Bayco Products Inc., has been around for over 30 years making a variety of industrial lighting for commercial industries like construction and automotive work. About eight years ago the company made the leap into the law enforcement market with its Nightstick brand of lights. Two of them made their way into my hands recently for an on-duty test drive: the full-size NSR-9744XL and the smaller TAC-560XL.
Starting with the big NSR-9744XL, the first thing I took note of was the size and shape. Nightstick touts this as a full-size light but it seemed anything but, in a good way. I'm used to a large Streamlight SL20 so that's my benchmark for big lights. The NSR-9744XL wasn't as hefty by any means but it was just as handy and every bit as bright. The long body was narrow and the main bezel wasn't much bigger. The 650-lumen Cree LED will throw a focused beam over 275 meters, which is more than enough for most police applications. The most distinctive feature of this light was the 600-lumen unfocused floodlight integrated into the housing that can be turned on independently. With the NSR-9744XL tucked under an arm this little accessory LED makes for a fantastic working light for filling out paperwork or illuminating an area for an evidence or vehicle search. It is a great innovation and something I've not seen before.
