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Posted: 12/2/2014 11:37:31 PM EDT
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I've come across random posts here and there about where to mount your light on your rail. It seems a lot of people like the 10-11 o'clock position (if right handed) for ease of operation with the left thumb but I have never seen any mention of how that position effects your line of sight between shots.
I'm sure it depends what muzzle device you use but when mounted in that position, the beam of the light illuminates the smoke and gases exiting directly in your line of sight causing a haze that impairs your line of sight for a solid 1 (approaching 2) seconds after each shot when shooting in the dark. Felt the need to post about this in case someone has mounted their light there but has not trained with it in the dark. I would urge everyone to train with and try out different setups before going with whatever you read and leaving it at that. Trial and error is the best way to figure out what will work for your setup. Anyway, it's something to consider. Surely I'm not the only one who has observed this? Anyone else? |
| Another thing is to shoot then move to get out of the smoke. It also depends on the beam of the light, the tint of the light, the output of the light etc. The tighter the beam the better it cuts through smoke or rather the light doesn't reflect off the smoke, obscuring the target. This is why I am not a huge fan of a ton of lumens on a rifle light. It can seriously blind you and make follow up shots very difficult. Suppressors help some, but you still get a bit of smoke. I prefer the 10-11 o'clock position if running a tail cap switch. If I run a pressure switch I prefer the light on the opposite side as it clears up my field of view for my left eye. Semantics but it works somewhat IMO. |
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I run an O-light M22 Warrior on 950 lumens when dealing with coyotes and pests at night and it works great when mounted at 6 o'clock but like you said with the high lumens when mounted up at 10-11, they reflect a ton of light and cloud your vision. I havent noticed it with a lower lumen setting just because I haven't tried it mounted anywhere else and most shooting I do is past 60 yds so I tend to use the higher output.
Depends on application and setup. |
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