Mag cap flashlight

[thevest]

Has anybody used that "Lite Light"?
(It's a thingy that replaces your tube cap and holds a mini-maglite, instead of the conventional way of mounting a light on your shotgun)

I'd like to add a light to my Norc 870, but I'd like to keep the number of widgets and attachments hanging off the thing to a minimum.

I'm wondering if anybody has had any success with it, or if there are similar (and better) products out there.

 

[F22_RaptoR]

I had one of the LED maglite's on my Benelli M4 before my Surefire 6P LED Defender, and it took mabey 3 or 4 shots of 00 buckshot, and the maglight was toast.

It might survive, but who knows.


I like the idea of having the flashlight in the tube magazine area, but just remember, you are either:

A: limiting capacity.

or

B: having the light poke out the end.


If I was you, i'd get the Insight Technologies flashlight adaptor, and a flashlight clamp. I know wolverine can get the Maglite rail mounts from Command Arms Accessories, and im not 100% sure, but it SHOULD mount onto the glock style accessory rail of the ITI shotgun tube adaptor.

Tube adaptor:

Or you can get something like an M3 light, instead of the maglite later on...

The CAA mini maglite adaptor is 20 or 30 bucks I think.




Personally, I would go with a Nordic or Mesa barrel/magtube mount, and then you can put whatever kind of picatinny mounted flashlight on, that you want

(www.) tacticalshotgunner.com/nordic-components-magazine-clamp-wrail-p-174 (.html)

Tactical Shotgunner sells both the Mesa or Nordic barrel clamps, and the ITI shotgun tube clamp, and they will ship to Canada

 

[thevest]

Cool, thanks for the advice. I guess recoil is a considerable factor for a light not specifically designed for it... poor maglite.

That M3 light looks pretty good, and the surefire forend might work as well, although it's getting up there in cost.

 

[OldRanger]

S&J has a new bracket for the forend as well, I'm sure he will appear shortly..

There is also the "laser beam" mag cap.(Don't have the link, hoping someone will)

 

[Can-down]

Fenix makes some good lights that are reasonably priced and some are gun rated...they also sell mounts so you can attach the light onto a rail.
You can buy fore ends with rails or attach your own.
Streamlight makes a cheap one that mounts between the barrel lug and your mag cap.
I'd buy a good flashlight that you can use for regular use and an adaptor to put onto your shotgun....seems more practical then a design that is specific to guns.