Tactical Light Clamp for Mossberg 500?

[jgedmond]

Does anybody use the Mesa Tactical barrel or magazine clamps on their Mossberg 500 shotguns?

Mesa Tactical: Barrel and Magazine Clamps : Products

Per Brownells website, these are fit to the Remington 870 and will work on Benelli's. Apparently, the Mossberg barrel has a smaller outside diameter making the fit too loose so Mesa does not recommend them for Mossbergs. Since one of the clamps fits onto both the barrel and mag tube, I am wondering if you shimmed a strip of silicone (high temp) rubber or Teflon around the barrel that would be adequate.

Do others mount a Picatinny-based lights on their Mossberg's? If so, what works for you?

Thanks

[Dawico]

I have had good luck with this one. It is kind of bulky, but clamps securely and gives you alot of options. It is pretty cheap also. SHT-070 - Leapers UTG Universal Shotgun TriRal Barrel Mount 5 Slot Holds Tactical Flashlights Laser and Other Accessories It is more for mounting a standard flashlight to your gun though.

The only way to make yours work would be to grind some out of the middle so it clamps tighter. There is a lot of recoil with a shotgun, and the mount will slide if it isn't tight.

[majormadmax]

I have an AimShot MT-61178 clamp holding a SureFire 6P to my Mossberg Persuader, and couldn't be more happy! Here are some pics...









I like it because it completely encompasses the barrel and the flashlight, something earlier clamps I tried didn't. I found they had a bad habit of letting loose, but that hasn't occurred with the AimShot...that sucker holds the flashlight on there tight! And, it's not a bad deal at ~$25, and while a bit bulky as well, at least I know it's going to hold!

Cheers! M2

[jgedmond]

I have an AimShot MT-61178 clamp holding a SureFire 6P to my Mossberg Persuader, and couldn't be more happy! Here are some pics...

I like it because it completely encompasses the barrel and the flashlight, something earlier clamps I tried didn't. I found they had a bad habit of letting loose, but that hasn't occurred with the AimShot...that sucker holds the flashlight on there tight! And, it's not a bad deal at ~$25, and while a bit bulky as well, at least I know it's going to hold!

Cheers! M2

It doesn't look too bulky the way that you used it for only one light diectly onto the barrel. I may bite the bullet and get a 1" tube type of light.

[jgedmond]

I have had good luck with this one. It is kind of bulky, but clamps securely and gives you alot of options. It is pretty cheap also. SHT-070 - Leapers UTG Universal Shotgun TriRal Barrel Mount 5 Slot Holds Tactical Flashlights Laser and Other Accessories It is more for mounting a standard flashlight to your gun though.

The only way to make yours work would be to grind some out of the middle so it clamps tighter. There is a lot of recoil with a shotgun, and the mount will slide if it isn't tight.

Looks kind of bulky, but it looks like you can leave off the rail at 6 o'clock position since the clamping screws go into the rails at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions.

[swsmailman]

Hey major, is it possible to use that clamp for directly under the barrel? instead of off set? I plan on buying a scabbard for my mossberg 500 when I get it and I want a tac light but if it is off set it wont fit. any info?

[majormadmax]

Maybe with a different flashlight; but with the SureFire 6P (which mine has a 120-lumen bulb in it, so instant sunshine! ), it is too long to mount directly under the barrel and the magazine interferes with it...

[swsmailman]

Alright thanks major.

[jgedmond]

Thanks for the imput so far.

Did a lot of internet searching last night and found out that Streamlight makes a clamp for the mag tube that gives you a one slot rail. With that I can mount my TLR-1 and add the shotgun remote cable on the forearm. May go that route. Anybody use such a rig?

[tex45acp]

Mine uses a clamping device made for mounting a laser and fits my Defender magazine perfectly. I added a double sided rail and some 1" scope clamps. It's solid as a rock but easily removed.