Mounting rail @ 12:00 on MOE HG

[Korgs130]

Any good advice for mounting a rail @ 12:00 on MOE HG? I know it's not the approved method but I'd like to try a Surefire tape switch in that position.

[CoryCop25]

If I remember correctly, the Magpul MOE illumination kit comes with a piece for mounting the tape switch to the MOE handguard. The piece in the illumination kit snaps right into the slots.

[Rattlehead]

If I remember correctly, the Magpul MOE illumination kit comes with a piece for mounting the tape switch to the MOE handguard. The piece in the illumination kit snaps right into the slots.

If I recall correctly, the manual that comes with the Illumination kit recommends that you do not mount it directly at 12:00.

I also tried (anyways) to mount the switch on top with the Illumination kit, but the plastic cradle for the pressure switch will not snap onto the top of the MOE.

[CoryCop25]

OK, I remember trying to mount one for a friend of mine but I didn't remember why it didn't fit. He had a cheap tape switch not a Sure Fire one. Yes well, I'm sure something can be modified. I highly doubt that the tape switch will be destroyed by heat if you mount it on top. I have a couple of tape switch mounts taken from the illumination kits (somewhere) if you want to use it.

[Korgs130]

I have a couple of tape switch mounts taken from the illumination kits (somewhere) if you want to use it.

I appreciate the offer, but I already have the Illumination Kit and those pieces definitely don’t work on top of the MOE HG. I’m referring to pictures from the BCM catalog where Travis Haley has a Surefire SR07 Remote Dual Switch is rail mounted at 12 o’clock on the MOE. I saw similar pictures with a piece of rail on top in articles on BCM and Magpul in the 2011 issue of combat tactics. Just curious if anyone here has made a similar modification and how they like it.

[strike2502]

I have mounted a rail section to the 12 o'clock position on the MOE handguards, all it takes is a little work with a sanding wheel on a Dremmel tool. I'll post pics later as soon as I can download them.