you need it.

Instead of stacking redundant lights in a drawer, put your money into one that covers it all.

Own one ARC. Stop overbuying.