Now I'm seriously considering a tactical flashlight for the end of my shotgun.
Hey, Jennifer! I'm glad to see a woman post here for once! Don't worry, we are a polite bunch (mostly.)
Anyway, since you asked... a tac light for a shotgun... there are MANY options.
1. "Tri Rail" clamp for your magazine tube between the end of your pump and the end of the mag cap. Attach whatever you have using a picatinny clamp that fits your flashlight.
2. An "integral" pump fore end that accepts a specific and individual flashlight.
Admin! Jenny seems a little too trusting by posting her personal information, please talk with her about this. Nothing against Jenny, but anybody can read these posts. We're a friendly bunch, but I don't want to read bad stuff about a member of my community. I support you, Jennifer... A shotgun with a fore end light is the pinnacle of home defense. Can we get a post edit by.. umm... someone?
The shotgun tac light mounting method that I most suggest is one that gives you the maximum flexibility. This technology revolutionizes itself every 6 months to 5 years. Really. Once you get down into the guts of the lights and look at upgrade options, this requires serious electronics knowledge.
Shotgun tac light overview:
The current state of affairs... you might 60 lumens out of a light. Hopefully, you got one that can be upgraded. There are tiny pic rail mount lights that exceed 500 lumens. If you get a larger chunk of metal, you are looking at 2000+ lumens, this is twice as bright as a car headlight.
If you get high end custom lights at this time of posting, you're looking at 3 times the brightness of a car headlight in a soda-can sized package. The problem with this is that you'll blind the **** out of yourself at close range with night-adapted vision. The plus side is that you'll do the same to some goblin who's invading your home.
Best of luck, Jennifer. Please edit your post to remove your personal address. Better yet, please delete your post and keep on posting here. Don't do that again. We're a bunch of good people here. We will cover for you.
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Again, good to see a new poster here. Please fix your post and come back with another line of thought. You showed some good thinking here.
See you, Jenn!