I just purchased a 590 A1 20" barrel and I want to mount a flashlight. Are there any recomendations? I believe the flashlight would have to be pretty tough to take the recoil, but I am not sure. As you can probably tell this shotgun thing is new to me.
Thanks
I also have the 590A1 20" bbl. CDM, one of our forum vendors makes mounts for lights. I have thhe CDM MT clamp on my 590, great fit and easy to install. The allen wrench required is packaged with the mount. CDM has a new clamp coming out for the 590A1 which will be the BMT (Barrel and Mag Tube) clamp. I dont know when it will be available though. The MT I am using has a 3 slot rail on one side and sling swivel on the other. An inexpensive and highly recommended light by Scott of CDM is the Streamlight PolyTac. It can sometimes be found for $40 or less.
Here are a couple pics of the MT clamp on my 590A1;
This is the 3 slot rail where a light can be mounted.
I saw in the 2011 Mossberg Catalog that some new 590A1's are coming with the FAB Railed Forend. I ordered one (distributed by Mako) and will let everyone know my impressions upon receipt and installation.
I bought a Mako forend last summer. It's okay, I replaced it with a Surefire I got a smoking deal on.
I mounted a light on the Mako, but there is no flat spot for the pressure switch (the whole forend is ribbed). I took a wood rasp and made a spot and velcroed the switch on. I emailed them a suggestion to put flats on each side.
I talked to Surefire about the M70 tri-rail forend vs the lighted forend. Tech says the lighted forend, Nooooo. The tri-rail should work. The tech guy said they havent had the tri-rail come back becuase it wouldnt fit and no complaints.
I pressed them for more info in the same manner I did with Ergo, but their marketing dept has yet to take my calls or return my messages.
Alright! received my forend in the mail today! Installation was a bit tricky. Actually, removal of the stock forend was a bit of a pain. But, our old friend YouTube comes through again! I found a video that showed me how to remove the stock piece. The new piece simply slipped on, tighten the nut and reassemble.
I am happy with the forend. I was worried that the rails on the bottom were gonna be real rough. But they are not and provide a nice firm grip. Since I am a lefty, I mounted my Pelican M6 LED light on the right side with a Viking Tactical light mount. I like this mount a lot! It is made from polymer so it will not screw up my light! The only downside is that I had to mount the light above the side rail piece. There was not enough clearance under the rail to mount it below. Oh well... After final assembly I ran though some dry fire drills and found the light in a comfortable position to activate with my right thumb.
Overall, for about $80 (forend plus light mount) I am now able to mount a white light on my 590A1.
Next up, replacing the cheap plastic side saddle with a Mesa Tactical Aluminum saddle!
That is supposed to arrive on Monday. The shipping was really fast on this item! I ordered from Amazon and shipped from a company in NJ. So, short shipping time from NJ to NC.
I was wondering how long the forend tube length is on the 590a1 because I'm thinking of putting the old wood furniture on it. I know, blasphemy right?!