Foreend Flashlight

[polarbear]

I am looking to put a flashlight on the forend of my Mossberg 590A1. It has picatinny rails on the bottom and sides of the forend. Suggestions? Things to be concerned with?

[mrkam]

There are many options. If you're wondering what to get, what matters is your price range. It's a good general rule to buy the highest quality you can afford. I have a Mako tri-rail forend with a Streamlight TLR-1 on the left rail on my 590A1, and I love it. Things to be concerned with? Other than a sling getting in the way, there shouldn't really be any issues.

[polarbear]

I would like to keep it under $150.

[prc77]

TLR-1 will absolutely stand up to the 12ga recoil. Will mount to your pistol if you have a rail too.

[pyromensch]

i have a tlr-1 on my 870, like mrkam, being LH, i operate it with my middle finger of the right hand. you can get them for as low as $90. i am actually looking to go to a tlr-1s

[mrkam]

I operate it with my thumb, as my hands are a touch smallish. Bear, with that budget, you can do anything, pretty much. Just browse through these results and you'll see quite a few different options in that budget. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C...w=1280&bih=899

[pyromensch]

just posted a pic on a neighboring thread

[strongpoint]

are you sold on the foreend solution? i tried doing the same, but a) i couldn't find a railed foreend that i found comfortable to grasp, and b) racking the slide changed the illumination more than i liked. i went with a clamp mount (the L&M model) near the end of the barrel.

[prc77]

I use cdmgear light mount on my Moss 500 with the TLR-1. I prefer the light NOT mounted on the forend. For me,, just gets in the way.

[rudigan]

Make sure you don't put too much stuff (weight) up there.
Practice shooting it with the light mounted and on for QA.
I looked at the forend thing also, but decided I wanted to keep the wood. This is my 870. Works great with thumb. Not heavy.

[pyromensch]

are you sold on the foreend solution? i tried doing the same, but a) i couldn't find a railed foreend that i found comfortable to grasp, and b) racking the slide changed the illumination more than i liked. i went with a clamp mount (the L&M model) near the end of the barrel.

it works for me, i rack it before i switch it on, gives the other guy some pause, and if i have to rack it again, well that is a different situation, but it does have the momentary, and "on" selection

[Databyter]

just posted a pic on a neighboring thread

I like that. What grip is that. So much nicer than the sharp angled pistol grips that are so uncomfortable. That grip has a nice angle that concedes the fact that your wrist can only contort so far.

It's like a sawed stock without the ugliness.

[stix213]

I haven't used a TLR-1 on a shotgun, but its absolutely a quality light.

[Montu]

Love my Tlr-1s...although I haven't used it on a shot gun

[prc77]

I like that. What grip is that. So much nicer than the sharp angled pistol grips that are so uncomfortable. That grip has a nice angle that concedes the fact that your wrist can only contort so far.

It's like a sawed stock without the ugliness.

thats a "bird's head" stock.