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Posted: 9/20/2016 4:54:31 AM EDT
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Anything that mounts to the FSB is going to be bulky. i domt know of any dedicated scout light mounts- only thing I really,remember had a pic rail section. I think it was made by GG&G or someone like that.
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Posted: 9/20/2016 6:59:19 AM EDT
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I used this Midwest Industries mount for a setup similar to what it sounds like you're after.
My goal was just a KISS pistol for traveling. 
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Posted: 9/20/2016 7:37:54 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/20/2016 2:51:55 PM EDT
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Something like that looks like it would work well. My only complaint on something like that would be unnecessary bulk with an extra picatinny section on both sides.
Are there are any of those kinds of mounts with the rail only on one side? That would prolly close to perfect if there was. |
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Posted: 9/21/2016 4:58:37 AM EDT
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I didn't find a one sided one in my (rather short) research into this when I ended up going with the MI. I don't notice the pic rail on the opposite side when using the weapon. Plus, there is a sling swivel hole over there too, in case you need that. IDK, there's not really a great solution for this. I'm happy enough with the MI part that it hasn't influenced me to change the hand guard to a 4-rail or even an MOE with an MLOK light mount, for what that's worth.
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Posted: 9/22/2016 11:44:14 PM EDT
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Elzetta makes a popular one for FSB mounting on rifles with standard carbine handguards. Their lights are incredible (and pricy) but the mount is affordable at about $25 or so. It has different size inserts for different diameter lights. Very popular with police departments.
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Posted: 9/23/2016 8:30:28 PM EDT
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The Midwest Industries peice really isn't very bulky at all. It will be far thinner than your rail and it puts the light in a good position to activate it with your thumb when using a thumb over type grip if you're into that sort of thing. I had one a long while ago before I bought an extended rail and I really couldn't have been any happier with it.
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Posted: 9/24/2016 8:12:28 PM EDT
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A slightly different option is the IWC scout mount for carbine handguards. I just put one on one my builds. It mounts through the handguard holes. The only gotcha is that you have to pull the heatshield back a bit to get the nuts in there, but once it's all back together, it seems very solid. I haven't beat on it, though. Overall, it's a nice, compact setup that only adds 1-2oz or so. I put an arisaka 300 series on mine.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 8:02:41 AM EDT
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I used to use a Midwest Industries front sight rail + a VLTOR scout mount.
Just FYI - the FSB gets HOT. It's not ideal but it can work. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 3:24:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Just FYI - the FSB gets HOT. It's not ideal but it can work. This^^^ I would say use a IWC or a GGGAZ. I have a Streamlight Mount on my dissipator with regular A2 rifle length hand guards. Its plastic but that was a good thing because I could trim it to fit farther forward easily. 
Here it is with a TLR 1, however I did recently put a Scout M300 on the mount with the tail cap switch and it works just fine. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 3:53:09 PM EDT
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There's this mount:
http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-Tri-Rail-Mount-p/bcm-tri-rail.htm Its a copy of what the Canadian Armed Forces use on the C7s. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 4:28:29 PM EDT
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GG&G SLiC
Midwest Industries FSB rail IWC Mount-n-Slot |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 5:19:25 PM EDT
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Thanks for all of the replies, guys. I finally got some of this built so I can be more specific. This is what I'm trying to mount a light to. The IWC Mount N Slot was what I looked at first, but they won't work with A1 handguards. However, the GG&G mount looks pretty promising. I'm gonna check that out.
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