Whats a good flashlight for a Rifle ?

[dingus]

Just wondered whats a good reasonable priced flash light i can mount on a rifle with a presure switch.
There not all $250 are they

If figger black gun guys would know the answer to this.
Whats available under say $125

 

[mdbuckle]

Get a Pentagon X2 and a remote pressure switch. Probably run you 100 bucks if you shop around on Egay. Then a mount will cost you at least $25.

 

[jaycee]

If you want to go cheap yet serviceable, get a Surefire G2 ($45) and one 1" Weaver ring ($2 in the bargain bin?).

Flashlights are somewhat like optics - you get what you pay for.

 

[Tango]

I'm going with the surefire G2 and the daniel defense offset flashlight mount pak

 

[dingus]

If you want to go cheap yet serviceable, get a Surefire G2 ($45) and one 1" Weaver ring ($2 in the bargain bin?).

Flashlights are somewhat like optics - you get what you pay for.

Well i dont want junk but Surefire are supose to be pretty good eh?
Who or where in Canada can i get one??

 

[Tango]

Daves surplus sells them

 

[angryeyebrows]

If you have a really nice rig, I'd pay the money and get somthing that will last a lifetime.
+1 to Dave's....awesome to deal with aswell

 

[scotty]

I'd suggest a 9V unit for a weapon mounted light. I have a 9P and a G2, and I use the G2 for my gopher flashlight. The 9P is very solid and well built and when I get my rail system on my AR I'll mount my 9P with hopefully a P91 bulb which will give me 200L for 20 minutes. These are both pressure buttons tho, not a pressure switch or a on/off. Deciding what type of operation select you want on your light will definatley be a factor in the price. There are some commercially available tape switches for the SureFire lights. The 6P, G2, G3 and 9P all have the same end cap so any pressure switch designed for the 6P will work with anything. However I have heard reports of the tacstars getting hot after a few minutes of usage, and not turning the light on fully.

+1 on Daves.

 

[Mike K]

The Surefire G2 is a good cheap way to go. The new G3 gives you a heck of a lot more light and is only slightly more expensive. The trick is what sort of rifle that you are looking at mounting it to though. Does it have rails? If so, the 1" Weaver ring will do the trick. Otherwise you have to come up with some other way to stick it to your rifle.

 

[dingus]

Thanks !
Im gona check out daves hope hes on the Net.

 

[Tango]

http://www.davesarmysurplus.com/

 

[koalorka]

Insight and SureFire rock.