potato flaslight mount for Glock?

C0untZer0 · May 20, 2011, 01:25 AM

I am going to be getting a G17L, and I would like to use my left hand to hold it, like you would a rifle or a shotgun. I can see mounting a flashlight and holding the flashlight, but what I was wondering is.

If I were to mount something like the potato grip for the flashlight - would that be illegal?

kingkeoni · May 20, 2011, 01:33 AM

I don't think it would be illegal anywhere but the thing looks hideous.

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ARR605-7.html

David Hineline · May 20, 2011, 07:25 AM

Not illegal since not a vertical grip, but I am laughing at you already. What video game did you shoot one of those in?

C0untZer0 · May 20, 2011, 08:16 AM

I am trying to get an 8" barrel on it, I'm just thinking it's going to get unweildy to fire with a normal two handed pistol grip.

Willie Lowman · May 20, 2011, 11:57 AM

You don't think it's going to be unwieldy to shoot this longer-barreled-potato-gripped-long-slide with one hand under the dust cover? Really?

First find your 8" barrel and try it with just that before you spend any money on one of those goofy potato grips.

Or you could get the grip and put it on the 17L while you search for your 8" barrel. Post pics.

C0untZer0 · May 20, 2011, 03:04 PM

Maybe I shouldn't have used the potato grip as an example.

Maybe a better example would be like a picatinny riser, just something to grasp.

Sleuth · May 20, 2011, 07:39 PM

Why?
Why do you need something out front to grasp?
Why do you feel the need for an 8" barrel?
(With normal pistol ammo, you can expect lower velocities, as the charges are optimized for 5" barrels.)
And even with the "Potato" grip, you may run afoul of ATFE - I don't recall the exact wording of the law, as to if it says vertical grip or forward grip.

Ridge_Runner_5 · May 20, 2011, 07:55 PM

Guns like these make me think the ATF is taking a no nonsense approach to any handgun that you grasp out forward of the trigger...

Microgunner · May 20, 2011, 08:01 PM

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Guns like these make me think the ATF is taking a no nonsense approach to any handgun that you grasp out forward of the trigger...

AR-15 and KelTec PLR-16 pistols have forward grips (non-vertical) and are legal. I own a couple .22lr target pistols with forward grips (again, non-vertical) and they are legal.

claymore1500 · May 20, 2011, 10:14 PM

Both the TC contender and the Encor have forward grips from the factory, and they are legal.

Double Naught Spy · May 21, 2011, 02:17 AM

No, I believe those are stocks, not grips, a legal distinction.

smince · May 21, 2011, 09:04 AM

If you need to use it as a two-hand hold, the standard Glock light will work just fine.

Ridge_Runner_5 · May 21, 2011, 08:10 PM

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Both the TC contender and the Encor have forward grips from the factory, and they are legal.

They also have bull**** SBR law exemptions...

Microgunner · May 21, 2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ridge_Runner_5

They also have bull**** SBR law exemptions...

The Contender and Encore have no SBR exemptions.

May 20, 2011, 01:25 AM	#1
C0untZer0 Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,555	potato flaslight mount for Glock? I am going to be getting a G17L, and I would like to use my left hand to hold it, like you would a rifle or a shotgun. I can see mounting a flashlight and holding the flashlight, but what I was wondering is. If I were to mount something like the potato grip for the flashlight - would that be illegal?

May 20, 2011, 11:57 AM	#5
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 1,932	You don't think it's going to be unwieldy to shoot this longer-barreled-potato-gripped-long-slide with one hand under the dust cover? Really? First find your 8" barrel and try it with just that before you spend any money on one of those goofy potato grips. Or you could get the grip and put it on the 17L while you search for your 8" barrel. Post pics. __________________ "No, it's not a silencer. This little doodad is my own invention. I call it a loudener." --Sledge Hammer

May 20, 2011, 07:39 PM	#7
Sleuth Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 433	Why? Why do you need something out front to grasp? Why do you feel the need for an 8" barrel? (With normal pistol ammo, you can expect lower velocities, as the charges are optimized for 5" barrels.) And even with the "Potato" grip, you may run afoul of ATFE - I don't recall the exact wording of the law, as to if it says vertical grip or forward grip. __________________ Sleuth

May 20, 2011, 10:14 PM	#10
claymore1500 Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: northcoast, Ohio Posts: 231	Both the TC contender and the Encor have forward grips from the factory, and they are legal. __________________ Where there's a will, I want to be in it.

May 21, 2011, 02:17 AM	#11
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague County, Texas Posts: 9,736	No, I believe those are stocks, not grips, a legal distinction. __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011

May 20, 2011, 01:33 AM	#2
kingkeoni Junior member Join Date: May 18, 2011 Posts: 44	I don't think it would be illegal anywhere but the thing looks hideous. http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ARR605-7.html

May 20, 2011, 07:25 AM	#3
David Hineline Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 1999 Location: South Sioux City, Nebraska Posts: 700	Not illegal since not a vertical grip, but I am laughing at you already. What video game did you shoot one of those in?

May 20, 2011, 08:16 AM	#4
C0untZer0 Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,555	I am trying to get an 8" barrel on it, I'm just thinking it's going to get unweildy to fire with a normal two handed pistol grip.

May 20, 2011, 03:04 PM	#6
C0untZer0 Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,555	Maybe I shouldn't have used the potato grip as an example. Maybe a better example would be like a picatinny riser, just something to grasp.

May 20, 2011, 07:55 PM	#8
Ridge_Runner_5 Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2008 Location: Castle Rock, CO Posts: 1,741	Guns like these make me think the ATF is taking a no nonsense approach to any handgun that you grasp out forward of the trigger...

May 21, 2011, 09:04 AM	#12
smince Junior member Join Date: October 9, 2004 Location: Northeast Alabama Posts: 2,580	If you need to use it as a two-hand hold, the standard Glock light will work just fine.