Scope mounted lamp what type????

[peejay 0]

Hi all this is my first post so hello!!!

 

I am getting my new tikka t3 in .223 soon i am looking around for a scope mounted gun lamp.

I wsa looking at two, the lightforce striker and the deben ledray gl4. I am leaning more to the ledray for the reason of not having to carry around battery packs.

 

Can anyone tell me what is best for lamping foxes.

 

Thanks any info would be great.

[slingshot82 32]

Hi all this is my first post so hello!!!

 

I am getting my new tikka t3 in .223 soon i am looking around for a scope mounted gun lamp.

I wsa looking at two, the lightforce striker and the deben ledray gl4. I am leaning more to the ledray for the reason of not having to carry around battery packs.

 

Can anyone tell me what is best for lamping foxes.

 

Thanks any info would be great.

I would go for the lightforce striker mate, personally I think its a better lamp for the job . ATB Kyle

[quicksilver 0]

I have a couple of lamps that I use on my 223, I recommend the lightforce 170. It Is light and you can easily use it off the scope if you want.

[peejay 0]

I have a couple of lamps that I use on my 223, I recommend the lightforce 170. It Is light and you can easily use it off the scope if you want.

 

Thanks lads for that

Edited March 31, 2010 by peejay

[nightvision 2]

hi i also recommend lightforce striker . being using them for years . have a rmsm170 striker on my 204.detaches easy and quickly to use it as handheld . awesome light from it outshines all others. costly do here in south i paid 140 euro for mine last yr . worth it do

[JohnGalway 1,043]

Lightforce Striker, and get a dimmer of some kind or other for it, either in built, or an in line one from Deben you wire in yourself.

[Deker 3,478]

....... you are comparing 2 very different things, forget the ledray, it is an air rifle lamp at best.

 

So the Lightforce wins hands down in this one...BUT...plenty of other lamps to look at...check out the Deben Max Pro....here...

 

http://www.uttings.com/

 

Plenty of others to look at as well, this is for a .223, you need to be able to see a distance even if you do not intend to shoot a distance!!

[peejay 0]

....... you are comparing 2 very different things, forget the ledray, it is an air rifle lamp at best.

 

So the Lightforce wins hands down in this one...BUT...plenty of other lamps to look at...check out the Deben Max Pro....here...

 

http://www.uttings.com/

 

Plenty of others to look at as well, this is for a .223, you need to be able to see a distance even if you do not intend to shoot a distance!!

 

Thanks Deker I had a look at this lamp but uttings wont send stuf to Ireland.

 

Do you know any where else that does them.

Edited April 2, 2010 by peejay

[Deker 3,478]

....... you are comparing 2 very different things, forget the ledray, it is an air rifle lamp at best.

 

So the Lightforce wins hands down in this one...BUT...plenty of other lamps to look at...check out the Deben Max Pro....here...

 

http://www.uttings.com/

 

Plenty of others to look at as well, this is for a .223, you need to be able to see a distance even if you do not intend to shoot a distance!!

 

Thanks Deker I had a look at this lamp but uttings wont send stuf to Ireland.

 

Do you know any where else that does them.

 

I suspect Deben will supply direct, at top dollar of course, (but then I would have thought Uttings would to) so a search round the web could be in order.

[JohnGalway 1,043]

So the Lightforce wins hands down in this one...BUT...

 

I'm getting the big stirry stirring spoon out

 

BUT?

 

What BUT?

 

Lamps have been done to death, resuscitated, killed again and brought back AGAIN. Lightforce always comes out on top for one simple reason. They throw the best beam of any lamp in their class. And that is the top of the wish list of the majority of buyers, to be able to see as clearly, or as far, as possible per €€€.

 

The wiring and connections, shit as they are - and which should be rectified at factory - just doesn't put that many people off because of it's beam throwing ability.

 

*Safety back on, spoon now shouldered*

 

Got sheepies to feed now

[andyf 144]

Hi all this is my first post so hello!!!

 

I am getting my new tikka t3 in .223 soon i am looking around for a scope mounted gun lamp.

I wsa looking at two, the lightforce striker and the deben ledray gl4. I am leaning more to the ledray for the reason of not having to carry around battery packs.

 

Can anyone tell me what is best for lamping foxes.

 

Thanks any info would be great.

OK

Lightforce for me, I've had one for 7 years, totally happy with it, I carry my battery in a 'girly' backpack bag from a charity shop, with the curly lead under my arm

up to the scope mounted lamp (I use a Red filter, but that's another story) hands free and easy to use.

The switch is taped to the lamp body as I also use the lamp 'free style' when out with my mate i.e. not gun mounted, all the leads have 'bullet' connectors so we can mix and match

our lamping gear/batteries in the field.

The original switch broke after about 3 years, so I replaced it with one from Wickes, apart from that no complaints!

AndyF

[IanB 0]

I've got a new 140 and 170 here gun mounted... If your still after one...

[peejay 0]

Thanks lads for all your advice. :notworthy:

 

What do ye think of the lithium lon battery packs or the the lithium lon/polymer packs

 

Sorry for the stupid questions but i am just trying to get the best start at the foxes when me new baby arrives (t3 lite stainless 223). I dont want to be having to send for or go back to my local gun shop to get a different bit of kit because the one i got is crap.

 

Many thanks

[JohnGalway 1,043]

The LIon batteries are 10amp. I use an 18amp sealed lead acid battery. People are saying the 10amp goes all night, yet my 18amp will certainly not go all night. They're certainly lighter, they're certainly more expensive, I struggle to believe the claims on how long the LIon batteries last. 10amp is 10amp AFAIK.

[peejay 0]

The LIon batteries are 10amp. I use an 18amp sealed lead acid battery. People are saying the 10amp goes all night, yet my 18amp will certainly not go all night. They're certainly lighter, they're certainly more expensive, I struggle to believe the claims on how long the LIon batteries last. 10amp is 10amp AFAIK.

 

Thanks John for the sound advice.

 

This reminds me of when i was a lad me mother used to send me down the road to the shop for milk and bread and stuf she would let me keep 50p I used to be there for 10or20 mins trying to pick a sweet :)

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