Posted: 3/6/2017 10:49:28 AM EDT
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I'm probably the last person to figure this out, but it seemed noteworthy. You know those free flashlights you an get from places like Harbor Freight? I was playing around with one while I was bored on the phone with someone and discovered that they fit rather nicely in a 1-inch scope ring. So I mounted that ring on the front rail of my defense shotgun and...well. it actually held through several mag tubes of 00 buck. I have since put my real light back on, but heck, in a pinch I'd probably use it.
In terms of the light quality, I would say it's certainly better than NOT having a light. :) Anyway, just had a to share, maybe this fact is unknown/useful for someone. Brian |
Hmmm, guess I'll need to go out and buy some more gunz.... 
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theyre great until you shoot the shotgun for the first time and the light breaks. So did you just quit reading halfway through OPs post? I mean for fucks sake it is not that long of a post.... Lmao |
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theyre great until you shoot the shotgun for the first time and the light breaks. So did you just quit reading halfway through OPs post? I mean for fucks sake it is not that long of a post.... 
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theyre great until you shoot the shotgun for the first time and the light breaks. So did you just quit reading halfway through OPs post? I mean for fucks sake it is not that long of a post.... it was a joke, lighten up |
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Do what you gotta do, if you don't have a lot of coin to spend on lights and mounts this an option.
My way of thinking is if you are on a budget the lions share should be spent on a quality firearm then ammo then a decent holster (if it's a CCW pistol) then range time. If it's an HD long gun then skip the holster and get the range time. After that save for a quality light but, if you know you can't afford a good light no matter what then your idea would work. Like you said it is better then no light. And, to the people that say a cheap light is not better then no light you are wrong because if a cheap light fails you only go back to no light, the place you started. Some people are on a strict budget (or cheap ) and lets be honest we really don't "need' a lot of the stuff we buy. |
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Were you still bored on the phone when you put several tubes of 00 buck through it? That would have been a cool phone conversation. ....of only. Can't tell you how many times I wished I could have fired off a few rounds while I've been on some of these calls. |
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I prefer interesting fleshlight discoveries instead. My first thought as well until I re read the title disappointedly. Maybe that would be a good way to travel with extra ammo? "No sir, you're fine...we don't need to search your...uhh...stuff..." |
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Do what you gotta do, if you don't have a lot of coin to spend on lights and mounts this an option. My way of thinking is if you are on a budget the lions share should be spent on a quality firearm then ammo then a decent holster (if it's a CCW pistol) then range time. If it's an HD long gun then skip the holster and get the range time. After that save for a quality light but, if you know you can't afford a good light no matter what then your idea would work. Like you said it is better then no light. And, to the people that say a cheap light is not better then no light you are wrong because if a cheap light fails you only go back to no light, the place you started. Some people are on a strict budget (or cheap ) and lets be honest we really don't "need' a lot of the stuff we buy. Solid points man. Literally though, I was just fidgeting with stuff on my desk at home with no outcome in mind. My HD Shotgun is the only thing I had handy AND had a forward rail, so that's where it went. |
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Hmmm, guess I'll need to go out and buy some more gunz....
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/20962/HFflashlight-160058.JPG Any reason is a good reason. :) $5 worth of flashlights in stock seems as good as any. |
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Hmmm, guess I'll need to go out and buy some more gunz....
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/20962/HFflashlight-160058.JPG I have a bunch of these around the house in various places. I like having lots of cheap little flashlights everywhere. (I own good ones as well) but I do not think I would put these on a rifle. |
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theyre great until you shoot the shotgun for the first time and the light breaks. So did you just quit reading halfway through OPs post? I mean for fucks sake it is not that long of a post.... Lmao I have a lot of those lights and they usually don't survive the first drop to the floor. OP is fake news. |
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I have a bunch of these around the house in various places. I like having lots of cheap little flashlights everywhere. (I own good ones as well) but I do not think I would put these on a rifle. Quoted:
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Hmmm, guess I'll need to go out and buy some more gunz....
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/20962/HFflashlight-160058.JPG I have a bunch of these around the house in various places. I like having lots of cheap little flashlights everywhere. (I own good ones as well) but I do not think I would put these on a rifle. Yeah, that's what I do with them. Actually, I just checked and they do fit in a 1" mount if you grab it by the bezel, the flashlight body is just a bit undersized to fit. Still, I probably wouldn't mount one on my weapon - I most certainly would handhold it in an emergency though. Attached File Attached File |
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theyre great until you shoot the shotgun for the first time and the light breaks. So did you just quit reading halfway through OPs post? I mean for fucks sake it is not that long of a post.... That's the funniest thing I've seen today!
Thank you for the laugh!! |