You installed the rubber mounts upside down. The side that has a radius (for the pigtail to route through should be down rail side ) and the switch side has 45 degree corners at one end that match the profile of the switch installed properly it's a very tight fit and secures the pigtail very nice.
He just don't have the 1913 rail area for the mounts. They work well on mine also. He can order the additional rail to add to his mlok system to make it work.
My AR came with the light and pressure mount already installed. It took a bit to get it off because I wanted to move it to a different position. I can not get them to latch as well as they previously were. I still haven’t decided that it’s where I exactly want it but when I do I will use zip ties as well to make sure it stays secure.
@@georgemiller245 instead of ordering one and being lazy, he should just drive down to the local gun shop and buy local so you're helping out your community and have the part you need in ten minutes instead of a couple days. I hate people who order things and put small businesses out of a job
@@unholyspoon4886 more people have local than you wish to believe. Ordering from Amazon for example has caused harm and brought closer to more local businesses than anything else. Great jobs have shut down and this should be reversed.
3M tape is very strong. People use it for gopro mounts. They only remove with heat. I got this light for my Beretta 1301. The forend doesnt have Mlok so im using the 3M tape for the switch.
Good review bro! That is a very good light. For the switch attachment to the rail - just drill out the holes on switch to fit M LOK srew size and just M LOK switch to rail - easy DIY moment (high five)
WTG man I love your setup. I have a Aero Atlas S one rail as well and just purchased the streamlight R1 to mount on it. I went with the R1 because of the duel fuel option and 350 lumens is more than enough for indoors and out to 200yds. Keep the reviews coming!
GingerSnap/ I bought my Pro Tac from Cloud Defense & got there Kit in black which is around $179 other colors are a little more. The colors come in FDE, ODG to name a couple, that's including the light & mount. They have a great mounting system for the Pic rail on top. I didn't care for the system that came with the StreamLight, also I got an Arisaka angle mount which they have different styles for KMOD & MLOK & Pic rails. I like how you explained the programing of the light.👍
Good review. I'm surprised your pic rail rubber mounts are so loose, I use that method to mount mine, and they are super tight/solid to the switch and the rail.
Right on, mine as well. They fit a spec pic rail firmly, but I imagine a pic rail section as he has there isn't a spec piece and likely shaved for weight saving.
@@CreativeNameStudios you had them upside down. they snap on and are actually kinda tough to get off. They've been solid for me. good review.. i purchased the bcm mount
im pretty sure the 3mm tape is to be used in conjunction with the zip ties? Never could figure out the optimum setup but i guess its so you can customize it to how you want to use it.
Those rubber tape switch holders grab a 12 o'clock rail quite firmly. I'd say that piece of pic rail you have there has prob been shaved to reduce weight
I quickly felt the urge building up to scroll down to the comments and suggest you buy an MLOK picatinny adapter. And just then you pulled one out. Phew.
My HL-X just came in today with pressure pad. I have a plastic Magpul MOE MLOK hand guard without slots on top for accessories. I'm thinking about using the zip ties, but wanted to ask how secure yours is first. I really don't want to use the 3m for the same concerns you mentioned in your video. Any advice is welcomed and appreciated. Nice video Brother! 👊🏽💯
Great review, man. I’ve been looking into these. Specially the HLx. The RM2 seems like a good option as well. However I read and saw some videos that these SL are known to flicker when the light is on and the gun is fired. Thats a no go for me. Buut still doing my homework on it. Thanks, man!
@@CreativeNameStudios welp. Got the HL-X (review on my channel) I am using the rubber pic pressure pad mounts and mine hold on TIGHT didnt even use zip ties. I took the light out for some low light training and I’m really diggin the light.
This is what a lot of people were saying about the rubber mounts. Not a big deal to me either way since I didn’t plan on using them. Thanks for the input though!
Love my HL-X! Arisaka inline to put it more forward on an sbr with lil rail space. Shaffer mlok button mount ($35). And I just seen a guy on UA-cam drill the holes out just a touch and out mlok nut/bolt right through each end hole and that on mlok rail! So lo pro!!! But I do have the cable control plate under my Shaffer touch pad mlok mount. About 1/2”-5/8” thick above rail plus touchpad thickness. Works great and under $200 altogether. I got the 88071 model that comes with an 18650 rechargeable and also uses cr123’s! I’m wondering if I can put a “jack cap” on it and get another button on the back of the light itself along with the 2 button touchpad? Anyone know??
Correct the lens with defiantly get a lot of carbon buildup and could be damaged. I would rather use the light this way and risk damage than have a shadow of the muzzle in my field of view when trying to see in the dark. A little bit of give and take. Just my preference. I appreciate your comment!
Personally I've found that any shadow caused by a muzzle device to be so minimal that it's a non-issue. However, an alternative solution would be using a linear/blast-foward comp.
i bought this only because I have a quad rail with a fsp other than that after you buy legit mlok and tape switch mounts you might as well spend the extra 60 bucks for a surefire scout.
