flashlight mounting - HELP NEEDED

[bowhunterportugal]

Hi gang,

Does anyone uses a flashlight to hunt?
In  Portugal it's allowed to hunt at night. I need to attach a flashlight to my BW but don't know how.

Tried to wrap it with rubber strap but the bow noise kicked up and the performance dropped.

 

I think this happened because the wrap was over the limb pocket section not letting the limb do it's work properly.

My bow has side bushings. I have a scope mount ring that I use on my compound bow to attach the flashlight on the riser.

Any opinions? How-to's?

Thanks
Diogo

[jamesh76]

nope, its illegal in most areas inthe US.

[Brad Arnett]

Originally posted by jamesh76:
nope, its illegal in most areas inthe US.

Its legal here for predator hunting and shooting rough fish, I assumed that you could night hunt predators and fish in most states.      :confused:

On my fish shooting bow I use a light that my buddy in Texas sent me after he had upgraded to a better one. I don't know the brand, or even how old it is, but he just called it a hog light. It mounts in a stabilizer hole and It has a pressure switch to turn it on and off, you can see it mounted to the riser with velcro. It runs off 1-9volt battery and isn't very bright but it does get the job done.

[Gatekeeper]

Look at this thread

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=120845;p=1#000008

[ChuckC]

Ewww. .   that looks like your answer right there. .  good luck Diogo

ChuckC

[reddogge]

You can use them for hogs. Tippit set a bow up for that.

[Brad Arnett]

Originally posted by ChuckC:
Ewww. .   that looks like your answer right there. .  good luck Diogo

ChuckC

Maybe a light on a beat up old bear recurve don't look "trad" but I don't see whats so "Ewwww" about it? I guess my wife and I could sit home in front of the tv or computer rather than get out with the recurves and shoot some fish.    :D   If you've never been out at night shooting fish then you are missing out on loads of fun and shooting.    

[Gump21Bravo]

Mounting it is tricky....

your probably going to try 10 different things before you figure out the best set up.

My guess would be to try and find a old quiver to modify.

Or if appearance means nothing you could just duct tape two pipe clamps to the riser. when i say pipe clamps i mean the small ones that are adjustable with a screw driver.

Good luck.

Craig

[bowhunterportugal]

Thanks for the replies.

If my bow had a stabilizer hole, that was easy. It doesn't and I don't want to add it.

Gatekeeper idea is nice but for stand hunting. I do a lot of stalking at night. But the arm protection thing might work!

[PERUN]

lamp for bow

[bowhunterportugal]

I have the lamp. What I don't have is a stabilizer hole.

Anyone tried with the side quiver holes?

[PERUN]

stabilizer hole

http://www.3riversarchery.com/product.asp?i=5045

[Lucas K]

try the traditional gadget adapter from Great Northern. I think several of the sponsers carry it, it straps to your bow and functions as a stabilizer bushing with drilling any holes.

[amicus]

Sam houston had posted a pic a while back of his bow/flashlite set up. Used to pieces of inner tube. It seemed pretty easy and sturdy. I couldnt find it but Im sure you could pm him if interested.

[bowhunterportugal]

I think I got it.

I have a scope mount ring to assemble the flashlight on my compound.
I've cut one inch of an old scope rail that I had here and in witch the mount ring attaches. I've drilled a hole so I can screw it on the side bushing's of the bow.

Now I just need to try it!

Thanks guy's.

Diogo

[BOWMARKS]

3 Rivers Traditional Gadget Adapter

This is threaded for a stabalizer and has rubber straps to hold to bow with no harm to finish!!!!