Rifle light mounting position

[Mongo59]

I was always told to only mount the light where you want to get shot...

 

[DadSmith]

I was always told to only mount the light where you want to get shot...

Can't hit you if they are blinded by the light unless they get lucky. If your light is that weak don't even bother mounting it.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Why does everyone mount their rifle light on the side?
Seems like the bottom would be better.

To keep it off the bottom.

Light will hang walls, windows, inter alia on the bottom.

I like buttons, not pressure switches. That's just me.

 

[mike4]

Another downside to bottom placement is whatever barrel length extends out beyond the light is casting a shadow upward in the worst possible location. Starting with lights on ARs long ago when there were fewer mounting options and bulkier lights to get any kind of lumens, I developed the habit from experimentation of running lights on the right side which also kept it from banging into me (right-handed so on sling AR left side hangs against from of body), and got used to functioning around that barrel shadow being cast off to the left.

 

[hpclayto]

My hand goes on the bottom.