I am wondering if anybody out there knows of a cheaper alternative to the Larue Double Stack light mount. I tried adding pics, but I’m not high enough on the food chain yet. Please check out the link below if you need a little clarification.
I want to mount a light and a backup light to my system, but I really can’t justify spending that much on a mount, seeing as how I’m a broke college student. I would be willing to spend around $40, however it isn’t a fixed limit and the pricing is flexible.
Please don’t lecture me on what proper gear costs, and getting what you pay for, I’ve already been down that road.
If you stick with a LED based light you have removed most of the potential for lamp issues, and greatly increased runtime. If you stay on top of keeping the batteries good, you should be fine with one light and you won’t have the extra weight of a second light hanging off the rifle.
If you really want to run two lights and stay around $40 for mounts, I’d look at picking up two VTAC mounts and playing with their positioning on the rails to accomplish a setup thats comfortable to you.
If you really want to run two lights and stay around $40 for mounts, I’d look at picking up two VTAC mounts and playing with their positioning on the rails to accomplish a setup thats comfortable to you.
My SBR I use a Midwest Ind Tactical Light Mount (FSB mount) to provide a rail for a VLTOR SM-G mount with a G2L in it. The FSB mount helps move the light out further for better, more comfortable thumb activation and also helps the bezel to clear the FSB for a better beam. It also ptuts the light in a nice 10:30-11:00 position.
My Middy wears a VLTOR SM-OCG like you have on the top rail with a G2 with Malokoff drop-in converted to 9v. This gives me better throw than the G2L, good battery life, and the extra length form the 9v conversion helps me push the bezel of this light out past the FSB too. It is also tucked up nice against the rail in my prefered 10:30-11:00 position.
I run mine very close to the way you do MarkM.
Surefire 6p led with the vltor off set mount on the top rail but I have it set on the right side. I use the flat part of the mount to index/thumb-rest for my left hand to activate the light I just use my thumb to push the momentary button.
The LED battery life is crazy long compared to my MX3.
militarymoron why not save the money and stick with one light?
I would always like to have a backup. I follow the two is one and one is none idealology.
Absolutely LOVE your site BTW
RD62 If you really want to run two lights and stay around $40 for mounts, I’d look at picking up two VTAC mounts and playing with their positioning on the rails to accomplish a setup thats comfortable to you.
Yeah I was kind of hoping I wouldn’t have to resort to that. I was kicking around the idea of buying one mount and attaching another directly to the first mount somehow, or making a dual pvc mount, but that’s really scraping the bottom of the barrel.
markm, Thanks for the help, but I would really like them to be on the same side. Do you have any set up like that?
Thanks again for everyone who responded! Please let me know if you come up with any more suggestions, I’m at an impasse!
All you would have to do is move the mounts accordingly. You could just as easily configure them in a high/low on one side as I did left/right on the top.
The rail on my dual light pic above is an MI rail. All the rails are the same distance from the center of the bore… so picture the rail rotated 90 degrees and that’s what you’d get.
Thanks again for everyone who responded! Please let me know if you come up with any more suggestions, I’m at an impasse!
Welcome to the mouseketeers.
Seriously though, I have a specific need for a dual ring mount which is why I am having several samples of our mount pictured above cut.
I can’t honestly say if I plan to put it into full production, but you are more than welcome to one of the sample units to play with when they
arrive. Just shoot me an IM with your contact and shipping information.
For the record, you can mount the dual ring base on the top rail for a left / right setup or you can mount it on either the 3 or 9 o’clock rails
for a high / low setup.
Why not just sling another rifle on your back all set up. And one of those left and right side shoulder holsters for a back up to the back up for your back up weapon.
Kind of pokes holes in the two is one, one is none theory.
If you need a mount for a Surefire laser or an IR illuminator then the dual ring mount is a good way to do it. As mentioned by JTrusty, it’s purpose built. I do not understand the two-light theory. The chances of a modern quality LED light going down if you change the batteries when they need changing is so low I wouldn’t take up the space or add the weight to put another on my gun. Since your profile isn’t filled out I don’t know if you are hunting hogs, defending the castle, using it as a patrol rifle, or shooting in comps but at any rate I can’t see where two lights is better than one light on the same gun.
