M1 carbine bayonet lug

Doc TH · September 11, 2012, 10:54 PM

Does anyone here know if there are any weapon lights that would fit on the bayonet lug of an M1 carbine?
Thanks in advance.

kraigwy · September 12, 2012, 07:19 AM

I don't know of any, but I can probably explain why there isn't one.

Puttling a bayonet on a rifle changes the zero, sometimes dramaticly.

Putting a flash light on the bayonet lug would do the same thing.

Try it. zero your carbine. Shoot it at 100 yards and then put a bayonet on it and shoot it again. It isn't gonna hit the same place.

A light on the bayonet lug would do the same thing.

When people mounted lights and such on Carbines they mounted them on top.

BillyJack3 · September 12, 2012, 07:54 AM

*delete* misread the original post

Ridge_Runner_5 · September 12, 2012, 10:49 AM

Designed for the AR, but should be close enough for the M1 carbine?

kraigwy · September 12, 2012, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Designed for the AR, but should be close enough for the M1 carbine?

The bayonet lug on the M1 Carbine is quite a bit smaller then the lug on the M16/M4. I really doubt that would work.

Crow Hunter · September 12, 2012, 04:03 PM

http://ultimak.com/

Maybe a Ultimak with an offset light mount?

Like the V-Tac mounted across the top?

http://www.vikingtactics.com/lightsm...ightmount.html

10-96 · September 12, 2012, 06:28 PM

Come to think of it, I'd like to have one too.

I wouldn't be all that concerned about throwing off accuracy within the typical distances of a light- it ought to still be minute of critter or bad dude. If it's too dark and too far to identify with a light- maybe it hadn't ought to be shot at.

September 11, 2012, 10:54 PM	#1
Doc TH Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2005 Posts: 633	M1 carbine bayonet lug Does anyone here know if there are any weapon lights that would fit on the bayonet lug of an M1 carbine? Thanks in advance.

September 12, 2012, 07:19 AM	#2
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	I don't know of any, but I can probably explain why there isn't one. Puttling a bayonet on a rifle changes the zero, sometimes dramaticly. Putting a flash light on the bayonet lug would do the same thing. Try it. zero your carbine. Shoot it at 100 yards and then put a bayonet on it and shoot it again. It isn't gonna hit the same place. A light on the bayonet lug would do the same thing. When people mounted lights and such on Carbines they mounted them on top. __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

September 12, 2012, 07:54 AM	#3
BillyJack3 Senior Member Join Date: May 2, 2012 Posts: 423	delete misread the original post Last edited by BillyJack3; September 12, 2012 at 11:58 AM.

September 12, 2012, 04:03 PM	#6
Crow Hunter Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2012 Posts: 1,078	http://ultimak.com/ Maybe a Ultimak with an offset light mount? Like the V-Tac mounted across the top? http://www.vikingtactics.com/lightsm...ightmount.html __________________ I am no longer participating in gun forums. Good luck.

September 12, 2012, 06:28 PM	#7
10-96 Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: Tx Panhandle Territory Posts: 4,159	Come to think of it, I'd like to have one too. I wouldn't be all that concerned about throwing off accuracy within the typical distances of a light- it ought to still be minute of critter or bad dude. If it's too dark and too far to identify with a light- maybe it hadn't ought to be shot at. __________________ Rednecks... Keeping the woods critter-free since March 2, 1836. (TX Independence Day) I suspect a thing or two... because I've seen a thing or two.

September 12, 2012, 10:49 AM	#4
Ridge_Runner_5 Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,925	Designed for the AR, but should be close enough for the M1 carbine?

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