My 20mm Wide Flashlight Doesnt Fit on My 20mm Rail?

[zilch]

I bought this flashlight (https://www.amazon.co.uk/AILOVA-Tactical-Flashlight-Waterproof-Hunting/dp/B0859BXK7L/ref=sr_1_21?dchild=1&keywords=AILOVA+flashlight&qid=1608895485&sr=8-21) to fit on to this gun rail (https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/raven-hi-capa-4-3-gas-blowback-pistol) and it will not fit is there a rail adapter I can buy to resolve this, I am really confused!

[Shamal]

2 hours ago, zilch said:

I bought this flashlight (https://www.amazon.co.uk/AILOVA-Tactical-Flashlight-Waterproof-Hunting/dp/B0859BXK7L/ref=sr_1_21?dchild=1&keywords=AILOVA+flashlight&qid=1608895485&sr=8-21) to fit on to this gun rail (https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/raven-hi-capa-4-3-gas-blowback-pistol) and it will not fit is there a rail adapter I can buy to resolve this, I am really confused!

Hi 

I don't know why it won't.

It should fit on the rail which is a 20mm rail. Have you tried loosening fixing screw enough?

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Regards 

[Alimcd]

Welcome to Airsoft where specifications are more recommendation than rule. There is a chance that they’ve made it to a dovetail spec which are more commonly found on air rifles. I think the biggest dovetail is about 19mm and the smallest is around 13mm
 

Option 1.) Grab a file and remove material from the light

Option 2.) return the item and buy a flashlight from a UK retailer who has chosen to retail it as it actually fits 20mm rails

 

 

[Tommikka]

3 hours ago, zilch said:

I bought this flashlight (https://www.amazon.co.uk/AILOVA-Tactical-Flashlight-Waterproof-Hunting/dp/B0859BXK7L/ref=sr_1_21?dchild=1&keywords=AILOVA+flashlight&qid=1608895485&sr=8-21) to fit on to this gun rail (https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/raven-hi-capa-4-3-gas-blowback-pistol) and it will not fit is there a rail adapter I can buy to resolve this, I am really confused!

There were two military ‘standards’ of 20mm rail - Weaver & Picatinny which moved on from basic dovetails  and there have been more variations plus you get generic rails.

 

Picatinny is more defined than weaver with the rail spacing part of the design standards.

 

Is the problem the horizontal piece not fitting into a slot?

 

 

Amazon have a decent returns policy, so if you’re not content then you can request a return based on the specs (or lack of specs) and it not being suitable for your 20mm rail.

With this policy the seller accepts your return request, you print a label and Amazon refund you once the tracking progresses.  Alternatively as happened to me a few months ago with a Hong Kong seller, they dont approve, messages go back and forth with them asking the same question (have I put batteries in it) then Amazon close the request with a refund.

(I hadn’t picked up that it was a Hong Kong seller when ordering, so was a bit hacked off to discover the extra delay in delivery then getting a faulty item)

 

 

Alternatively if it is the rail & slot specifications then if you are willing they can be filed back.  
Back in the day I filed down one of the rails on a paintball gun body to allow precise alignment of a horizontal feed - it wasn’t perfect but I had my own customised version of a piece from the US designed for a different body, the manufacturer saw my mods and asked me about the details. Their version 2 was then adjusted, though I didn’t end up with a freebie!

[Samurai]

I guess Chinese millimeters are involved.

[Hudson]

I have this torch and it fits okay on normal picatinny rails for me. 

 

What problem is it you're having exactly?