Haley Strategic Thorntail2 SBR Mount

[Joelski]

I think barrel shadow (or suppressor) is overrated in this age of 1000 lumen weapon lights. Hell, I don't notice it indoors with my 500 Lumen light. There's enough reflected light to illuminate the silhouette cast by the rifle. there might be a few feet of dimness outdoors, but I want to light up things downrange outside, not close-up.

Does the Arisaka inline mount not achieve the same desired result? I found that it cantilevered the light farther than I wanted with my 9.5" rail; I wasn't fond of the head unit being in the direct blast of the comp. That does create a little shadow, but again, I don't find it a problem indoors, or hunting coyotes, for that matter. I've run my 200 Lumen SF in IR mode with a nv optic and it was a blast. That 200 isn't much by today's standards, but it is good enough for target id when they are trying to surround you!