gatordev
30 September 2016, 15:59
This is by no means a review, but figured I'd start posting some thoughts as I continue to put this light through it's paces.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8289/29631093072_00da127cfb_b.jpg
After a few drill sessions, it seemed like things were good. The pad was still the big question, since it hadn't been exercised much, but the light seemed to be holding up. Then I ran it through a local 2-gun competition. By the second stage, the light mount screws had started to loosen. Okay, no biggie, apparently the low, low price didn't include Loctite. I ran the rest of the competition without messing with the mount and it did fine and stood up to some decent barrier work.
Today I set up to do some surgery to get the mount in order and I discovered that the light attachment screws weren't at 100%. The aft screw was "okay," but the front screw (T-10 type) was pretty much stripped. Well, since the factory couldn't make it right, guess I'll switch mounts. I'm running this on a 12.5" gun with a KAC 10.75" rail, so there's not much room past the rail. I'm trying to keep the light out of the blast radius (for day time shooting), so the Haley/IWC Thorn Tail wasn't going to work (I tried). A buddy lent me a Larue mount to try out with this setup and behold! It actually works just about perfect for what I'm trying to do.
https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5729/30031372525_a25ba77666_b.jpg
Position works just about perfect compared to the OEM mount, and with shouldering the rifle, so far the mount doesn't seem to interfere with my fingers when supporting the gun.
The next test phase will be a Pat Mac Day/Night Rifle/Pistol class, so we'll see how it goes. The backup plan is to bring along my MK18 with a SF Scout, so at the end of the day, I'm sure we'll get the class done.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8289/29631093072_00da127cfb_b.jpg
After a few drill sessions, it seemed like things were good. The pad was still the big question, since it hadn't been exercised much, but the light seemed to be holding up. Then I ran it through a local 2-gun competition. By the second stage, the light mount screws had started to loosen. Okay, no biggie, apparently the low, low price didn't include Loctite. I ran the rest of the competition without messing with the mount and it did fine and stood up to some decent barrier work.
Today I set up to do some surgery to get the mount in order and I discovered that the light attachment screws weren't at 100%. The aft screw was "okay," but the front screw (T-10 type) was pretty much stripped. Well, since the factory couldn't make it right, guess I'll switch mounts. I'm running this on a 12.5" gun with a KAC 10.75" rail, so there's not much room past the rail. I'm trying to keep the light out of the blast radius (for day time shooting), so the Haley/IWC Thorn Tail wasn't going to work (I tried). A buddy lent me a Larue mount to try out with this setup and behold! It actually works just about perfect for what I'm trying to do.
https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5729/30031372525_a25ba77666_b.jpg
Position works just about perfect compared to the OEM mount, and with shouldering the rifle, so far the mount doesn't seem to interfere with my fingers when supporting the gun.
The next test phase will be a Pat Mac Day/Night Rifle/Pistol class, so we'll see how it goes. The backup plan is to bring along my MK18 with a SF Scout, so at the end of the day, I'm sure we'll get the class done.