Anybody used this item?

It's basically a large strap with buckles that allows one to strap a light forward on a rifle.

Here's a link to the product:  

http://www.specialforcesgear.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=26296&cat=303&page=1

I dunno if this item would provide a cheap and effective method of mounting a light on multiple weapons, or if its kind of hokey and is $14 better spent on more ammo.

Anybody have any experience with one of these?

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There are much better alternative methods to attach a light to your rifle. Methods that are sturdier and equal or close to the cost of that thing. Just my .02 cents.

That is actually built by SOtech IIRC. The outfit you have listed just sells it. A friend of mine runs one on his Armalite midlength with both a Surefire G2 and a metal-bodied LED flashlight.

It works great with both lights, positions the light in an offset position below the 3 or 9 o'clock level of the handguards and is very secure. He has run his through a lot of training and a formal carbine course and is doing an intermediate carbine course with it this next weekend.

I'll disagree with QUIB strongly on this one. I don't know any other way to mount a light to normal handguards for $13.97 that will hold it as securely as this buckle will. In fact, I am buying one of those for my own midlength Frankengun that has CavArms C8 handguards. Even if you have a rail, you will be hard pressed to find an offset light mount for less than $14.

IMO, that light buckle and a Surefire G2 are probably one of the best values on the market (light mount + 65 lumen light capable of handling 5k rounds mounted to an AR for under $42).

Quoted: I'll disagree with QUIB strongly on this one. I don't know any other way to mount a light to normal handguards for $13.97 that will hold it as securely as this buckle will. In fact, I am buying one of those for my own midlength Frankengun that has CavArms C8 handguards. Even if you have a rail, you will be hard pressed to find an offset light mount for less than $14.

Try pricing a pack of 1” Weaver rings and a short section of Weaver rail. Bet you’ll come damn close to the $14.00 for that strap plus your shipping costs!

Not knocking the strap, just doesn’t look that secure to me. Guess I’m wrong based off “looks” only.

One of the perceived benefits of the buckle rig for me is that I could move it to multiple rifles even if they don't have a rail mounting platform.

I have three AR’s. Two with Weaver rails mounted to the CAR HG’s, one with the YHM four railed HG’s. I can mount my SF G2 on any one of those three weapons. I did it that way on purpose so that I had compatibility between the three.