Flashlight mount for non picatany railed revolvers

[Grendel Guy]

I've been thinking of mounting a flashlight on one of my revolvers, none of which has a rail for doing so. Ideally my model 60 snubby, but am open to suggestions. TIA all.

[Garbcollector]

Try this..

[ar15barrels]

Seems like companies tried to sell these and they were not successful enough to continue trying to sell them:

https://www.amazon.com/HYSKORE-J-Frame-Tactical-Light-Black/dp/B00V72R52G

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1018117155?srsltid=AfmBOorsazuyq6-3L9b8ziq3uzEXnitFJ5lbbq8nQg9f0Qec4cLST4Bg&pid=406650

Then there's this idea:

https://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?38943-TLR-6-on-a-j-frame

[Grendel Guy]

Thanks guys, looks like I'll have to get a new revolver that is more friendly for the mounting of a light. I didn't want to what with the extortion tax among other fees mandated by the state. Unless I find one on the used market.....

[Grendel Guy]

So is there a revolver with a picatinny on the underside preferably a .357 mag with a 3"-4" barrel?

[TAS]

So is there a revolver with a picatinny on the underside preferably a .357 mag with a 3"-4" barrel?

There's another recent link: https://www.calguns.net/forum/firear...azy-s-w-m-p-r8 that shows a very nice M&P with a flashlight mount.

[Grendel Guy]

Thanks TAS, I thought I'd seen one somewhere. I go looking.

[cudakidd]

Gunsmith could fit short rail under barrel...could machine to match contours

[Grendel Guy]

That's an idea cuda. I really didn't want to buy another firearm what with all those extortion taxes. But another option if I do have to get another firearm is the Ciappa Rhino. It may be cheaper than the Smith and besides, I've been eyeing them since they came out.

[jayhuh]

I solved this issue in the 80’s. The academy and decades of in-service and additional paid by me training, taught me how to use a handheld flashlight when shooting a revolver and later a semi-auto. Smaller lights made it easier. It’s really not that difficult. Hopefully you don’t want to mount a light on a gun and use it as a flashlight.

[Grendel Guy]

I solved this issue in the 80’s. The academy and decades of in-service and additional paid by me training, taught me how to use a handheld flashlight when shooting a revolver and later a semi-auto. Smaller lights made it easier. It’s really not that difficult. Hopefully you don’t want to mount a light on a gun and use it as a flashlight.

Yes, I've come to that conclusion. While I've seen various iterations on clamping on systems there aren't any that I saw that permit the opening of the cylinder especially on snubbies.