vluc Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 The LOK prototype weighs in at 7 ounces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngodwetrust21 Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) 31 minutes ago, vluc said: The LOK prototype weighs in at 7 ounces. https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32863918221.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.6dbc792eVGXoIM&browser_id=9c571e90668b46d59ae9451319337aa3&aff_trace_key=&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=gwoagekuteccaudy178f953e52619f1059c4150526&gclid=&_imgsrc_=ae01.alicdn.com%2Fkf%2FHTB1L This knockoff x300 weighs 7.5 oz according to the website. Edited April 22, 2021 by ngodwetrust21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessiveshooter Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 I think the best cheapest route would be a knockoff that takes the fat cr123a batteries, like the x300, and then doing something tricky with the batteries, like one real battery and the other being a lead or tungsten weight of the same shape. As long as it conducts electricity, the light should still work. I can't imagine Lok putting this into production for less than $200, especially if it lights up. They'd make more money creating a battery shaped weight. It could be put into production way faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borneoknives Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 could one not put a $1 push light into a formed lead tube and cross bolt it to the frame? it's not as if there's a production list of approved flashlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssanders224 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, borneoknives said: could one not put a $1 push light into a formed lead tube and cross bolt it to the frame? it's not as if there's a production list of approved flashlights. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqwLn8rM04/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) On 4/22/2021 at 7:24 AM, ngodwetrust21 said: https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32863918221.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.6dbc792eVGXoIM&browser_id=9c571e90668b46d59ae9451319337aa3&aff_trace_key=&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=gwoagekuteccaudy178f953e52619f1059c4150526&gclid=&_imgsrc_=ae01.alicdn.com%2Fkf%2FHTB1L This knockoff x300 weighs 7.5 oz according to the website. LOL, thanks! i just can't bring myself to do it. I've increased the weight of my G34.4 to over 30 ounces (no mag) without hanging s#!t off of the gun. Add Tungsten here and there, but hanging 7 more ounces off of my gun is not going to make me any faster, smarter, stronger or prettier. Won't make me practice more than I do, and I sit here shaking my head. I can't change the profile of my gun but I can hang ugly crap that serves me no other purpose than to make me feel I can compete with a 59 ounce steel gun. No thanks. I will remain a super senior permanently stuck in B class as the hit factors soar in carry optics due to 9mm guns that don't fricking move, just like an open gun. So why keep major/minor anymore if the alleged difference in scoring is to handle the greater recoil forces generated by the "higher" calibers? Edited April 23, 2021 by vluc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russty Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) Ok, I did a thing. Got Blue Demon tungsten electrodes used for welding (3/16" X7"), cut them up using a Dremel and glued them to the bottom of a Streamlight. I them covered them with bondo, sanded and painted it. Inside, I used tungsten weight used for pinewood derby cars to fill one of the battery compartments, filling the remaining space with more cut rods. I also used the tungsten putty from the derby weight kit to pack around the weights in the battery compartment to eliminate rattle. I made sure to place the weights to have conductivity in the battery compartment. Now, I have a working light (using only one battery) that looks stock and adds a nice heft to my CZ for relatively cheap. Heck. the new tungsten CZ quite rods go for $120 and I did my light for about half that (not including the light). And, I also made my own tungsten guide rod to boot! Just cut a rod to size, grind a small bump in one end, ground the corners off a nut and epoxy the nut to the tungsten rod. Easy! Edited April 23, 2021 by Russty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ngodwetrust21 Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, vluc said: LOL, thanks! i just can't bring myself to do it. I've increased the weight of my G34.4 to over 30 ounces (no mag) without hanging s#!t off of the gun. Add Tungsten here and there, but hanging 7 more ounces off of my gun is not going to make me any faster, smarter, stronger or prettier. Won't make me practice more than I do, and I sit here shaking my head. I can't change the profile of my gun but I can hang ugly crap that serves me no other purpose than to make me feel I can compete with a 59 ounce steel gun. No thanks. I will remain a super senior permanently stuck in B class as the hit factors soar in carry optics due to 9mm guns that don't fricking move, just like an open gun. So why keep major/minor anymore if the alleged difference in scoring is to handle the greater recoil forces generated by the "higher" calibers? If you don’t think adding more weight is going to make you any prettier, why did you even bother adding any weight to the gun at all? I mean after all, the real winners in this sport are the ones that have runs that look pretty on Instagram. Edited April 23, 2021 by ngodwetrust21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssanders224 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 On 4/21/2021 at 8:00 PM, obsessiveshooter said: Hi, it was about 3.5 weeks. Typical of Aliexpress. Can you pop it on a scale and let us know what it weighs (with batts)? I don't know why it would weigh so much more than a real x300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessiveshooter Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 9 hours ago, Ssanders224 said: Can you pop it on a scale and let us know what it weighs (with batts)? I don't know why it would weigh so much more than a real x300. 3.77 oz, with regular batteries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russty Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Forget regular batteries! Use tungsten weights from pinewood derby kit and top off each stack with a 1632 battery.! Or, use lead sinkers and 1632s. Either way, more weight = more skill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngodwetrust21 Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 15 hours ago, obsessiveshooter said: 3.77 oz, with regular batteries Well that is a little irritating. Website said 7.5 oz when I ordered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degnan Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 X300U-A Weight 4.0 oz (with batteries) TLR-1 HL Weight 4.32 ounces 3.77 oz for a knock-off is not too far off from the mainstream lights. It might not include the batteries weight as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessiveshooter Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 21 hours ago, ngodwetrust21 said: Well that is a little irritating. Website said 7.5 oz when I ordered it. I dont think you would actually want 7.5 oz added up front unless you are doing a lot to balance it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrvip27 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 On 4/25/2021 at 6:40 AM, obsessiveshooter said: I dont think you would actually want 7.5 oz added up front unless you are doing a lot to balance it out. Well apparently the new lok light released and its 7oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Here it is for sale: https://lokgrips.com/accessories/lok-light-brass-uspsa-wml/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 That looks like a good way to waste $100.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwc Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 24 minutes ago, vluc said: Here it is for sale: https://lokgrips.com/accessories/lok-light-brass-uspsa-wml/ Now...that's funny! Gamers going to game when we play a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrvip27 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 49 minutes ago, mwc said: Now...that's funny! Gamers going to game when we play a game. just hope people take into account about balance. Idk how 7+ oz out front is gonna feel. Guess you'd have to experiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_shoots_fast Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 My buddy took a stream light trl3 and put 9 size buck shot in it. It still works also, you can just barley see light coming out the front. Weights like 4-5 oz in the grand scheme of things tho a light won’t make a difference so don’t get to caught up in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessiveshooter Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 A cr123a battery is 17mm diameter. You can get 6" long, 11/16" [17.48mm] diameter brass rod on Amazon for $30. Someone could get 4 full battery size weights from that. Maybe there are 3V buttons batteries that could go on top so you could replace both batteries. Not something I care to pursue, but it would be interesting to try different weight combos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 On 4/30/2021 at 8:51 PM, mrvip27 said: just hope people take into account about balance. Idk how 7+ oz out front is gonna feel. Guess you'd have to experiment. It will be fine. As soon as magwells are allowed, I will get a brass one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 There is this law of unintended consequences.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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