Picatinny rail-mounted Light

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Hello, does anyone have any recommendations for the best light to mount underneath the hand guards of rifle with a Picatinny rail. Looking at ease of use (on/off switch), brightness, and longevity of the batteries. Thanks.
 

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As soon as I acquire the funds :rolleyes2 I plan on installing one of these on my Mossberg 500...

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...along with one of these...

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I have one of these and really like it. It comes with the mounts to mount it on a rifle or pistol.

http://www.streamlight.com/product/product.aspx?pid=178

Here are the details:

Intensely bright, virtually indestructible tactical light. Strobe model with user programmable strobe enable/disable.

Powered by two 3-volt CR123A lithium batteries with 10-year storage life
C4® LED technology, impervious to shock with a 50,000 hour lifetime
LED Rating: Up to 8,000 candela peak beam intensity and up to 160 lumens measured system output. Deep-dish parabolic reflector produces a concentrated beam with optimum peripheral illumination
Run Time: 2.5 hours regulated run time. Solid-state current regulation for consistent illumination level.
Rail grip clamp system securely attaches/detaches quickly and safely with no tools and without putting your hands in front of muzzle
Mounts directly to handguns with Glock-style rails and to all MIL-STD-1913 (Picatinny) rails.
Includes keys for Glock-style, Picatinny, Beretta 90two, S&W 99 and S&W TSW
Machined aluminum sealed construction with black anodized finish
Ambidextrous momentary/steady on-off switch, Double tap of momentary paddle within 0.4 seconds activates strobe. (TLR-1s® only)
Highly accurate sight repeatability when remounting
Weight: 4.18 oz.
Lithium Battery Notice under TECH DOCS
IPX7 rated design; waterproof to 1 meter for 30 minutes
 

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The TLR-1's are a great deal. The Surefire X300's are better, but considerably more expensive. Sign up for Tactical Daily Deals and you might be able to score a TLR-1 for less than $90 delivered. http://tacticaldailydeals.com/

As for mounting, it's best to get the light as high up on the gun as possible. 12:00 is best (usually forward of the front sight base on an AR), with 11:00 & 1:00 next best. A setup like Impact Weapons Components light mounts work very well, especially with Magpul MOE handguards. They make mounts for dedicated Surefire weaponlights like the 300 & 600, as well as for 1" diameter lights. Midwest Industries also makes a front sight base mount with rails.

Here are some of my setups:

IWC's Surefire 600 mount for the MOE handguard

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FSB mount (similar to Midwest Industries) with a 600 attached. Any rail mounted light will work on this one.

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Safariland RLS light & mount attached to a picatinny top rail.

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A simple weaver rail section attached to a Mossberg forend. Light is a Surefire X300.

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As for mounting, it's best to get the light as high up on the gun as possible. 12:00 is best (usually forward of the front sight base on an AR), with 11:00 & 1:00 next best. A setup like Impact Weapons Components light mounts work very well, especially with Magpul MOE handguards. They make mounts for dedicated Surefire weaponlights like the 300 & 600, as well as for 1" diameter lights. Midwest Industries also makes a front sight base mount with rails.

Just out of curiosity, what makes it better if its mounted at 12:00 or on the front sight base rather than side mounted on the rail?
 

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