Gunlight

minktrapper

Can anyone out there give me some advice on lamps that can be mounted on guns that are suited for shooting foxs i.e. price,name of product,where to purchase etc..

djflawless

It would really depend on the gun i.e shotgun or rifle.but from being out lamping with mates iv been told its a lot easier to bring some1 to lamp for you as it lightens the load on yourself.it also makes lamping a lotsafer just in case of emergencys.and a lot less lonely.happy huntin bud

johngalway

Lightforce give the best beam from a conventional lamp. The 170 Striker is a good model for rifle shooting. Island Sports in Castlebar had some pretty good deals not so long back, not sure if that's changed since but they were cheaper than anywhere else I know of at that time.

A torch may suit for rimfire or shotgun. I've an Eagletac one and for a scoped rifle it's good to 125 yards or so for a shot.

ormondprop

lightforce are hard to beat but expensive especially when you ad in a battery and a filter,
google it and you'll find them

another new one which is a copy of the lightforce is the ucaller lamp which are meant to be good

i myself use a lightforce blitz and its good although the wiring can give trouble on them they are still the best lamp beam wise

although saying that i want to buy an led torch soon enough as i find it hard to get the father or any1 else out lamping with me so for solo lamping something like a scope mounted ledlenser p7 would be nice and light as my rifle already weighs enough without a lamp on it, although i'm still tempted to just buy another lightforce 140 or 170 scope mounted version

minktrapper

Looking for something i could mount ontelescopic sight.I have to shoot foxs on my one most of the time.a phone no. would be handy.

johngalway

minktrapper wrote: »

Looking for something i could mount ontelescopic sight.I have to shoot foxs on my one most of the time.a phone no. would be handy.

http://www.islandsports.ie/

The 170 comes in two models, one is scope mounted (which you want), the other is hand held.

ormondprop

2 minutes on google and you would have found all these:rolleyes:

http://www.shoot.ie/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_33
http://www.islandsports.ie/shootingaccessories.html
http://www.sportsden.ie/guns/gun-accessories/rifle-accessories.html
http://www.lractive.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=115&zenid=e7176ff048e79ab0277cce7b35adbbd0

minktrapper

johngalway wrote: »

http://www.islandsports.ie/

The 170 comes in two models, one is scope mounted (which you want), the other is hand held.

Thanks from minktrapper will follow up on your advice

johngalway

minktrapper wrote: »

Thanks from minktrapper will follow up on your advice

Shop around just to be sure, Google and the Irish shooters Digest will throw up the names and numbers of most dealers in the country. There's a shooting or dealers wikipedia around somewhere too but I don't have a link for it.

minktrapper

Would ye happen to know anything about the LED gun lights with batteries and lamp all in one unit.

Tackleberrywho

minktrapper wrote: »

Can anyone out there give me some advice on lamps that can be mounted on guns that are suited for shooting foxs i.e. price,name of product,where to purchase etc..

http://www.switchcraft.ie/cart.asp?qid=



170-200 yards effective range

clivej

A lot of the lads here are using the P7 LED torch fixed to the scopes

BUT ARE very shy about writing a good review of fitting and using them

This what I have and use.
First I go lampimg with my son and we both have the hand held U caller night eye lamps, a clone of the LF 170's. On the scope I have this set up with a GOOD review of it all here. cost around $60 with batteries, charger and postage

Tackleberrywho

I'm not a Novelist, so I keep my posts relatively short and sweet.

the P7 can be installed removed in seconds, yet it holds firm on the rifle.
The battery life is fantastic. 3xAA 20hrs

€74 delivered to your door, and they accept Laser (i do not have a credit card)
I can leave the light on my rifle and use during the day as it weighs feck all and is activated when I hold the hand grip via a pressure switch.

I have no Epic stories of foxing as i have not got one with it yet.
On a moonlight night Visibility is ~250 yards, and if like Sat night and no moon ~ 180 yards.

I leave Scope on 5.5x and Illum Reticle on and I have the Parralax set for ~100 yards

i have shot one bunny with it to date so I know it works

Callingfoxes, now that is another story

minktrapper

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I'm not a Novelist, so I keep my posts relatively short and sweet.

the P7 can be installed removed in seconds, yet it holds firm on the rifle.
The battery life is fantastic. 3xAA 20hrs

€74 delivered to your door, and they accept Laser (i do not have a credit card)
I can leave the light on my rifle and use during the day as it weighs feck all and is activated when I hold the hand grip via a pressure switch.

I have no Epic stories of foxing as i have not got one with it yet.
On a moonlight night Visibility is ~250 yards, and if like Sat night and no moon ~ 180 yards.

I leave Scope on 5.5x and Illum Reticle on and I have the Parralax set for ~100 yards

i have shot one bunny with it to date so I know it works

Callingfoxes, now that is another story

Where did you purchase it.

