Anyone use a Picatinny barrel clamp for laser?

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I have an Olight flashlight and laser combo that mounts via Picatinny rail. Was on a Stag 10.
This year, for hunting, I was going to attempt to mount it on a Thompson center 30-06. Only way I see to do this is a universal barrel clamp to Picatinny adapter.

However, 90% of these are designed for shotgun size barrels.

Has anyone tried accuracy shooting with and without these? I'm told barrel harmonics may change, as well as recoil / vibration may destroy the light.

Anyone have input? As well as where I can buy one of these adapters? Preferably East half of Canada. (I'm near Ottawa).

TIA
 
Robab, fantastic recommendation.
If this holds zero, it would definitely do the trick.
It's meant to hold a bipod, but it does come with the leveling adapter to parallel the rail with barrel.

Unless someone has tried this for a laser, I think it might be an experiment in trial and error.
 
commandac said:
Robab, fantastic recommendation.
If this holds zero, it would definitely do the trick.
It's meant to hold a bipod, but it does come with the leveling adapter to parallel the rail with barrel.

Unless someone has tried this for a laser, I think it might be an experiment in trial and error.
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My only concern on this application would be, you can't see lasers very well in the daytime nor far away, perhaps the one you have is powerful but I find bore sights even out to 25 yards are hard to see in the daytime. If this is a hunting rifle , likely the animal or target is at a distance.
 
Completely understand that thinking. My boresight is only good for 50 yards at dusk.

The laser on the Olight I see in full daylight out to 400 yards. Which, is my maximum hunting range anyways due to velocity requirements to expand my copper Barnes bullets. I can stretch that to 500 yards with a lighter bullet, but then it becomes a shooting ability limitation. If I am not confident is a 12" radius shot, I don't shoot.
 
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