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HD gun: such as carbine or large handgun should have a light.
"But I don't want to muzzle sweep everything"
well then buy a modern 1000+ lumen light and get some training on using it properly. Modern WML have enough splash to illuminate a thread without shining it directly at them.
CCW:
Personally I don't have a light on my CCW gun. Bulk is an issue. Length is a bigger issue. But the main reason is that OUTSIDE my house I can't whip a gun out and use the splash off the WML. I will have to deploy my flashlight first to identify a threat before I even draw. (Or will already have it deployed if walking the dog or in a sketchy area) and studies show we are not likely to drop the light in our hand, already shining on the threat. So I carry a good flashlight and practice with it, although not as much as I should!
Exactly. Muzzle discipline doesn't go out the window because you have a light on your gun. If anything, its an easy to see reminder of where your muzzle is pointed.
Search with a handheld, challenge and coerce with a weapon light, use freed-up hand to call for help/reload/retain your gun.
Its not a question of whether I have a light on my gun, its which light do I have on my gun? My Duty/HD/SHTF guns have more powerful and larger lights. It makes them harder to ccw. I wouldn't necessarily get a smaller gun to ccw, but maybe a smaller light. I will say, I hate small lights. The controls are often more difficult to manipulate and the light not as bright. But, its better than nothing.
As far as holsters, there are a schitload of production kydex holsters made for the popular guns with popular lights. Custom makers can take care of the rest.