Aftermarket Tactical Light for Franchi Pump Action

**WildWill** · 03-03-2010, 20:57

Is there an aftermarket option for me on my 7-shot pump-action Franchi where I can attach a tactical light setup to the magazine tube? Details and advice appreciated.

**MyLani** · 04-03-2010, 07:24

You can look at a Surefire forend, where a Surefire tac light is built into the shotguns forend, but I think it's about R3000.
Otherwise for about R500 you can get a cheaper no name brand, with remote activation pad and a barrel mount.

**BigT** · 04-03-2010, 07:29

I don't think anyone like Surefire make foreends for Franchis.

**MyLani** · 04-03-2010, 07:34

Looks like you'll have to try the no name brand unless you buy the mount seperately and just attach the Surefire

**KK20** · 04-03-2010, 07:42

does sure fire make for 1300?

**BigT** · 04-03-2010, 07:52

Originally Posted by KK20

does sure fire make for 1300?

Yup saw it on their website last week.

**KK20** · 04-03-2010, 07:58

ok , wildwil , if you dont come right then i swap yyou a brand new 1300 for your franchi

**ikor** · 04-03-2010, 08:12

The dedicated fore end lights for shotguns are slowly being replaced by replacement railed fore ends to which the light and mount of your choice can be attached a la the AR15 rails, etc. While this can be more expensive, it does allow for more latitude in selection of positions and lights.

For your Franchi, I think your best bet will be to contact Khumba and see if the two of you can brainstorm a solution using a short length of rail, a suitable-sized scope ring and a decent LED torch (the little OLight 20 I got from him is a great light at a very good price and might make for a good combination but he will know more about that than me) A good LED will put out more light and won't break under recoil like many incan lamps will.

I sent a friend a setup for his 1300 some years back and we used a SureFire G2 with a 1in scope ring and a barrel band attached to the barrel just forward of the fore end. it works for him, but if you are willing to attach a small rail section to your fore end I think this will be a better solution. No one, as far as I know, makes any dedicated tactical stuff specifically for the Franchi guns.

KK20...let me know if you decide to get a SF fore end for your 1300 and we will see about a Malkoff LED replacement for the standard lamp.