@@jeeplifedeana4747 it seems as though the color temp of that light is a little more yellow compared to other leds, like my rail mount 2. Sounds to me like you have a normal operating light
You installed the rubber mounts upside down. The side that has a radius (for the pigtail to route through should be down rail side ) and the switch side has 45 degree corners at one end that match the profile of the switch installed properly it's a very tight fit and secures the pigtail very nice.
The little picatinny mounts for the switch work well. When you put the witch in them, they add pressure onto the rail and wedge in well.
He just don't have the 1913 rail area for the mounts. They work well on mine also. He can order the additional rail to add to his mlok system to make it work.
My AR came with the light and pressure mount already installed. It took a bit to get it off because I wanted to move it to a different position. I can not get them to latch as well as they previously were. I still haven’t decided that it’s where I exactly want it but when I do I will use zip ties as well to make sure it stays secure.
@@georgemiller245 instead of ordering one and being lazy, he should just drive down to the local gun shop and buy local so you're helping out your community and have the part you need in ten minutes instead of a couple days. I hate people who order things and put small businesses out of a job
@@zebfox011not everyone has local and a lot don’t have what you need
@@unholyspoon4886 more people have local than you wish to believe. Ordering from Amazon for example has caused harm and brought closer to more local businesses than anything else. Great jobs have shut down and this should be reversed.
This paired with the Bcm surefire mount and cloud defensive pressure pad mount make for an amazing little package.
Those rubber pieces that attach to the rail actually fit very snug. You have them upside is the problem.
3M tape is very strong. People use it for gopro mounts. They only remove with heat.
I got this light for my Beretta 1301. The forend doesnt have Mlok so im using the 3M tape for the switch.
The 3m tape is bomb proof that's how I have mine attached I've shot 3000 rounds + in all types of weather and it's still rock steady
Good to hear!
The mounts for the pressure switch work very well in my opinion and they have a slot to secure the cable they keep it very clean
I have mounted on the bottom side of the handguard, 6:00 position attached to the mlok.
Oh hey, this is super useful to me as I have the exact same handguard as you (Aero Precision Atlas S-One)
Mounting my streamlight on a 10” ultra slim handguard I used the sticky adhesive then secured the pressure pad with zip ties. So far so good. 🤞🏾
Good review bro! That is a very good light. For the switch attachment to the rail - just drill out the holes on switch to fit M LOK srew size and just M LOK switch to rail - easy DIY moment (high five)
ah yeah thats a great idea! would be a nice solid way for mounting! good tip
That’s what I did.
So you use the M lock screw and put a nut on the top side?
@@MacroMicro99 Same thing I’m wondering… 🤔
WTG man I love your setup. I have a Aero Atlas S one rail as well and just purchased the streamlight R1 to mount on it. I went with the R1 because of the duel fuel option and 350 lumens is more than enough for indoors and out to 200yds. Keep the reviews coming!
GingerSnap/ I bought my Pro Tac from Cloud Defense & got there Kit in black which is around $179 other colors are a little more. The colors come in FDE, ODG to name a couple, that's including the light & mount. They have a great mounting system for the Pic rail on top. I didn't care for the system that came with the StreamLight, also I got an Arisaka angle mount which they have different styles for KMOD & MLOK & Pic rails. I like how you explained the programing of the light.👍
Love to hear it man! Thanks for the feedback!
CLOUD DEFENSIVE pressure switch mount!
Good review. I'm surprised your pic rail rubber mounts are so loose, I use that method to mount mine, and they are super tight/solid to the switch and the rail.
That’s good to hear! It’s possible I just got one from a bad batch of products
Right on, mine as well. They fit a spec pic rail firmly, but I imagine a pic rail section as he has there isn't a spec piece and likely shaved for weight saving.
@@CreativeNameStudios you had them upside down. they snap on and are actually kinda tough to get off. They've been solid for me. good review.. i purchased the bcm mount
Didn’t realize how old this was till I heard that people were using keymod over picatinny
Thanks for the heads up on the mlok mount
im pretty sure the 3mm tape is to be used in conjunction with the zip ties? Never could figure out the optimum setup but i guess its so you can customize it to how you want to use it.
Better to have options I suppose
@@CreativeNameStudios pretty much
I ended up using some double sided gorilla glue tape that works really well.
@@Cant_Stop-Wont-Stop0329 ah yes the "fukkit" approach
Thanks for this video man I was wondering how this stream light would look with an angled mount.
Those rubber tape switch holders grab a 12 o'clock rail quite firmly. I'd say that piece of pic rail you have there has prob been shaved to reduce weight
Iv thought the same thing as a lot of people have said theirs work just fine
That stream light protac can mount direct to hb industries handguard on bren 2... Pretty awesome. Con is tape switch takes it from ipx7 to ipx4
I quickly felt the urge building up to scroll down to the comments and suggest you buy an MLOK picatinny adapter. And just then you pulled one out. Phew.
