I absolutely abhor 12 o’clock mounted weapon lights so even though I have a DDM4V1LW upper with the proper real estate, I purchased a Gear Sector offset mount for weapon light mounting.
After flip-flopping it from the side to the top repeatedly, I can’t figure out for the life of me which mounting method I prefer… Both place the switch on an Inforce WML in the perfect position… I was wondering if some of you guys running this mount could post some pics up and maybe share some opinions on why you mounted it the way you did. I’m just curious to see how other people are using this mount.
EDIT: Since both mounting positions seem to position the light at the same spot, I’m thinking top mount for balance purposes. Less weight hanging on the left side of the rifle… I wonder why I see more people with it mounted on the side…
I’m not running the X300 mount, but I’m run all my offset mounts from the top rail. I do this for 2 reasons. 1: to keep the forward side sling swivel hole available. 2: because of the side sling swivel hole on my Centurion C4 rail I can run the mount further forward if I do it off the top rail.
Yeah this was also a consideration. I too run a C4 rail and I didn’t want to block a QD point either. I used a Gear Sector offset E mount on my C4 rail, right behind the front BUIS. On my DD I also ended up hanging my WML from the top, right in front of the FSB. Both lights are at about 10:30-10:45. It took some experimenting but I think I found the perfect positions for my lights. These Gear Sector mounts rock - I just wish the mounting method was different.
I’ve tried the Gear Sector 45deg picatinny rail with an Inforce WML on a DDM4V5LW and I liked it better mounted from the side rather than the top, despite the conflict with the QD socket. On the Omega X and DDM4 rails, the sides are closer to the bore than the top, so the light mounts higher from the top than the sides. If you are using a square rail (like Troy) it should be the same either way, so I’d mount from the top to avoid conflict with the QD socket.
