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Posted: 1/9/2007 2:23:33 PM EDT
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I posted this in the "Tactical Gear" forum, but figured it would be better off here. I have a Streamlight Strion that's been on my duty belt for a while now. I recently had shoulder surgery and was laid off of work, so it needed a new home. It's a great little light, very bright, rechargeable, and rugged. I saw that Streamlight recently came out with a "Tactical Strion" (link) and wanted to mount it on my rifle. I was able to do that very easily with a cheap 1" ring and a couple layers of electrical tape on the light (to lock it in). But, I wanted an extended tailcap button and was unable to find a replacement part online. I found this stuff at Home Depot:  It's a tube of 2 part "The Original Super Glue" epoxy adhesive ($2.97), and some 1/2L Beveled Washers (25/32"OD)($1.52) from the plumbing dept. The reason I used these is because the Strion has a vent hole in the middle of the tailcap button and I didn't want to obstruct it. I roughed up the exposed part of the existing tailcap button with a Dremel sanding drum and did the same to the backside of the washer. I mixed a little of this epoxy and it hardened in about 60 seconds... I mixed up a little more and worked faster. After placing the washer on the tailcap button, I just held it together for a few minutes. After 10 minutes it's rock solid. I used the Dremel sanding drum to shape the sides down to match the OD of the original button. Then I used a soldering iron to put some texture on the button.  This is it mounted to the rifle:  I mounted it like this temporarily, until I get an offset mount to put it on the right side of the rifle. For now I use my thumb to activate it and it works pretty well.  The way I've mounted it still allows for the charger to be attached to the light. |
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