Looking to purchase a light for my MK18. A friend of mine recommend the Surefire Scout Mini. Anything out there comparable or Better?
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Weapon Mounted Light for SBR
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during our night match we have in november, i use the surefire ultra x300b. it works pretty well, but it's only 600 lumens.
I "lego'ed" by light. I have an IWC Thorntail Backbone body with a Malkoff E1T head. I prefer the beam pattern of the Malkoff E1T. I used to have a Scout Mini on my MK18.
I like the Surefire's.
On the SBR / SBS platforms the problem is one of limited rail real estate that can impair establishing a proper fore grip.
Here's a few of my setups.
Noveske N4 10.5" that I have a X300 on the left side as a backup to the mini-scout.
On the SBR / SBS platforms the problem is one of limited rail real estate that can impair establishing a proper fore grip.
Here's a few of my setups.
Noveske N4 10.5" that I have a X300 on the left side as a backup to the mini-scout.
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Wow, quite collection. Thanks for the size reference. It will be plenty of help.
I run a Streamlight TLR2 High Lumen with green laser on both my 10.3" 5.56 SBR and 10.5" 300blk SBR. Manipulation with my grip around the DD MFR is second nature. Nice and bright
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I'm cheap, V-Tac mount, SF G2, short piece of 550 cord between the mount and the light to ensure it doesn't move or twist. < $100 total
On this SBR with unconventional Wilson Combat "trim rails" the Surefire pressure switch on the 9 / 12 o'clock rail is awkward to activate with the thumb, so I installed it at 10:30 with some T-nuts and it doesn't occupy the natural thumb placement @ 9, the bonus being it is much more ergonomic to depress the switch.
I have a Streamlight Protac 1 Rail Mount in a Gear Sector offset scout mount. It is obviously not a Surefire, but it's held up very well for me. Streamlight has a great reputation anyhow. The offset mount is very solid, and puts the light right where it needs to be for me to activate the tailcap with my support side thumb.
It's on a 11" SLR rail. I could have shifted my support grip a LITTLE further forward by putting the light on the other side and putting the tape switch at 12 o'clock. But I don't trust those things, it's just one more thing to break
The only thing I would do different is get a rail with an M-lok slot at 10-11 o'clock and use an Arisaka inline mount. Even then, I am not sure it would place a scout light any further forward than a Gear Sector offset rail mount.
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It's on a 11" SLR rail. I could have shifted my support grip a LITTLE further forward by putting the light on the other side and putting the tape switch at 12 o'clock. But I don't trust those things, it's just one more thing to break
The only thing I would do different is get a rail with an M-lok slot at 10-11 o'clock and use an Arisaka inline mount. Even then, I am not sure it would place a scout light any further forward than a Gear Sector offset rail mount.
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On my LWRC I either use an Inforce at the 12 or 6 o'clock position (prefer 12:00) or a SureFire handheld light (don't remember which model) in a Magpul mount at the 10-11 o'clock position. My franken AR wears a SF scout light at the 9:00 position with the pressure switch taped onto a vertical foregrip... I've also ran the StreamLight HL lights, usually at the 12:00, but have since put them on my handguns instead.
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