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Just wanted to pass some info on about Surefire's MR07 light rail for non-railed 1911s.
Surefire obviously doesn't know I exist and I'm not getting paid to promote anything -I'm interested in high-quality gear and here's the results:
This is without a doubt the quickest, cheapest, and most durable way to add a rail onto a non-railed 1911. Easy to install, no tools required (besides a flat head screwdriver), and rock-solid -it's just excellent.
Pictured is my ****kicker 1911, carried every day for the past 3 years but now I carry a M&P9 so I've committed my beloved 1911 to static defense (HD gun). When that system change occurred, I knew I wanted a light on the gun but I still wanted the ability to go back to a clean-frame if I wanted to carry it in my same holsters in the future.
The Surefire unit is just what you'd expect from them -quality made, fits just right, and well thought-out. It has an adjustable set screw near the trigger guard area to ensure you can lock it on tight. The inside of the unit makes contact with your frame in two places, but Surefire put two integral rubberized pads inside the unit to protect your frame from scratching. The unit itself is lightweight because it's aluminum and has the same finish you'd see on an AR receiver.
The kit comes with its own slide release because the pin needs to be longer to accommodate the increased width and you have to use the special slide release, so if you have a slide release you love you'll have to ditch it to use the unit. The slide release it comes with is actually two parts permanently connected as one because the pin is understandably under lots of pressure and would not allow it to work properly and keep the slide to the rear on the last shot. The arm of the slide release rotates freely and independently of the pin to ensure your slide stays to the rear on the last shot, and the arm itself features a heavy-duty "shelf" that allows for easy actuation even with gloves on.
I'm 500+ rounds in and it hasn't moved a bit -it's so solid it feels like a it's part of the frame. Regular cleaning can still happen without taking the rail off the frame every time and it's just an awesome product all-around.
You notice that the rail has a slight upward cant, making the light flood into the sight line instead of below the sight line, but if you don't like the cant, use the spacer it comes with to make the rail parallel with the frame if it bothers you (although I find the cant to be extremely useful).
It goes for about $80 and it's completely worth the buy if you got a non-railed 1911 you want to make railed without big bucks, gunsmithing fees, or permanent mods. Love it, hope this helps someone! If you got questions I'd be happy to answer them!
EDIT: Still holster shopping for duty work, but you may have to go custom to work with the unit on the gun. I'm about to order a Safariland 6004 drop-leg intended for a railed 1911 and light, so I'll get back on if that works out or not.
Surefire obviously doesn't know I exist and I'm not getting paid to promote anything -I'm interested in high-quality gear and here's the results:
This is without a doubt the quickest, cheapest, and most durable way to add a rail onto a non-railed 1911. Easy to install, no tools required (besides a flat head screwdriver), and rock-solid -it's just excellent.
Pictured is my ****kicker 1911, carried every day for the past 3 years but now I carry a M&P9 so I've committed my beloved 1911 to static defense (HD gun). When that system change occurred, I knew I wanted a light on the gun but I still wanted the ability to go back to a clean-frame if I wanted to carry it in my same holsters in the future.
The Surefire unit is just what you'd expect from them -quality made, fits just right, and well thought-out. It has an adjustable set screw near the trigger guard area to ensure you can lock it on tight. The inside of the unit makes contact with your frame in two places, but Surefire put two integral rubberized pads inside the unit to protect your frame from scratching. The unit itself is lightweight because it's aluminum and has the same finish you'd see on an AR receiver.
The kit comes with its own slide release because the pin needs to be longer to accommodate the increased width and you have to use the special slide release, so if you have a slide release you love you'll have to ditch it to use the unit. The slide release it comes with is actually two parts permanently connected as one because the pin is understandably under lots of pressure and would not allow it to work properly and keep the slide to the rear on the last shot. The arm of the slide release rotates freely and independently of the pin to ensure your slide stays to the rear on the last shot, and the arm itself features a heavy-duty "shelf" that allows for easy actuation even with gloves on.
I'm 500+ rounds in and it hasn't moved a bit -it's so solid it feels like a it's part of the frame. Regular cleaning can still happen without taking the rail off the frame every time and it's just an awesome product all-around.
You notice that the rail has a slight upward cant, making the light flood into the sight line instead of below the sight line, but if you don't like the cant, use the spacer it comes with to make the rail parallel with the frame if it bothers you (although I find the cant to be extremely useful).
It goes for about $80 and it's completely worth the buy if you got a non-railed 1911 you want to make railed without big bucks, gunsmithing fees, or permanent mods. Love it, hope this helps someone! If you got questions I'd be happy to answer them!
EDIT: Still holster shopping for duty work, but you may have to go custom to work with the unit on the gun. I'm about to order a Safariland 6004 drop-leg intended for a railed 1911 and light, so I'll get back on if that works out or not.
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