Tavor, Thorntail 1913 Offset Mount, WML, Charging Handle?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Tavor, Thorntail 1913 Offset Mount, WML, Charging Handle?

Posted: 1/3/2015 6:41:07 PM EDT

I'm thinking of mounting the WML just left and as far forward of the front sight as I can reach with the Thorntail 1913 offset mount. Does anyone know if this will interfere much with the charging handle? Backup front sight is an accepted casualty. I don't have the mount but all the rest. I shoot with my thumb over the charging handle and this would be a natural placement, though I wish someone made a lower profile handguard since I don't want all the empty space under the barrel.

Thanks for any help.

Posted: 1/3/2015 7:57:27 PM EDT

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Here are some pics....not a WML, but an APL. Thre is not that much room up there using the Thorntail.

Posted: 1/3/2015 9:09:46 PM EDT

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Wow, that's terrible photography! Kidding and thanks for the pics! I think I'm sold on it.

Posted: 1/4/2015 10:44:56 PM EDT

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seattlite, will your front sight still fold up?

Posted: 1/4/2015 11:13:10 PM EDT

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I can't remember...Thorntail and APL are off the rifle so I can't easily check.

Posted: 1/5/2015 11:39:28 AM EDT

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I'm thinking of mounting the WML just left and as far forward of the front sight as I can reach with the Thorntail 1913 offset mount. Does anyone know if this will interfere much with the charging handle? Backup front sight is an accepted casualty. I don't have the mount but all the rest. I shoot with my thumb over the charging handle and this would be a natural placement, though I wish someone made a lower profile handguard since I don't want all the empty space under the barrel.

Thanks for any help.

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Have you not considered a different handguard with an internal weaponlight? Midwest Industries has an extended keymod handguard and a Primary Arms weaponlight (700 lumen)/ MI light mount combo kit that works well. Everything is out of the way and you can mount the momentary switch where you choose.

The mount will fit a 1" dia. light, so if you want, you can mount a weaponlight that is 1" around at the front and affix it inside the handguard. This way, the light fits flush with the mount and nothing protrudes. You would need to make sure that the light was available with a momentary switch.

Posted: 1/5/2015 12:21:30 PM EDT

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I just dislike the handguard being so big. If they made handguards for the AR that big, people wouldn't be buying them. I think I just got really used to the C clamp type grip with the AR too much. I have a feeling the X95 will be a smaller circumference handguard when it eventually gets here.

Posted: 1/5/2015 1:38:49 PM EDT

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I don't like the big handguards they make for the Tavor. I also don't like the idea of taking everything apart to change batteries. Here is what I came up with.

Factory handguard. Change the batteries from the front. Uses factory button.

Posted: 1/5/2015 1:42:38 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/5/2015 1:43:48 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/5/2015 2:02:19 PM EDT

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You guys running the lights in the handguards, how is the shadow pattern when in use? Seems like it would put it right in your primary sight line. Any issues with this?

Posted: 1/5/2015 2:22:16 PM EDT

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I do have a bit of shadowing. I would say the above setup does not.

Posted: 1/5/2015 4:40:42 PM EDT

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I have zero shadowing with my setup. Nice clean 360 degrees of light. It all depends on how it is mounted and what light source you use.

Posted: 1/5/2015 5:18:57 PM EDT

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I have zero shadowing with my setup. Nice clean 360 degrees of light. It all depends on how it is mounted and what light source you use.

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Will a Scout light work in that handguard?

Posted: 1/5/2015 5:36:58 PM EDT

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I have zero shadowing with my setup. Nice clean 360 degrees of light. It all depends on how it is mounted and what light source you use.

Will a Scout light work in that handguard?

You would have to measure the diameter at the point you intended to mount it. There are two different mounts sizes available: 1" and 1.125" (1 1/8"). The Primary Arms light that MI sells as the light package is the one I have. It sits in a 1" mount. The bezel of the light is 1.25" and the body is 1". If the Scout model you have has a body size of 1" or 1 1/8", you will have to mount it like mine. If the bezel is 1" or 1/1/8", then you could mount it flush with the extended handguard.

http://www.midwestindustriesinc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_ID=1235

Here is a picture of one I found with a flush mounted light. The downside is that you are going to get a shadow because of how far it sets back from the end of the muzzle device.

Posted: 1/6/2015 1:34:33 AM EDT

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twpayne75,

Is that a scout light? How did you go about this? I saw one done similar before it might be the closest I'll get to low profile.

Posted: 1/6/2015 8:46:59 AM EDT

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It is a Scout light. I had to Dremel out some of the inside of the handguard to get it to sit down in there. Then I filed down the factory activation switch which is basically just a hole filler on ours until I could get the pressure switch behind it. Be back with an internal picture in a moment.

Posted: 1/6/2015 8:50:51 AM EDT

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From when I was fitting everything.

Posted: 1/6/2015 11:06:22 AM EDT

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I see how you did it now. Very nice. Did you use the pre-existing handguard hole for the scout screw(s)? How hard was it to get the angle correct so the light was pointing the correct direction? Thanks!

Posted: 1/22/2015 2:27:03 PM EDT

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I ended up switching again. The shadowing was getting on my nerves. I like this setup much better.

I did use the factory hole to hold it. From the outside only the front had been altered.

Posted: 1/22/2015 4:07:46 PM EDT

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I don't like the big handguards they make for the Tavor. I also don't like the idea of taking everything apart to change batteries. Here is what I came up with.

Factory handguard. Change the batteries from the front. Uses factory button.

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Nice. That's what I did too. Only I used the latched button from a SR-07 instead of momentary.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Tavor, Thorntail 1913 Offset Mount, WML, Charging Handle?

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