Thanks for the info again everyone! I guess I'm not very handy like that, so never occurred to me to just make my own.
Thanks for the info again everyone! I guess I'm not very handy like that, so never occurred to me to just make my own.
I made mine out of two Scünci elastic hair ties and a zip tie after taking a low-light handheld course. Seems to work fairly well with my E1B.
You might be interested in some of the stuff here:
http://www.lighthound.com/Hardware_c_213.html
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you are welcome to make it any length you like but it's that length for a reason. the one that came with your surefire should have had two cord locks. I place my wrist between the first and second cord lock and then run the cord over the back of my hand and insert my middle finger inside the small loop between the light and the first cord lock. adjust the amount of dangle inside your hand with the second lock around your wrist. this way I can just drop the light yet it stays within control of my last two fingers...
Last edited by ra2bach; 06-06-13 at 11:35. Reason: better explanation...
never push a wrench...
Isn't one loop that's just big enough to get your hand through all you need two be able to control the light and let it dangle from the inside of your hand?
I ended up doing what was suggested above. Cut the cord to my desired length, then heated the cut end. Then I put back the black plastic end cover, and now I have it at an ideal length. Thanks guys!
absolutely. I was just explaining the rationale for two cord locks as supplied by surefire.
but you don't even need cord locks, they just make it more convenient/secure. with a proper sized lanyard you can just place it on your wrist and let it dangle over the top of your hand between your thumb and forefinger.
if you only have one cord lock, shorten it to make a small loop at the light end to go around your middle finger. run the lanyard over the back of your hand. adjust the total length of the lanyard so it doesn't dangle too much off your wrist.
never push a wrench...
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Last edited by ra2bach; 06-06-13 at 11:37.
never push a wrench...
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=109939
here is an old one!
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