Flashlight for field shooting.

[matmat417]

So my friend just called and let my know that we are gonna be doing some shooting to take care of his rat problem on his farm. The rats are gettin in the pigeon and chicken coops. So i was just seein if yall had some opinions to which brand i should get.... Keep in mind that im still on a budget cuz im still in the middle of moving.

Thanks
Matt

 

[bravo-05]

at what distance?

check out fenix flashlights. BIG bang for your buck. purchase on ebay with the charger kit. check out the tk21. all around good light. various modes. around 100$ on eBay for the kit. this model can be weapon mounted. or else for slightly more expensive you can get the tk 35 at 800+ lumens, but not weapon mountable to my knowledge.

 

[JJ_BPK]

If you are using a fixed HUNTING BLIND :] ??? you could look for a cheap 12v, car plug, beam style light.

Maybe something light this??

Amazon.com: Brinkmann QBeam Max Million III 3,000,000 CP Spotlight: Home Improvement

Good Luck..

 

[Dead eye 22]

If you could find a light with a red filter that would be the ticket as the red light doesn't scare animals as much. Also, stick with a rifle mounted light. LED lights are great indoors, but do not shine
as far outdoors - a xennon bulb is much better but for rats you will not be shooting very far so both would work. You may also want to attach an inexpensive laser. I have one by NcStar and love it for low light condictions! Be sure to get a remote power ( pressure pad) switch.

 

[thacheese]

i'm sure it would be a lot less fun, but it seems crawl in rat traps would be way cheaper than a "good" tac light.
on that note i'm using an ncstar led light with a pressure switch ($40 with mount), and it works fine for shooting obects 20-40 feet away in pitch black (possibly further).

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

For a good budget light to mount on your 15-22 you might consider a Surefire G2. They're quite popular for these type rifles. The longer G3 are on 50% sale right now at Midway. I think the G3 is a bit too long for a light to be on the rifle all the time (see bottom pic), but if it was just for mounting during rat patrol then it's a good deal and a better handheld light IMO.

When on rat patrol in low light conditions with your 15-22... don't forget the green laser. Your hit ratio will improve. Here's my 15-22 with my K-15 on it. And... don't forget your suppressor. It's much more fun when you can hear the bullet whack em.








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[Rustpot]

LED lights are great indoors, but do not shine
as far outdoors - a xennon bulb is much better but for rats you will not be shooting very far so both would work.

I have a Surfire G2 LED that would disagree with this statement.

G2 (this one is LED), 1" cheap scope ring. People mounted lights before purpose-built light mounts were being made for the tactical crowd. Those that didn't want a $200 light with rail mounts went with more practical solutions.

With this I like to grab the vertical grip and position the light to be easily reached with the thumb. An offset light mount can be put on the opposite side and drop down for better access. It's more ergonomic, but requires an additional mount.

 

[Dead eye 22]

I was told of the xennon being better by a friend that got the info from his son ( a police officer ). His department found the LEDs to not shine as far. I had to test this myself. I tried a incandesent varmint light, a LED light and a xennon light. The xennon won hands down! Mine cost about $ 50.00 is 260 lumins and will light up a treeline at 125 yds well enough to easly
determine between a fox, cat, or a dog at that range. What more could you want?

 

[thacheese]

if you go the xenon route buy lots of extra batteries, and a spare lamp. also you may want to factor in the type of batteries as the small lithium ones most of these lights use are way more expensive than regular alkaline batteries.

 

[Dead eye 22]

Can't make a statment about that, as I've had mine close to a year and still using the batts and bulb that came with it. Believe the included info gave the battery life as 80 hours.

 

[thacheese]

Can't make a statment about that, as I've had mine close to a year and still using the batts and bulb that came with it. Believe the included info gave the battery life as 80 hours.

leds use a lot less power and have a very long lifespan. xenon bulbs are full of xenon gas.. getting knocked around can break them easier, and time alone can allow the gas to dissipate.

 

[les strat]

You really need to check out Surefires G2X Pro. 200 lumens on high (2.5 hrs) and 15 lumens on low (40 hrs). Water proof and shockproof. American made. I liked it so much, I bought 3! Batteries are two 123A's and are usually $2-3 each at my LGS. I paid ~$50 and tax for each of mine. Bought the wife one for her purse, so all was cool, lol. They will blind you on high and have good color.
Kids thought they were the ultimate sand crab flashlight at the beach.

G2X™ Pro - G2X-B-BK available from SureFire

 

[thacheese]

just looked again. the NcStar ATFLB and AFWS pressure switch can be had for $25 or so on ebay.. guess i paid a little extra. that would be for everything you need.



oh and thanks guys, now i'm looking at lasers as if i need to be buying more stuff...

 

[oldbrownhat]

For a good budget light to mount on your 15-22 you might consider a Surefire G2....

Pity they jacked up the price on these. Used to be $39.00. I have an older one that originally came with the xenon bulb- a battery-eater and only about 60 lumens. A couple of years ago I replaced the incandescent bulb with an aftermarket "Lumens Factory SR-6 Standard 6 volt 120 Lumens Lamp Assembly for SureFire C / P / Z Series" from Lighthound and the thing is amazingly bright, about 200 lumens (much higher than the Surefire LED version) plus it gets very good battery life. Xenon lamps, being "warmer" may have better throw for the same light output, but in this case there is no contest. I have it mounted on my Marlin 1894 in case of nocturnal black bear problems. The combo has already accounted for one.

I've heard very good things about the Fenix lights as well.

Stuart

 

[Rustpot]

Pity they jacked up the price on these. Used to be $39.00. I have an older one that originally came with the xenon bulb- a battery-eater and only about 60 lumens. A couple of years ago I replaced the incandescent bulb with an aftermarket "Lumens Factory SR-6 Standard 6 volt 120 Lumens Lamp Assembly for SureFire C / P / Z Series" from Lighthound and the thing is amazingly bright, about 200 lumens (much higher than the Surefire LED version) plus it gets very good battery life. Xenon lamps, being "warmer" may have better throw for the same light output, but in this case there is no contest. I have it mounted on my Marlin 1894 in case of nocturnal black bear problems. The combo has already accounted for one.

I've had my Xenon G2 for a few years and I have a box of batteries for it as well as the Surefire battery caddy. I believe it's 60 lumens for 1 hour. I paid $35 on ebay. I got my LED for $50 a month ago on closeout, and it's the 1st generation. I believe it's ~120 lumens for 8 hours, they updated the LED lamps and the run time suffered, so I'm happy I got one of these.

I don't know if the G2X is a 1" body, but the G2/G3/6P (and other more expensive models) lights all slip into ubiquitous 1" mounts whether they're made for scopes or lights.

I do know I'd MUCH rather have a $50 Surefire light than a tacti-cool NCStar tape switch, or one of the other Chinese (SureBright? BrightFire?) copies. I foolishly bought an LED unit from a Chinese supplier for my older G2 and it is very poorly made and broke under use on a weapon.

 

[thacheese]

if you get the xenon make sure it isn't left on in your rifle bag. i've heard of people damaging stuff and starting fires if the light is bright and hot enough.

 

[GreenTy]

I use the S&W Micro 90 light. It is very. Small yet very bright & was only $80 @ my lock gun shop. Also seen it for about $90 @ Cabela's. It is very easy to swap from any gun with a rail back and forth with no tools needed.