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Brightshot, flashlight mount.

With more options on mounting a light to an AR-15 than excuses on missing a clay pigeon (I favor “the sun was in my eyes) it can get a bit overwhelming.

If you have a picatinny rail on your rifle (and really who does not) then mounting a light is as easy as finding a light mount that is compatible with the pic rail.  On several of my rifles I do not have a picatinny rail and have no plans to install one.  If you want to add a light without a pic rail you have to get a bit more creative (and no, duct tape is not the best option).

MHA Custom has come up with a small mount for a flashlight that mounts directly to the free float tubes. That saves a bit of weight and bulk getting the flashlight closer to the bore axis. The design prevents the attachment screws, if they do loosen, from backing out enough to accidentally detach the mount from the forearm.

We tested the mount on one of the Barnes Precision rifles to be sure it was held fast and through the test we found no loosening. It appears to be a solid mount that works just as intended.

 

  Specifications

  • 100% designed and made in the USA from American parts and materials
  • 6061 Aluminum with type III hardcoat anodized finish
  • 2.5 – 3 oz. depending on model chosen
  • Manufactured in an ISO 9001 certified machine shop
  • Guaranteed satisfaction

Models will be available to fit the following free float tube forends:

  • Geissele Automatics MK I and III
  • Geissele Automatics MK II
  • Midwest Industries Gen II
  • Yankee Hill Machine Customizable
  • JP Enterprises Slotted Modular Handguard
  • Daniel Defense MFR
  • Troy Industries V-tac Battle Rail
  • Barnes Precision Ultralite Handguard

As well as the following size flashlights:

  • 1 inch diameter
  • .825” diameter (Surefire E Series)
  • Retail $75

By Hunter Elliott

I spent much of my youth involved with firearms and felt the call early on to the United States Marine Corps, following in my father's and his brother's footsteps. Just after high school I enlisted and felt most at home on the rifle range, where I qualified expert with several firearms and spent some time as a rifle coach to my fellow Marines. After being honorably discharged I continued teaching firearm safety, rifle and pistol marksmanship, and began teaching metallic cartridge reloading. In the late 1990s I became a life member to the National Rifle Association and worked with the Friends of the NRA. Around that time my father and I became involved with IDPA and competed together up until he passed away. I began reviewing firearms for publications in the mid 2000s and have been fortunate to make many friends in the industry. Continuing to improve my firearms skills and knowledge is a never ending journey in which we should all be committed. I am also credited as weapons master on a few independent films.

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