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captaincaveman

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Not so PC I know, don't really care either. Any ideas on how to mount a light on a ML for night hunting (yoters and hogs)? I found some hogs and really like pork loins and chops. Yup I found hogs in Ohio :blah:

Josh
 
Probably the best way would be to use some kind of gasket clamp, like you use to attach a radiator hose to the radiator of your car or truck, to hold a flashlight to the barrel and stock. YOu will want to wrap tape around the ferrel and barrel, to protect them from being scratched and to give something for the clamp to grab when you snug down the screw. You have to decide if you are going to try to use the RR ferrules for the given purpose, or remove the ramrod, and carry that into the field. Otherwise it interferes with, or is interfered by the flashlight. Some simply duct tape the flash light to the side of the forestock on a half stock gun. That puts the flashlite back further from the muzzle, and usually allows the ramrod to stay in the ferrules( pipes).

YOu might want to consider getting a hard hat with a lamp on the front of it. Put a red lens cover on the light, and it will give you enough light to see the game, but the light will not spook them. By leaving it on your hat, you can use it to enter and come out of your hunting spot, without pointing the muzzle of your gun at something you don't intend to destroy. You can carry a back up lantern or flashlight to track the animals, or gut them in the field when you are successful.

I recommend getting a light like the MagLites, that can deliver a focused beam on a target at some distance. With the new bulbs, and batteries you can put out a lot of light when needed. The headlamps are usually operated off a 12 volt battery pack that you carry on your belt. YOu can paint the hat any color you want, including camo, but I like them blaze orange so that people don't mistake me for the boar. At night, the light is so low that any blaze orange appears to be grey, to both humans and hogs.I have never seen any advantage to wearing camo clothes at night, and several disadvantages.
 
If you weapon is drilled and tapped for a scope mount (T/C Hawkens and Renegades plus the GM drp in Barrels come this way). You can mount a scope, then mount a varmit hunting light dirrectly to the scope. These are available at Academy and other sporting goods stores or order from Cabellas etc. Red filter recomended or use just the edge of the beam, to bright and they will run.

If they are close to your house you can use the yard flood lights that are solar powered and light up your baited area and head shoot them when they come out to feed. Mount in a tree or on a post with the light shinning away from you.

Hogs are not tougher than deer but built different. I would go to the site "Texas Boars" and learn about the many and varied ways to hunt these critters. Head shots are best.

Wild hogs eat extremely well.
 
I would mount a Surefire light under the barrel with a clamp and pressure switch. I have a set up like that for my TC Contender to do night hunting. It works well for me.
 
I sure love the SureFire lights for finding things in the dark, but am a little concerned that a red lense cover might negate the advantage of a SureFire. Probably wrong about that :redface: but I would certainly recommend a red lense cover, doesn't seem to scare 'em as bad IME...maybe that goes without saying though...
Keep us posted, please, I would like to hear how this turns out.
Mark
 
"Not so PC I know, don't really care either"

I really don't thing the PC thing every would have come up on this topic, but this is a good example of the attitude/circumstance that usually is prevelant... the non-PC inclined tend to take the first swing...
 
tg said:
"Not so PC I know, don't really care either"

I really don't thing the PC thing every would have come up on this topic, but this is a good example of the attitude/circumstance that usually is prevelant... the non-PC inclined tend to take the first swing...

I see the second swing has been taken. :hmm:
I think Captaincave just wanted to keep his thread from becoming a Flame war.Maglights or scopes don't interest me so I wasen't even going to read this thread till I seen you posted in it TG.
 
Where it is legal to hunt at night, it is awfully hard to do so without some sort of light. I know since I live in Massachusetts which allows night hunting for varmints but without a light. I have one attached for raccoon and oppossum but when it comes to coyotes or fox, the light has to be off.

That is why some people who do this hunt the month of January or Febuary during the full moon with snowcover,hopefully.
 
"I think Captaincave just wanted to keep his thread from becoming a Flame war'

I don't see how anyone would start a flame war on flashlites for night hunting, they are a must in my opinion, just don't see the need for the PC jab right from the start, I hope he finds a suitable method to achieve his goal....I prefer a candle tied on with sinew.....
 
tg said:
just don't see the need for the PC jab right from the start,.........
In my mind YOU made the jab.He was stateing the need not to be PC in this thread.Which was obvious anyway.You are obviousy extreamly PC,Good for you I congratulate you.I hope your happy but you need to realize not everyones is out to get you.That's called paranoia.
 
"That's called paranoia."

No, it's called tired of hearing all the "don't care if it is PC or not" chest thumping and unneeded defensive postureing that so many seem to have to put in their posts because they seem to be afraid someone might mention PC in an answer to their question, nothing about these guys to fear...just an aggravation like a grain of sand in the eye.
 
actually my first thought was to wrap the stock with an ace bandage to protect it an duct taping the light on :thumbsup: .

Josh
 
With a scope a Mag Light works, you can see the game and crosshairs...With open sights, you can see the game with the light, but not sights...At least I can't...
 
Tape a lazer sight to it along with the maglite. Lite 'em up with the maglite and put the red dot from the lazer on them and fire. :grin:
 
tg said:
"That's called paranoia."

No, it's called tired of hearing all the "don't care if it is PC or not" chest thumping and unneeded defensive postureing that so many seem to have to put in their posts because they seem to be afraid someone might mention PC in an answer to their question, nothing about these guys to fear...just an aggravation like a grain of sand in the eye.

:hmm: Chest thumping?Like the kind that Tarzan does?I think I'd like Tarzan.....I'd really like Jane?I wonder what it would be like to live in the Jungle?I wonder if Jane likes it in the Treehouse?I wonder if Cheetah is PC? :blah:
 
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