I searched, but could not find anything on stock, thumb screw Scout mounts. Do they work fine? Does it come loose, hard to adjust, etc?
I am sure they do, however, Amazon has M600U with a Surefire QD mount, but it is more money.
I’ve had 4 of them now and I’ve always put a bit of medium strength thread locker on the adjuster nut to keep it from backing off. Never had a problem.
This. Blue locktite works great. Never had one come off. And with a little force you can still remove it, if QD is what you are after. If you plan on not moving it, I would suggest one of the many direct attach mounts as they are very low profile and several options available from many many manufactures.
I do not like either the knob mount or the SF QD mount.
The QD version only works with its mount (no aftermarket), so if you want to put the light at a more useful position, it is more difficult to do.
Get the knobbed version of the light and a decent aftermarket mount and you will be significantly happier.
Quick aside. Does anyone produce a aftermarket scout mount that retains the factory mount position in relation to the rail? Ala gear sector but not offset?
I think that Larue makes (or made) one.
If I had to integrate the light with a PEQ/DBAL I’d just Loc-tite the bejeesus out of it and let it be.
I’ve been running the SBR Thorntail(with loctite) from Haley and have been very happy with it. It’s low profile and gives you lots of mounting options.
I’ve got quite a few rounds down range with it and it has never budged.
Much obliged. I’ll look into that. I’m early on in my foray into the NV stuff so I’m trying to think my way through things first as much as I can. The whole switchology and integration stuff has me scratching my head lol. Not that its complex just that without having it all in front of and what not.
I’ve never had mine come loose but then again I don’t really leave it on there permanently because I have to remove it in order to place it into my Pelican case.
If I was leaving on there on a semi-permanent basis I guess a little Loctite would give me a bit of added insurance.
Just a note on IR lasers and light integration:
In my former job, IR lasers were just as important to me as my white light.
Before I was saddled with the abortion that is the PEQ16 (integrated POS light), I would generally put the PEQ on either the 9:00 or 3:00 rail and put the light on the opposite side at 11:30 or 1:30.
Tape switch for the PEQ, thumb for the light, unless the light was at 1:30, in which case I would put the PEQ tape at 12:00 and the light tape at 9:00.
ETA:
I prefer a 12:00 mount for the PEQ, but hate 3:00 and 9:00 (or below) mounting of lights. Usable, and nothing against those that use 3 or 9 position of white light, it was simply not my preference. I have, in certain configurations, opted to partially block my IR flood with the body of the scout light at 11:30 by moving the PEQ rearward, behind the light. This is, to me, sub-optimal, even with IR filters on the white light.
Understood. At present I’m leaning towards the ATPIAL-C at 12:00 and trying to work a 300b in around 10:00 or so. I’m trying to avoid and tape switches if at all possible. Maintaining both white light and IR capability I feel is important for my needs.
Stupid mk18 money pit…
Here’s how mine sits as of now. Been planning on moving it over to the 10 or 11 and eliminating the tape switch as well as I’d like to put a dbal on at 12.
Even without the dbal, I haven’t been a huge fan of the tape switch so I plan on reconfiguring it and just using the tail cap switch.
Haven’t had a chance to do it yet but looks like it’ll clear.
Have you fired it yet with the SF muzzle brake that close?
Yup!!! No issues yet…Believe it or not, the front of the light sits back about 1/4 from the rear most port on the brake and if it becomes an issue I van move it back a bit further…
This pic shows the distance from the brake to the lense a bit better;
Mine sits back about 3 inches and it gets blackened by the muzzle blast all the time, it becomes a never ending lens cleaning.
Haven’t shot it a ton…but I can see that being an issue. Thanks for the heads up.
Come up with any solutions?
i have been researching this as well!!!
I’ve been running mine like that for a few months without issue.
I put a very light coat of vaseline or lube on the lens before I go shooting or before a class and it wipes right off no hassle.
Only figured that out because I ran about 500 rounds in a class before showing up for the night portion only to notice my lens was caked and could barley see with the light…
Also I have a scout on an IWC mount for the VTAC alpha rail and a Gear sector offset both are fantastic.
Hate the fatcory mount.