Should I sight in my rifle with my surefire on or off?

**youngun82** · 03-30-12, 09:41

Picked up a new surefire yesterday. I'm wondering if I should sight in my irons with it off or on. What should I do guys?

**bsmith_shoot** · 03-30-12, 09:46

Which surefire? Doesnt make a differance, I just want to know.
It wont hurt to sight it in either way. Wont bother a thing.
Brandon

**Iraqgunz** · 03-30-12, 09:46

What does zeroing your weapon have to do with a light?

**Ironman8** · 03-30-12, 09:48

New Surefire what?? Light? Rail? Magazine? Muzzle Device? Suppressor? (although I'm not sure how you just "pick one up" yesterday, unless you mean you got your stamp back).

**youngun82** · 03-30-12, 10:06

sorry for lack of info guys. its a surfire G2X Tactical model flash light.
I am just wondering if the weight would throw off the zero is all. I have it mounted on a troy inds. rail with a DD offset mount.

**Ironman8** · 03-30-12, 10:07

Originally Posted by youngun82

sorry for lack of info guys. its a surfire G2X Tactical model flash light.
I am just wondering if the weight would throw off the zero is all. I have it mounted on a troy inds. rail with a DD offset mount.

Edit: OK I won't be "that guy"...short answer: no.

Longer Answer: Pretty much anything that you mount to the rail won't affect zero. Anything that is mounted or even touches the barrel could affect zero.

ETA #2: The above is talking about FF rails...

**bsmith_shoot** · 03-30-12, 10:08

Go for it. Wont hurt your zero.

**TehLlama** · 03-30-12, 10:13

Zero it and practice with it how you intend to use it. Applies for any accessory. Won't make a difference in this case, but it's worth it to know how effective that flashlight placement is for you.