weapon light

[Andyshowfan]

Ok before all the snickering starts I'll get this out in the beginning. I'm CHEAP plus I'm a major tinkerer so with that said I was wondering if anyone has modded a 3 AA LED maglite with a remote pressure switch. I bought an offset light mount for my S&W M&P15 and can't find a conventional LED flashlight to fit. The maglite head fits perfect so I thought what the heck I'll try it. Its awkward to turn it on due to the twisting motion. I do not need a "set the sun on fire" bright light, just something that will cast a direct beam 50yrds or less to spot wild hogs. So nothing special.

[TMF]

Getcha a couple wires and some shrink tube and you can make your own. Seems like a lot of work though if you aren't using it often versus just turning the knob on it.

Now that I think about it you should be able to find those military style pressure switches cheap online or at a gun show, then run it to the back of your cheapo flashlight, solder some wire to the contact points on the switch and battery compartment and insulate with shrink tube and hot glue. Might have to drill a hole in the back of the rear cap on the flashlight to accommodate the contacts from the switch. If you can't find any cheap I'm sure I have one or two in my garage I can send you for free. Edited May 23, 2013 by TMF

[Andyshowfan]

I have seen them online and whatnot but by the time I pay shipping and all its just not worth it. I used the maglite 1 because it fit and 2 because i had it laying around so I thought what the heck I'll try to modify it, just didn't realize how tough it would be. I even thought of making one, found some on instructables, but again by the time I buy all the stuff to do it, its just not worth the effort 

Edited May 23, 2013 by Andyshowfan

[RichardR]

You could always go the old-school route, before rails were common everyone just used a piece of bicycle inner-tube to secure a flashlight to a weapon.

It was pretty darn effective, much more so than duct-tape & could easily be removed without leaving a bunch of "sticky" crap on an expensive firearm.

Just needs to be long enough & tight enough to keep the light from moving around, if you can't get it secure using one piece, a second piece stretched over the first should do the trick.

[bigwakes]

Just solder some wires to the cap and use this with a little duck tape. You can mount it to your pistol grip up front for a momentary on switch.

Edited May 23, 2013 by bigwakes

[Andyshowfan]

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Here's what I've got so far

[bigwakes]

This should do it.

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=350729984802

[Andyshowfan]

This should do it.

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=350729984802

I've seen those, however I've read a few places that it doesn't work with the (3) AA version like mine

[TMF]

You could always go the old-school route, before rails were common everyone just used a piece of bicycle inner-tube to secure a flashlight to a weapon.

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We used hose clamps in the Army before all the whiz bang stuff was common place.

[Andyshowfan]

You could always go the old-school route, before rails were common everyone just used a piece of bicycle inner-tube to secure a flashlight to a weapon.

It was pretty darn effective, much more so than duct-tape & could easily be removed without leaving a bunch of "sticky" crap on an expensive firearm.

Just needs to be long enough & tight enough to keep the light from moving around, if you can't get it secure using one piece, a second piece stretched over the first should do the trick.

Pretty ingenious idea, however I have the mounting "whooped" just need a way to turn it on. As is I have to hold my rifle down towards the ground, twist the maglite body to get it to come on and then try and get a bead on a hog. It doesn't take much effort to do that, however these hogs are already on high alert and I do not want to waste any more time than I have to in acquiring my sight picture