VTAC Light Mount

I guess its kinda fitting that my first entry in the blog is my newest acquisition. I'll go back and review alot of the other stuff I've picked up over the past 7 months but I wanted to start small.
A flashlight may not seem like a big deal at the range, but in a home defense situation the ability to control light can make or break you. I recently picked up a VTAC (Viking Tactical) light mount. Its polymer, its light, its 24.99. Seems to good to be true right? Wrong.

This mount is everything advertised and more. I like to mount my lights on the reaction side (Thats left for me because I'm right handed). I can access the push button with my thumb and maintain a positive grip on the weapon. The mount gives flexibility in that you can put it at any position you like. I prefer mounting it on the top rail because it produces the least amount of barrel shadow (thats when you turn on the light and you see the shadow of the barrel, in this instance the shadow is cast at 4-5 o clock and is out of my field of view.

The Light

The light I'm using is a surefire 6P. Not as fancy as my E2D but a great sturdy light putting out an average of 90 lumens.90 lumens is perfectly bright enough to illuminate a room and identify targets/non targets. This is not a long range gun, this is a defensive weapon so I'm not concerned about lighting up the block.




Material/Weight
Back to the mount! Its lightweight polymer may seem like its fragile but think about how much Magpul uses polymers in their products, from magazines to Back up Iron Sights. Glocks, M&Ps, XDs, all use polymer frames. This is not some run of the mill crapperware. Folks have tested these mounts and even with a hot barrell and shooting hundreds of rounds these things last. VTAC doesn't make crap products and this is no exception. This moutn is extremely lightweight thanks to the polymer, and my gun can use all the lightening up it can!



Low Profile
The mount is extremely low profile, meaning that it stays close to the gun. This is great for several reasons. One, it is less likely to snag, get in the way etc. Two the gun will point easier, because you don't have the light dangling far away from the barrel. Think of when your sleeves are a bit too big, and when you try and move around how it gets in the way. Now imagine your sleeves hugging your arms more. Big difference right?

Different light sizes
A great feature of the VTAC mount is the shim, which can be added or taken out with ease. It allows lights from .80" to 1" circumference to be mounted. An example of a .80 would be the E2D defender series. 1" would be the 6P series. This allows you to use a whole range of flashlights instead of having to buy a new mount just because the one you have doesn't accommodate your new light.

Overall
You cannot go wrong with this product. At 25 dollars, its a great investment. There are other mounts (daniel defense, LaRue etc) that are made of metal if that matters to you, but they will cost more. Not to say LaRue/DD aren't GREAT manufacturers. In fact all my scope mounts are from LaRue, and Daniel Defense made my rail system. I'm simply saying that if you're in the market for a light weight low profile light mount, VTAC is something you should look into.