Great review bud! appreciate the tutorial/review
Thanks for the watch!
my only comment would be to use metal zip ties on the tape switch; spray painted black 😎
Perhaps the rubber pieces are to provide dampening under recoil?
My HL-X just came in today with pressure pad. I have a plastic Magpul MOE MLOK hand guard without
slots on top for accessories. I'm thinking
about using the zip ties, but wanted to ask how secure yours is first. I really don't want to use the 3m for the same concerns you mentioned in your video. Any advice is welcomed and appreciated. Nice video Brother! 👊🏽💯
Zip ties have held up with no issue at all! Haven’t had to change them out yet still holding up strong
@@CreativeNameStudios Thank you!
the screws at 5:55, do they come with the light ?
Great review, man. I’ve been looking into these. Specially the HLx. The RM2 seems like a good option as well. However I read and saw some videos that these SL are known to flicker when the light is on and the gun is fired. Thats a no go for me. Buut still doing my homework on it. Thanks, man!
I can tell you from personal experience that my light doesn’t flicker. But if you don’t have 100% trust in a piece of gear I would say pass on it
@@CreativeNameStudios welp. Got the HL-X (review on my channel) I am using the rubber pic pressure pad mounts and mine hold on TIGHT didnt even use zip ties. I took the light out for some low light training and I’m really diggin the light.
@@DesertTactical hell yeah that’s awesome to hear! Not sure why my rubber mounts are so loose. Might just be this specific aero precision upper
@@CreativeNameStudios Possibly. Some pic rails can be ever so slightly be out of spec. Unable to notice until we try to mount an accessory on it.
@@CreativeNameStudios Possibly. Some pic rails can be ever so slightly be out of spec. Unable to notice until we try to mount an accessory on it.
I think you had the rubber mounts for the tape switch upside down. Mine are on very tight, no need for zip ties.
This is what a lot of people were saying about the rubber mounts. Not a big deal to me either way since I didn’t plan on using them. Thanks for the input though!
Love my HL-X! Arisaka inline to put it more forward on an sbr with lil rail space. Shaffer mlok button mount ($35). And I just seen a guy on UA-cam drill the holes out just a touch and out mlok nut/bolt right through each end hole and that on mlok rail! So lo pro!!! But I do have the cable control plate under my Shaffer touch pad mlok mount. About 1/2”-5/8” thick above rail plus touchpad thickness. Works great and under $200 altogether. I got the 88071 model that comes with an 18650 rechargeable and also uses cr123’s! I’m wondering if I can put a “jack cap” on it and get another button on the back of the light itself along with the 2 button touchpad? Anyone know??
Did the screws that you used to mount the light to the BCM mount come with the light or the mount?
The screws came with the BCM mount 👍
Can I mount this on a mlok?
Will the PRO TAC 1000 lumen work with the BCM MOUNT
My only gripe with this is having the lens that far forward on the M-Loc system.
Muzzle flash might damage it.
Just my observation.
Correct the lens with defiantly get a lot of carbon buildup and could be damaged. I would rather use the light this way and risk damage than have a shadow of the muzzle in my field of view when trying to see in the dark. A little bit of give and take. Just my preference. I appreciate your comment!
Personally I've found that any shadow caused by a muzzle device to be so minimal that it's a non-issue. However, an alternative solution would be using a linear/blast-foward comp.
@@JDTN1985 yeah the shadow cause by any muzzle device isn’t much but I personally don’t like it. It’s more of an annoyance to me than a hindrance
i bought this only because I have a quad rail with a fsp other than that after you buy legit mlok and tape switch mounts you might as well spend the extra 60 bucks for a surefire scout.
Do they make a tailcap to attach this to a Unity TAP pad?
They make their "Jack Cap" that fits it with a plug & button.
I just bought a streamlight for my ar and noticed when the light is on the center beam is yellow when shining on the wall, is this normal?
I don’t have any yellow tint to my light at all. What model did you buy?
Streamlight 88066 pro tac rail mount HL-X
@@jeeplifedeana4747 it seems as though the color temp of that light is a little more yellow compared to other leds, like my rail mount 2. Sounds to me like you have a normal operating light
Does this mount to M-Lok?
wish I
could find the bcm mount in stock
Seems as tho nothing is ever on stock now a days. You could always check eBay for a second hand one!
Arisaka makes a ton of similar mounts.
Does this have an mlok mount ? Forgive my ignorance
If you mean the flashlight no it doesn’t come with an mlok mount. I purchased an mlok mount separate
That’s weird mine came with a mlok mount!!
❤
39.99 for the mount, the government doesn't pay for my toys now, there's better deals out there
There definitely are cheaper mounts to buy. I purchased the bcm as I like the company and wanted to support them. But they all do the job well!
@@CreativeNameStudios understandable...
@gingerSnap,
BCM rocks! I agree with you. They are true patriots that support the constitution.
Zipe tie the pressure switch😂 maybe some duct tape to hold the light on. I won't buy this because the way it mounts.
Those zip ties look like shit
mlok is not combat effective, it is a substandard system.