M2_shootr Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 What light is everyone using with the AVA mount? I ordered the small .8" loop. I have a mount on the way, need to figure out a light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVATactical.com Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hi M2 - I am sure others will have suggestions as well. For the .8 Inch mount the most common light is going to be a Surefire E Series. The simplest way to get into a workable configuration of the E Series to work with the AVA mount is the L4 Lumamax. Of course if you already have an emitter, you can buy a used E Series body on ebay, etc. Joel @ AVA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The grunt Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I took Joel's advice. I bought the L4 Lumamax for my M4. I liked that Surefire enough that I bought another for every day use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calviroman Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 IMHO for an 18" M4 I would go with a 9V light to get the head farther out. If you had the 1" mount you could do a SF 9P with a Malkoff M91 drop in and have a beast of a waeponlight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2_shootr Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 Got the mount,........holy shiOt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4-Desert Camo Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Isn't the L4 only 120 lumens? Doesn't bright enough for a weapon light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVATactical.com Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 It depends on purpose. For indoors, 120 is usually perfect. More and you can blind yourself from bounce back off of white walls, smoke, etc. Remember it wasn't that long ago and 120 was more than one could get from a weapon mounted light. Now, you can add a KE2-A emitter to a L4 Lumamax to get 500 lumens if needed. This would be the most cost effective way to get a AVA E Series setup with 500 lumens. Unless you want to hunt for a used E Series body on ebay/CPF forums, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The grunt Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) The two lumamax that I bought are 170 lumens, I think that the older units had less output. It is bright enough for my purpose. It looks good and works well. Of course, others may disagree. Edited March 16, 2014 by The grunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPSguy Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) I'm using a Nitecore P12 which has 950 lumens and is 1" throughout. You'll need the 1" mount tho... Edited March 22, 2014 by UPSguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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