I didn't want to hijack another thread so I'm starting a new one.
In that other thread I saw this comment.
Many years ago not far from where I live a farmer went out to investigate a disturbance on his property. Not unusually for around here he brought a shotgun with him. When he saw a person in the shadows he brought the gun up and in response was shot to death by a tactical officer who was pursuing an armed suspect. A court ruled that neither man did anything wrong but he's still dead. That story gives me the chills because it could have been me going out to the barn with a gun.
Illumination is good. Illumination mounted on a shotgun has its place but using a gun-mounted light to "check things out" is a bad practice. At best you may end up pointing a gun at a target you haven't identified. In the worst case scenario you might be shot do death.
Thoughts?
In that other thread I saw this comment.
I think this is a questionable use of a shotgun light. Using it to scope out unknown trouble means potentially pointing a loaded gun at an unidentified target. I have a gun light on my 870 and it's come in useful a couple of times but I absolutely won't use it in place of a flashlight just as I won't use a rifle scope instead of binoculars. I keep a Surefire near my HD gun and part of my practice routine is transitioning from the flashlight to the gun light.My HD shotgun is a Mossy 500 with 20" barrel and 7 shot mag tube and attached white light. Face it, when things go bump in the night, it is nice to hit the target with some light to make sure it's not your kid trying to sneak back into the house.
Many years ago not far from where I live a farmer went out to investigate a disturbance on his property. Not unusually for around here he brought a shotgun with him. When he saw a person in the shadows he brought the gun up and in response was shot to death by a tactical officer who was pursuing an armed suspect. A court ruled that neither man did anything wrong but he's still dead. That story gives me the chills because it could have been me going out to the barn with a gun.
Illumination is good. Illumination mounted on a shotgun has its place but using a gun-mounted light to "check things out" is a bad practice. At best you may end up pointing a gun at a target you haven't identified. In the worst case scenario you might be shot do death.
Thoughts?