Howdy,
When I use my Pelican mount with my 6P on my RAS, the beam is offset to the side of where I see when I am looking through the sights…I hopeyou know what i mean. I want to be able to have the beam fall right where the sights are. I guess I need an angled mount of some sort. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
MIke
Maybe this thread will help: http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=9527
Personal Opinion Here… But unless your doing raids as Law Enforcement or something to that effect, I think having a light on your firearms is not the greatest idea, especially when used in the home…
i.e.
Your awoke in the night in your home by a possible intruder, it is dark, your wife calls to you cause she if having some sort of issue. Out of concern you turn to her with light on to see what is the matter… and BAM, there you are, pointing your firearm at your loved one unintentionally because your just waking up, and your brain can only process so much before you become more clear headed…
Like I said… just my opinion.
I like lights, I believe they have good applications, and can be used effectively… just maybe not attached to firearms…
Shining/flashing the light even for a second also gives the “enemy” something to aim at… I know my eyes sit right behind the sights, and if attached to a firearm… well… my melon is the number one target…
I, on the other hand believe having a light / gun combo is an absolute must if this gun is going to be used for home protection. However, I believe it is best to have both, a weapon mounted light and a handheld (with the handheld being a blinding light or small navigational LED)
First rule of any training…don’t point your gun at anything that you don’t mean to destroy.
With that being said, I keep a small handheld flashlight on my nightstand (closest thing to me if I wake up) so I can manuver throughout the house without pointing my pistol (or rifle’s) mounted light at everything and everyone.
From what I gather, you’re running your 6p (if your right handed) at the 6 o’clock and want this beam to be pointed right where your point of aim is. Keep this in mind though, at 7 yards or typical home defense ranges, your point of impact is going to be a few inches lower then your point of aim…probably not that big of a deal in terms of light placement but worth thinking about.
Because I run a 7" carbine RAS (and a new rail is not in my future) I decided to give this a try. I’m left handed. Running an offset flashlight mount pointed this way I’ve been very pleased with how its been working for me. Light placement is basically half way in between the sights and the bore. Because I’m left handed, my support hand my right hand up front…with the flashlight on the 6 o’clock. At first I’d feared it would be way too much of an obstruction of view but I gotta say…with this rail system, there is no other way I’d want to run a flashlight. Barrel shadow is basically not viewable from my point of view. Position of the light is perfect for my grip…being that basically only my pinky finger and my ring finger of my support hand are on my vertical fore grip. The rest is on the rail.
If I used a light with a Carbine, it might be like this using a Harries style technique… Still giving me the ability to sweep my field of vision for other threats without having to take my primary sight off target… OR sweep simultaneously with the light…
All respect to how others approach the need/use of lights with firearms…
Thanks everybody for the great comments