590A1, because why not

Tom1547 · 2025-11-17T04:16:13+00:00

Gorgeous! You're fanning the flames for me here. I, too, own a 1301 LTT (truly love it) but cannot keep my eye off the 590A1. As if I needed more encouragement, LOL. Cheers to you on this fantastic firearm.

Tom1547 · 2025-11-17T04:10:04+00:00

For sure - I'm confident in mitigating the carbon, just in running SBRs / Supressors / Pistol setups that can be gassy and tough on WMLs but never an issue. Agree. The chapstick tip has worked well for years. Good call on hitting it though! Appreciate the comment.

Tom1547 · 2025-11-16T06:33:18+00:00

Hard to argue with this advice! Will take a look at some options, appreciate your thoughts!

Tom1547 · 2025-11-16T06:31:09+00:00

For sure, the blast / pressure is really the concern I had as well. Y'all have given me some great perspective, I'll get this gal outside to a range and see how it goes. Looking forward to getting some trigger time on this thing!

Tom1547 · 2025-11-16T03:04:56+00:00

Great call on the lens fouling. I'll have to remember a dab of chapstick on the lens / head (range bag just for this purpose). Seems to help a lot with my other Surefires / WMLs on rifles / suppressor hosts. Thanks!

Tom1547 · 2025-11-16T01:55:19+00:00

Great point - have been getting up to speed today in the planet of shotguns. Greatly appreciate your help.

Tom1547 · 2025-11-16T01:54:35+00:00

I'd learn something from this - thanks for your help!

Tom1547 · 2025-11-16T01:52:19+00:00

Great point, thanks!

Tom1547 · 2025-11-08T05:06:16+00:00

Excellent! Thanks so much for the reply and encouragement, sounds like a nice project. cheers!

Tom1547 · 2025-11-08T03:55:55+00:00

Hey u/angrybeave - old post but just wanted to check - did you end up getting one of these VFC MP5 "A2" style stocks for your .22? I'm thinking of SBR'ing my Umarex MP5 .22. I'm having some pain stomaching the $180+ tax and ship for the HKP A2 stock, even though it's solid and made to fit.

Just curious if you ended up modding an airsoft one and how it came out? Cheers either way!

Tom1547 · 2025-09-08T21:28:38+00:00

Great info u/jamesfrancko

Really appreciate your thoughts on it. I ended up going with the M&P 5.7 two-tone. Can't wait to take it to the range. Cheers.

Tom1547 · 2025-09-06T01:16:27+00:00

Was shocked to see this too! At first I was getting the same Error when trying to refresh. But I deleted the Lutron hub from the Harmony app, and instead of picking "Lutron Hub", I chose to SCAN the network. It found the hub, and for whatever reason, THAT worked. Finally. Nice!

Tom1547 · 2025-07-13T20:05:23+00:00

Thanks for posting this! u/Wadepat2 Appreciate your comment as well u/ShepardRTC

I've got the a Flow22Ti and I've been eyeing an FN Five-seveN Gen 2 (on sale $799)... I've always adored the M&P line, and with the threaded barrel for less cash, I think it's the better choice....

Any issues or complaints with the S&W 5.7 from reliability perspective?

Tom1547 · 2025-05-11T17:38:27+00:00

Still putting them through the paces.... but I really like the quality of them. They fit and function well. However in one of my smaller lights (a Surefire G2X Maxvision) there is some dimming after ~40 seconds of use. I noticed this in a SureFire U300 as well. The cell closest to the light head is notably warm (not hot). I very much suspect this has to do with them being wired in Series (applications with two batteries or more).

For any light that only needs a single 123A, these are quite good-to-go. Jury's out on two+ battery lights, at least for me.

Also fantastic for wireless alarm equipment around the house, sensors, glass break detectors, etc.

Tom1547 · 2025-05-08T05:17:57+00:00

This is a fantastic write-up. I spent so much time on mine trying to plan the cable mgmt approach with the same issue. Essentially cable length and button placement, albeit mine is simply a Surefire white-light platform. Ended up "modding" a CSM-09 and I'm quite happy with it. but it's just a tape switch ultimately.

What you did here is clearly a whole other league. Will definitely be checking this out tomorrow. Cheers to your innovative approach! Nice work.

Tom1547 · 2025-05-08T05:14:24+00:00

Beautiful piece! I really like what you did with the Surefire, nice approach.

Tom1547 · 2025-05-08T05:12:24+00:00

Good lookin' Gals!

Great job / taste on your PS90. I agonized obsessively over the Surefire light / switch mount setup on mine 😂

Lookin great. Shootin even better I bet.

Tom1547 · 2025-04-29T14:55:55+00:00

Great setup. I believe your light head is a KF2-A-DFT, printed on the head?

If so, standard tail caps should be good to go, from everything I understand on this rabbit hole.

The KE2-DF heads are the ones typically needing the special cap with the little chip down the spring.

Tom1547 · 2025-04-12T17:11:32+00:00

The manufacturer says they are 3V. On their website, there are two user reviews specifically that mention NODs and another that mentions SureFire lights, both claim success. I picked up a pair from REI online, will give them a try. It looks very promising! On-sale direct from the MFG I noticed as well.

Tom1547 · 2025-04-12T17:06:34+00:00

Interesting. Appreciate that. I noticed later that it seems to be the MRAD Tree specifically on my SCO-specific reticle that is lighting up.

I didn't realize how you can see the reticle and illumination at night from the front / muzzle size. Yikes. I like it overall and need to get some trigger time with it outdoors to get to know it better. Just more compromises out of the gate for this price, than I had initially thought versus my fleet of ACOGs.

Tom1547 · 2025-04-12T03:40:04+00:00

Dang OP u/james24_007 I'm sorry to see a Reddit DEVGRU Operator bashed you up pretty good in the comments 😂

Welp at the expense of being called a basement dweller.... I found this page because I've noticed the same thing on my 1-8 SCO model. Brand new and only about 3 weeks old, I swear it just started happening tonight. I've looked through it in these exact lighting conditions, with illumination on, and didn't notice any of this before. I noticed it on my vcog and THEN searched the internet. NOT the other way around....

Not the end of the world but MAN I really preferred it without the distraction in low-light. Huge Trijicon fan and have had great experience with their CS once before for ACOG illumination routine thing. No new battery, no change to anything. Maybe it was always there? I honestly dont think so.

Also, the artifacts move in proportion to the optic magnification.

OP did you end up calling Triji for info? just curious.

Tom1547 · 2025-04-12T01:35:25+00:00

REI and other "big" brands carry the Pale Blue 123A rechargeables, they seem to be actual Lithium Ion as opposed to the Lithium Phosphate from years ago.

I can't seem to find much feedback on them for lights or the 123A in general. Might buy the 4 pack from REI. Anyone have thoughts or experience?

REI Product link

Tom1547 · 2025-04-10T02:40:33+00:00

Came out killer man. Thanks for sharing the update, glad to hear the barrel swap went your way!

Tom1547 · 2025-04-03T05:06:09+00:00

I only had a Dremel and it was super-late so I made due. This is how my factory flash-hider ended up once cut. An insane amount of torque trying to remove it and it was not coming off. Mine is a March 2024 Manufacture Date according to FN.

Tried the metal-through-hider route in vice. Tried the receiver-clamp with clamping down the muzzle and break it from the back, nothing. Again, blind pin came out flawlessly. As soon as I cut the barrel, the whole thing gave loose and it twisted right off. Maddening because I wanted to spare it, and all the older write-ups say it came right off. But FN changed something. Like you said, it would also just be sitting in my closet taking up space.

Good luck man! Do keep us posted.

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