Light options on shotguns are many today, it really comes down to your application of what you are planning on doing with it. My experience is Law Enforcement & SWAT usage of the shotgun. My preference is a forend light. There are several clamp on versions that have come out over the years, which work fine, but most have to be either turned on or off, and if you want a momentary pressure pad it is usually done with a wired pressure pad of which can be an issue if you snag the wire on anything (could happen when cycling the action).
We never had lights on shotguns until Laser Products (Now known as Surefire) came out with a replacement forend that was 60-Lumens, and these were a great addition as it allowed us to have a light that was controlled with the support hand. The first lights we did get had only a pressure pad on the right side, iwhen depressed the light came on, and when you let go it turned off, so you had to keep pressing the pressure pad to keep the light on. A few years later we were able to get the lights with an additional constant on/off switch added to the left front of the forend, this allowed us to go support hand and leave the light on if needed. Over the years Surefire has made several changes to forend shape and materials that it has been made out of, and the brightness (Lumens) options have been upgraded to put out more light, the latest offerings have been in LED vs the traditional incandescent offerings. Both Surefire and Streamlight offer great forend lights.
Steiner offers a decent light that replaces the magazine tube cap, which we have a few and they are very well made, and put out a decent amount of light.
There are also many brackets and clamp offerings to be able to attach lights of your choosing to your shotgun barrel and/or magazine tube (or extension). If going this route, I like the Mesa Tactical stuff, as their stuff is built like a tank and will hold up to abuse.
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Greg Sullivan "Sully"
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