d Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 I have been looking for a light mount for my M4 for quite some time and they were not what I wanted do I decided to assemble one my self. I used a falcon industries 4" rail (cut down to 3.5") and a LDI 1" ring mount. I spent about four hours shaping the recess in the stock forend to accept the rail. It took awhile because I wanted to ensure it was square and plumb to the bore and there were few refrence areas I could take measurements from. The following photos explaine much. [ 04-16-2006, 01:28 PM: Message edited by: deasmuth ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1014 Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 deasmuth,you've got to recieve the engineer award of the year ,,thats beautiful simplicity of ingenuity is great,,Not Bulky,,totally Low Profile,,LITE,,Cost effecient,,materials used nill,,,labor,,,less than blinking,,,these other companies ought to take serious note,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duggan Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Sweet. Now start selling them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakjakman Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Wow, way to go man! Quick question--what kind of mount are you using to fix your Surefire to the rail? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d Posted April 16, 2006 Author Share Posted April 16, 2006 Thank you M1014, I have the utmost respect for your opinions and that means alot. -next I want to make a shotgun flash suppressor (like what you have) that will screw into the choke threads, and allow me to use door breaching rounds. I purchased the 4" rail direct from Falcon industries for $25, it came with mounting hardware (I had to cut two of the tabs as seen in the second picture) and two low profile rail covers. I dremelled two ribs off the end (receiver side) of the rail for optimum fit. The mounting ring is a Laser Devices (#30183) 1" NATO mil-spec allen bolt. I purchased it from Gander tactical for $30 (they price match so look around for the best price and email them) http://www.GRTactical.com [ 04-16-2006, 01:33 PM: Message edited by: deasmuth ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Cobra Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Very nice deasmuth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinehunter Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Awesome... I am going to do this to my M3! Thanks!... And to think i almost spent the $270.00 for the surefire forend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin81 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 d, After two years, how has this mod held up for you? I just found this post and I think it's a great idea. If you still like this configuration, any suggestions or tips on the install would be appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duggan Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Bump, because I intend to do something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jantonio54 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I like d's approach as well, but take a look at the Streamlight part # 69903 Mag Tube Rail. It's a two nub, one groove rail, made of some sort of very tough-feeling nylon or plastic. Extremely lightweight, attaches to the mag tube with no less than three bolts and nuts. Also extremely low profile. I've got about 100 rounds through an M1 with one of these and a fairly heavy Surefire, with no sighs of wear or stress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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