I purchased this about a year or so ago to mount to my AR15's PicRail so I have a compact flashlight available on my rifle. While it certainly does throw light down range, it wiggles around on account of the quick dis/mounting natured design. If you're using a white light laser to project a long distance down range, it's not ideal. Not sure there's much you can do to abate that from happening, but I do like how quick and easy it is to switch between rifles. The flashlight stays well secured to the mount.