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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Malkoff m61 in Surefire M952

Posted: 8/20/2014 7:02:25 PM EDT

Today I got in a Malkoff m61 for a Surefire M952 (not the M952V) I have it working but the light itself is really tight inside the light housing to where I can't get it out. At first, I put in the washer that i thought you were supposed to buy with it but with that in, the bezel could not screw on all the way so I removed the washer and have the m61 dropped in just as the P60 would be dropped in. Is there anything I need to know, did wrong, or need to change up. Thanks

Posted: 8/20/2014 7:34:02 PM EDT

[#1]

I stuck a CREE Q5 1-mode LED bulb on my M952, no bezel boring needed.

Posted: 8/20/2014 9:11:15 PM EDT

[#2]

That Cree fit? Got pics inside? Just curious as our former Q5 unit we made several years ago never fit.

Vic

Posted: 8/20/2014 9:19:57 PM EDT

[#3]

OST

Posted: 8/20/2014 9:21:50 PM EDT

[#4]

I have the same set up as OP.

Mine was the same way.

I've had several hundred rounds through the rifle since the change over and everything seems fine.

Posted: 8/20/2014 9:48:24 PM EDT

[#5]

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That Cree fit? Got pics inside? Just curious as our former Q5 unit we made several years ago never fit.

Vic

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Granted the foam buffer inside is almost fully compressed, so it might make the shock isolation negligible, but it works for now. Hopefully, I will get a bored crown and do it all the right way.

Posted: 8/21/2014 12:08:51 AM EDT

[#6]

I have a Malkoff M60 (the older ones with the XR-E emitter and optic lens instead of reflector) in an M951 and I had to bore the inside of the collar with a Dremel to get the Malkoff to fit. Great light though and worth the effort.

Posted: 8/21/2014 2:24:39 AM EDT

[#7]

Thanks for the pics, that is a really tight fit. Glad it worked out for you.

Vic

Posted: 8/21/2014 2:00:41 PM EDT

[#8]

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I have a Malkoff M60 (the older ones with the XR-E emitter and optic lens instead of reflector) in an M951 and I had to bore the inside of the collar with a Dremel to get the Malkoff to fit. Great light though and worth the effort.

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Nice... It would probably have worked better to bore it out but i did some minor stretching of the connections and it has worked. I turned it on and beat the rifle against some stuff and didn't get any flickering and will go out and shoot it tomorrow. So anyways, all is good... its just that the damn thing is stuck in the light so it may take some pliers and time to get it out if i ever decide to swap the malkoff unit out.

Posted: 9/27/2014 7:51:28 PM EDT

[#9]

I just received my M61 from Kevin at brightflashlights.com. He hand fit it to fit the M951, and it dropped right in. I'm very impressed. Can you ask them if they can do that for you? I didn't want to modify my light other than the LED upgrade and Kevin made it happen easily.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Malkoff m61 in Surefire M952

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