July 14, 2002, 02:37 PM | #1 |
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light mount for my 870
just picked up an 870 home defense at the show. i need to mount a light to it. as much as i'd like the surefire they are too much.
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July 14, 2002, 02:51 PM | #2 |
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Gotta a sale going on right now over at www.cheaperthandirt.com Add the cat# LEG-145 to the search engine. Also check out www.firequest.com for a not too expensive mount I saw there under shotgun accessories. Good luck!
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July 14, 2002, 03:54 PM | #3 |
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July 14, 2002, 05:03 PM | #4 |
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i saw the sidearmor but $70 plus $115 for an m3 is too much, i can get a surefire fore end for that. trying to avoid paying that much.
think i'm going to find a '1 ring and clamp and strap on a g2. can't find a clamp though. |
July 15, 2002, 08:44 PM | #5 |
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thanks for the replies. i'm surprised at what little is out there.
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July 15, 2002, 09:58 PM | #6 |
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switch625,
Alas, the Surefire Responder is arguably the penultimate in shotgun weaponlights. Merely clamping a Surefire or other light to your longarm will not give you a combat-reliable light as the Responder, as that unit incorporates three shock-proofing features that are not found in typical non-weaponlights: 1. Shock proof bezel -- cushions lamp from slamming into the lens assembly; 2. Machined "shoulder" in light body -- prevents batteries from slamming into the lamp assembly; 3. Buffered multi-cell batteries -- prevents battery cells from slamming into each other. Lose any one of the three and you could end up with a dead light due to weapon recoil. Weapon recoil might not be so bad with a 5.56 NATO gun but we're talking 12 bore whomp here. Recoil proofing a weaponlight to be used on a shotgun is all that more important. However .... If Mark Penman's website was still up, you could refer to his article on his own improvised Surefire mount which I believe he made for his Beretta 1201FP. Mark took his own life recently so I expect his website is no more. Anyway, he used a hose clamp and various Surefire parts to create a makeshift but serviceable weaponlight, at a much reduced cost over the pricey Responder. You may be able to do the same -- IIRC he took a Surefire 3P, replaced the bezel with the Surefire shock-resistant bezel and somehow hose-clamped the light to the fore-end. This solves all but one of the recoil problems noted above -- the sole problem remaining is that the 3P's light body does not incorporate the machined shoulder to prevent the battery from crunching the lamp assembly during recoil. Justin
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