Tackleberrywho

minktrapper wrote: »

Where did you purchase it.

switchcraft.ie

P7 LED LENSER c/wGun Mount & Pressure Switch 4xAAA (I said 3 x AA oop's)




P7 Led Lenser (4 x AAA) 170 lumens c/w Gun Mount




LED 1 x Cree
Length 133 mm
Weight 192 g
Luminous flux 170 lm
Batteries 4 x AAA
Energy tank 7,2 Wh
Burning life 120 h
Switch Pressure Switch



The LED LENSER® P7 has been designed for pros and users who expect only the best. This product comes complete with a gun mount and pressure switch.This flashlight is equipped with Advanced Focus System lenses and with the focusing mechanism of our newly-developed Speed Focus. The lamp achieves the same light output as 3 to 4 heavy conventional electric torches*. Circular spotlight or sharply focused beam with a range of up to 200 meters - the choice is yours! The P7 has a modular design, a Dynamic Switch (an important feature for police and armed forces), and three different brightness levels. One set of inexpensive batteries provides up to 120 hours** of light (in economy mode). Purchase LED LENSER® P7 and you get the best lamp LED LENSER lighting research has to offer.

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Part No : 8407G
In Stock : Yes
Price : €61.50
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http://www.switchcraft.ie/cart.asp?qid=

garv123

the price is 61.50 excluding vat. 74 delivered to your door with free postage. i ordered one for my mate 2 days before xmas but with the holidays the couriers aren't working till tomorrow, and they guys working there were nice enough to ring me and tell me this. some one on here ordered it one morning and it arrived the next. anyway i cant comment on the lamp its self till the next few days so when i see it working ill let you know what my thoughts of it were.

Tackleberrywho

garv123 wrote: »

the price is 61.50 excluding vat. 74 delivered to your door with free postage. i ordered one for my mate 2 days before xmas but with the holidays the couriers aren't working till tomorrow, and they guys working there were nice enough to ring me and tell me this. some one on here ordered it one morning and it arrived the next. anyway i cant comment on the lamp its self till the next few days so when i see it working ill let you know what my thoughts of it were.

That was me

Yes they do not include VAT as they sell wholesale also.

I feel your pain on Couriers.
I ordered a Leatherman MUT and when I recieved it the Next day it was the wrong Model, and No returns even processed until Tomorrow, so Who knows when I'll get my Christmas Prezzie for me, from me

I've worked most of christmas, Why can't everyone Else

minktrapper

garv123 wrote: »

the price is 61.50 excluding vat. 74 delivered to your door with free postage. i ordered one for my mate 2 days before xmas but with the holidays the couriers aren't working till tomorrow, and they guys working there were nice enough to ring me and tell me this. some one on here ordered it one morning and it arrived the next. anyway i cant comment on the lamp its self till the next few days so when i see it working ill let you know what my thoughts of it were.

Can you get filters for it do you know

Tackleberrywho

minktrapper wrote: »

Can you get filters for it do you know

I would not use a filter on it, as you need a serious light (like my Lightforce 170) for a filter to work as a filter takes a lot of the luminosity out of the lamp

When I put a red filter on my LF the beam is drastically reduced in brightness

clivej

minktrapper wrote: »

Can you get filters for it do you know

Try a good music shop that sells instruments and disco stuff. Get the gel filters for the spot lamps (coloured film), it comes in rolls and different colours. You can wrap it round the torch.

pm.

hi lads

I got the X21 Led Lenser for xmas and i have to say the light is unreal and unlike the light force no wires, but its down fall is when you have it fully zoomed in the spot is that bit too big.

ormondprop

i saw a video on youtube of one and they look unbelievabley bright, have you compared the beam to a lightforce?

lee70

minktrapper wrote: »

Can anyone out there give me some advice on lamps that can be mounted on guns that are suited for shooting foxs i.e. price,name of product,where to purchase etc..

lightforce hand held if you have help or scope mount if you don't i have both and there great. I also have a LED but only use it to spot obstacles and back up.I was thinking of getting one of thesehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCGajez42qU

pm.

ormondprop wrote: »

i saw a video on youtube of one and they look unbelievabley bright, have you compared the beam to a lightforce?

Yeah the light is much whiter than the lf and it will show up the eyes of grass hopper i also noticed that the fox didn't pay to much attention to it when used ( probably because its so white ? ). i believe its the new generation of light/lamping.

lee70

pm. wrote: »

Yeah the light is much whiter than the lf and it will show up the eyes of grass hopper i also noticed that the fox didn't pay to much attention to it when used ( probably because its so white ? ). i believe its the new generation of light/lamping.

just found one on a uk web site £260 now thats some amount of money for a hand held torch all the same it does look good.

ormondprop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZG9KBtmRtI
heres the video of it that i saw, very impressive

pm.

ormondprop wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZG9KBtmRtI
heres the video of it that i saw, very impressive

the best way to describe it is its like a portable flood light with focus

Vizzy

Hi guy,just got a UCaller 140 varialble handheld yesterday.€90 from LR Active.
Great lamp out to about 250m.Not great in fog though.Bagged my first fox tonite with a Hornet at about 160m.Was able to hold the lamp under the gun with one hand as I took the shot.
Brother has a LF Blitz(I think).Serious lamp to 400m but a bit big and awkward if you are on your own.
For the money I would highly recommand the U Caller.

Vizzy

Meant to mention in the last post that if you can pick up a battery from one of those "emergency exit" signs you'll save yourself a packet.Companies will always be getting rid of them to comply with Health & Safety but they will be perfect 2nd hand.Just get yourself a cigarette lighter from a motor accessory shop for €6 and you're away.