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Who makes a 1.5" light mount?
4/3/2012 9:03:12 PM
I'm looking to get a relatively inexpensive light for my AR that uses AA batteries. Since my Eotech runs on AA, I want get a light that uses AAs. I found a couple including this one http://www.amazon.com/LED-Tactical-Flashlight-Throwing-7224bk/dp/B0027BQO2I
I'm not looking to spend a fortune and I've been looking for awhile now. I am ultimately looking for a AA light that is not to big, has a decent battery life, good brightness and is not terribly expensive.
The one that I linked to has a 1.5" diameter. I found another AA light that I like but it also has a 1.5" diameter.
Does anyone know of a good light mount for a 1.5" light?
Or do you know of a good light/mount that uses AA batteries with good specs?
Thanks again guys !
I'm not looking to spend a fortune and I've been looking for awhile now. I am ultimately looking for a AA light that is not to big, has a decent battery life, good brightness and is not terribly expensive.
The one that I linked to has a 1.5" diameter. I found another AA light that I like but it also has a 1.5" diameter.
Does anyone know of a good light mount for a 1.5" light?
Or do you know of a good light/mount that uses AA batteries with good specs?
Thanks again guys !
4/3/2012 9:22:43 PM
Find another light.
Look at the button. How are you supposed to activate that effectively on a weapon? Being able to properly use a weapon light is as important as having a weaponlight in the first place. While you don't need to spend a fortune to get a decent weapon-light (even though I tend to
) stuff designed to be strapped onto a rifle is more expensive, and for good reason. $24 just won't get you there.
Also, I doubt that light was designed for the recoil generated by a firearm. Having tested electronics for weapon usage, even I was surprised by how much torture the forces generated by a 5.56 rifle can cause.
What's your budget, I'm sure we could help you find a light much better suited to be on a rifle
ETA: AA just doesn't create the output in a light that CR123As do, which is why they are not common in weapon or tactical lights. Opening yourself up to CR123As will get you a quality, but affordable weaponlight. My Surefires and DBAL lasers run off of CR123As and my T1 runs off of CR2032. My Vital-2 will run on AAs. My IR strobes run off of AAs and 9Vs.
Get the best equipment you can. Unless you're humping a ton of batteries on a week long recon mission in the mountains, I wouldn't worry about battery consolidation.
Look at the button. How are you supposed to activate that effectively on a weapon? Being able to properly use a weapon light is as important as having a weaponlight in the first place. While you don't need to spend a fortune to get a decent weapon-light (even though I tend to
) stuff designed to be strapped onto a rifle is more expensive, and for good reason. $24 just won't get you there.
Also, I doubt that light was designed for the recoil generated by a firearm. Having tested electronics for weapon usage, even I was surprised by how much torture the forces generated by a 5.56 rifle can cause.
What's your budget, I'm sure we could help you find a light much better suited to be on a rifle
ETA: AA just doesn't create the output in a light that CR123As do, which is why they are not common in weapon or tactical lights. Opening yourself up to CR123As will get you a quality, but affordable weaponlight. My Surefires and DBAL lasers run off of CR123As and my T1 runs off of CR2032. My Vital-2 will run on AAs. My IR strobes run off of AAs and 9Vs.
Get the best equipment you can. Unless you're humping a ton of batteries on a week long recon mission in the mountains, I wouldn't worry about battery consolidation.
4/3/2012 9:32:43 PM
Yeah, I think your right. I've been looking around and I think its inevitable that I will need to a get a light that uses the standard lithium light batteries. I wouldn't be opposed to spending about 75-100 for a decent light and mount. As long as the battery life is good and its not too bulky.
thoughts?
thoughts?
4/3/2012 9:35:49 PM
How about the Fenix E21? It uses AA batteries and seems to be a pretty decent light. The only draw back is its kind of bulky (6.5" long). Also, I'm not sure who makes a mount for it.
4/3/2012 9:38:51 PM
Check around the EE in lights & lasers and lights & lasers-budget.
Lots of good deals. I have some very nice weapon lights and I've payed substantially less for them than I would elsewhere. New included.
Some places to start looking. TLR-1 or TLR-3. Surefire G2 in a Viking Tactics mount.
This would be an excellent choice (Inforce WML $100)
Lots of good deals. I have some very nice weapon lights and I've payed substantially less for them than I would elsewhere. New included.
Some places to start looking. TLR-1 or TLR-3. Surefire G2 in a Viking Tactics mount.
This would be an excellent choice (Inforce WML $100)
4/3/2012 9:43:33 PM
Originally Posted By thegipper453:
How about the Fenix E21? It uses AA batteries and seems to be a pretty decent light. The only draw back is its kind of bulky (6.5" long). Also, I'm not sure who makes a mount for it.
How about the Fenix E21? It uses AA batteries and seems to be a pretty decent light. The only draw back is its kind of bulky (6.5" long). Also, I'm not sure who makes a mount for it.
Not designed for weapon recoil, and it has a .800 diameter body. Common body sizes are .830, .995, 1.000, 1.020
The closest mount I can find is the Vltor "Scout" offset which adjusts from 0.803-0.910, but it runs $85. Makes a cheap weapon light a bit more expensive.
4/3/2012 11:17:13 PM
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