Union of Glock G40 MOS, a small rail mounted green LED light and a 130 lb boar

Started by Big Bend Brian, January 15 2020 09:33:48 PM MST

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Big Bend Brian

I've been working through finding a suitable red dot for my Glock G40 MOS that will allow me to shoot under low light conditions. Up until now I've had a 3 MOA Vortex Venom that has worked quite well with the exception of under low light conditions. Under low light the red dot appears to "starburst" and the dot seems quite large and distorted making the red dot cover up a large portion of the animal. I've had to pass up an 8 point buck I've been trying to shoot for weeks and a large hog with the Glock as I didn't feel comfortable shooting them under low light conditions.

Looking at the 2.5 MOA Leupold DeltaPoint Pro and the 1 MOA Trijicon RMR I finally decided on getting the Trijicon with its smaller MOA dot and it has solved my low light problem. In fact, at the lowest setting it's difficult to see the red dot and because the optics must be of higher quality it doesn't "starburst" as much as the Venom did (obviously it's a smaller red dot too).

So.... this morning I was sitting in a one man portable chair blind and one hour before sunrise a large white pig comes through but doesn't stick around. Twenty minutes later it comes back and standing 8 yards away it faces me probably thinking something is awry. It goes behind me and cuts my trail and I'm thinking so much for that pig.... 35 minutes before sunrise another large pig comes through and I settle into my shooting sticks and turn on the $18 small green LED light mounted on the Glock rail. This small  inexpensive green LED light is really too powerful and it's on par with my larger more expensive green LED lights. To decrease it's intensity I use a single layer of toilet paper to cover the light. I then make a small tear in the paper to allow a sliver of green light to peak through.

With the pig well lit up and not bothered in the least I take a head shot at 23 yards and it's DRT.

The Hornady 180 gr XTP enters below the left eye and exits out under the right ear.
The SMALL rail mounted green LED light is powerful.


Hogs are a big nuisance where I hunt and with this small green light it adds another dimension of handgun hunting.

In case anyone is interested in this $18 rail mounted 100 lumen green LED light below is the Amazon link. It's an awesome  small green LED light that attaches to rails:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B8VVF5B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Brian

sep

Great improvisation and the elements of the pistol could make for the start of an interesting joke. A Glock, a Trijicon RMR, a green LED and a roll of toilet paper walk in a bar...   ;D
Seriously though, well done and hope you get a few more of those hogs. 



Big Bend Brian

Thanks sep and Bunny. Thanks also Thegatman for your reply. That was my whole goal on this thread was to help someone out. You made my day!

Welcome to the 10mm forum too.
Brian