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Posted: 8/7/2012 4:40:15 PM EDT
| Do any of you mount your light under your handguard/fore end rails? |
Yes. I prefer the light at 6 oclock. It keeps the light in line with the muzzle which I find helpful in barricade shooting and/or clearing corners so the light neither leads or lags the barrel. I have my IR laser at 12 oclock so that spot is used up. I use pressure pads to get the switches to work where my hand is. Top or bottom mount is also sling friendly and seems to balance better for me. Others mileage may vary.
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I don't on my rifles but I do not see a downside if it is for comfortable for you then do it. As long you can activate the light and shoot with it there then go for it. what light and what handguard are you running, also what muzzle device? I have a Spike's tactical BAR 7 rail and a Streamlight tlr-1s. Muzzle devise is a Spike's Dynacomp. This is presently my set up: 
At this position, the light seems to take up some space inside the gun bag and bulges out. I'm thinking of mounting it in front of my RVG. |
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There's a lot of credibility to the slicing the pie mentality with the light mounted at 6 o'clock. As long as you only deal with vertical barriers/walls-going over a fence/wall for example might not be as good. Everything is a trade-off, somewhere the best plans can still go awry.
If you're doing a lot/significant amount of shooting-night qualification or competition, that position makes a lot of sense. The smoke tends to drift up... |
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The shadow cast by the barrel will be in a particularly bad place with the light on the bottom. Trying out the 6 o'clock mounting, I think it cast less obstructive shadow as compared to the 3 o'clock position whereby the shadow is relatively larger due to the gas block and frontsight. |
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