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Posted: 2/6/2017 2:03:25 AM EDT
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I bought one of these for a cheaper substitute for NV and it's pretty cool imho.
I am wondering if anyone knows of a mount for this light so I can mount it on my rifle? Yes, it's very big and heavy and bulky and I should've bought the ND-3 but it's what I have and I'd like to utilize it how I intended. I'll be using a bipod anyway. I can't seem to find a flashlight mount that has big enough rings. Thanks! |
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Spec Sheet
Without having the ND-5 in my hands, here is my guess. A set of 1" dia X 1.5" tall scope rings Finding your post here has me wondering what you're trying to codger together. If you plan to mount the ND-5 on the Burris rings, the offsets can change everything I said above. Good luck |
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Spec Sheet Without having the ND-5 in my hands, here is my guess. A set of 1" dia X 1.5" tall scope rings Finding your post here has me wondering what you're trying to codger together. If you plan to mount the ND-5 on the Burris rings, the offsets can change everything I said above. Good luck Not trying to codger anything. This post is about me trying to mount my ND-5 to my rifle for illuminating coyotes at night. Hard to hold your rifle and hold a flashlight separately all at the same time. The post you linked about the Burris mount is for a completely different rifle for a completely different purpose. The Burris mount is going to hold a Vortex scope on my 6.8SPC rifle which will probably be a range toy, and I'll hunt deer with it this coming year. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks! |
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The info I found about the ND5 says the body is 1.2" in diameter. That's roughly 30mm.
Double check the flashlight bodies diameter, and if it's 1.2"/30mm just get a regular old 30mm scope ring and mount it up to your handguard. Easiest solution I can come up with. |
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Thanks for the replies. The body of this light isn't evenly shaped because it has splines and dimples which is what makes it difficult. I should have said I tried a 30mm mount no luck. I know a machinist/barrel maker that I think I can try next. Why didn't the 30mm work? If it was too large, you could try a piece of bicycle tire inner tube wrapped around the light body. |
How is it 30mm 
The ND-5 mount ring is at or near 25mm. Here's the ND-5 Kit. Verify for yourselves |
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Unless I read/seen wrong the ND-5 mount ring is at or near 25mm. No idea where 30mm was assumed
Here's the ND-5 Kit. Verify for yourselves The literature that I was able to pull up said the body of the ND5 was 1.2" in diameter (I specifically said that in one of my above posts). 1.2" translates to 30.48mm. I also said that OP should double check the diameter of the body on his ND5 and go from there. Seriously, there's like 6 posts in this thread, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out where the 30mm figure came from. 
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Why didn't the 30mm work? If it was too large, you could try a piece of bicycle tire inner tube wrapped around the light body. https://www.barska.com/ai11720-30mm-picatinny-style-offset-ring-barska.html?___store=sb&gclid=CNjztarLhNICFUm2wAodb3IBMw This is exactly what I bought thinking no problem. Well, the rings don't go around the body of the light. It was cheap enough where I thought about taking a Dremel tool and shaving some of the sides but that's going to look like hell. |
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How is it 30mm
The ND-5 mount ring is at or near 25mm. Here's the ND-5 Kit. Verify for yourselves You guys are making me second guess myself but I think I see something weird. My light is a ND-5. The link you have in your post is for an ND-5 mini. This is ridiculous but they must make a ND-5 & a ND-5mini......??? Doesn't make sense since they make a ND-3. Tomorrow I can do what I should've done awhile ago and just call Laser Genetics and ask what or if there is a mount for the light I have. I'm going to feel stupid but I guess I already do by embarrassing myself on here... 
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I called Laser Genetics today and got some really nice one word answers. The light you were referring to is a ND-5mini but I have a ND-5. There isn't a mount for an ND-5. Time to figure out a custom mount. Challenge accepted Attached File 
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