NcStar 1911 Pistol Accessory Rail Adapter (MAD1911)

I usually don't write reviews but it seems as if this product has been improperly applied by most of the buyers. I read quite a few reviews before buying and curiosity got the best of me. I have a .45 Springfield 1911 A1 and it fit perfectly, which is the exact opposite opinion of most reviews. It seems as if most buyers haven't realized that there's a third screw in the front that tightens the rail. It's a great, strong piece added to my weapon, mostly for home defense. There hasn't been any problem with it slipping, either (don't use the long end of the tool for leverage). I haven't even put loctite on it... yet. Not sure why people continue to complain about their lasers being off sight but lasers are supposed to be used for only for CQB, not ranged combat. I can only imagine the distance they were shooting to miss center mass. My friends and I in the Infantry Marines call these types of people "shooting illiterates;" A.K.A. "gear qu###s." In other words, people that don't understand the science and strategy behind pieces of equipment. Yet, they still insist on stockpiling as much tactical gear as possible to compensate for their inexperience. All-in-all, it's a decent piece if installed properly.

The throat of the mount which cradles the frame is too narrow to sit flush against the frame. The frame of my 1911 measures .766" side to side and the throat of this mount measured .752" inside the lips. Some 150 grit sandpaper and a 3/4" dowel took care of that. The access hole at the front of the trigger guard clamp just barely lines up with the access hole to tighten the setscrew and I'm not confident that the small setscrew provided will actually hold firm under recoil. I intend to drill this out to accommodate a larger setscrew if I decide this mount is worth any further effort. Guess I'll find out when I get to the range. Overall, I would not recommend this mount if asked. EDIT: I have not gotten to the range to fire shot #1 yet with this piece of trash and when I pulled my 1911 out today to inspect it, there was a crack inside the trigger guard that was not there after installation. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

So I ordered this mount for my Taurus 1911 depsite the terrible reviews I read. After securing the mount to my pistol I found that this thing is rock solid. I literally tried to pry this thing off as hard as I could and it wouldn't budge. Some people on here said it scratched up their slide, I can see how they scratched it because they tried to slide it on from the front of the slide to the trigger guard where it mounts, the trick is, is to rotate it up onto the slide while your holding it as close to the position it will stay after its mounted. I dont think it was designed to be slid all the way from the front to the trigger guard. The mount for the trigger guard is shaped like sort of the wedge so it really cranks down tight and theres also a set screw to keep it there. I gave it five stars due to the price and because theres a copy of it listed for twice as much, also its %100 metal. If you have a non tactical 1911 but want to make it one then order this. I know everyones guns are slightly different but it fits my 1911 perfectly. Have fun shooting. I will post pictures.

I noticed all the negative reviews, but decided to take a chance because of some of the positive reviews and Amazon's return policy. In the positive reviews, several mentioned that they thought possibly the part was installed wrong and that the mount fit their gun perfectly. When the package arrived, there was what looked like a plastic mount in a plastic bag. However, also in the bag was a box. The box contained a very nice aluminum mount. So, for some reason I received 2 mounts. The plastic one surely was not of very good quality. I tried it on one of my Kimber Custom IIs. The fit was poor, my finger wouldn't fit in the trigger guard and I don't believe it would stand up to recoil, as many have stated. The aluminum mount, however, mounted easily to the same pistol and seems very sturdy. I don't have a holster made for it yet, so haven't used it in training, but will shoot it off the bench before the next training session and post the results.

I bought 2 of these, one for a Para Ordnance P13.45 and the other for a SigSauer P226. Both are "standard" 1911 frame styles. For starters, the adapter does NOT fit the P226; the bottom of the barrel is too large. As far as the P13, I could get it (mostly) on but the fit is EXTREMELY tight - and yes, it scratched up my gun (the first scratches on this gun), so I'm not happy about that. But it's on now, so we'll see how it stands up to use after I get to the range. As far as the adapter bought for the P226, I instead tried it on a Para Ordnance Warthog (a smaller .45 cal with a 1911 frame). Again, the fit was EXTREMELY tight, and there were more scratches on this gun, too. Likewise, I will see how good it works after the next trip to the range. Bottom line: be forewarned! This adapter does NOT fit all 1911 pistols, and those it does fit will like be scratched when assembled. A note to the seller: you should list the make and models it does fit or the models it doesn't fit, so buyers like me won't but it and then find out later it doesn't fit properly.

Fits my tisas 1911, all metal has 2 screws to hold together and one small retention screw to stabilize it. Nice feel being all metal. Unlike the cheap plastic ones I feel this will hold up much better.

Shot both my Kimber and Rock Island 1911 after installing these adapters, after 13 rounds I noticed the rail kept loosening up…..I thought it was just a defective rail but even the rail on my Kimber was also having a similar issue…..doesn’t end there, the screws were so poor that the the Allen key won’t even loosen up the screws, tried using a screw extractor to no avail…..so I literally had to break both rails in order to get them off my trigger guard…..worse, it left scratch marks on the trigger guards on my 1911’s…..returned the items and wrote a note to Amazon…..never had this issue before with other NC star products (featureless grip and other rails/parts were all good). Very surprised 😮

Ordering an NcStar part, I usually expect crap, but sometimes thats all I need. That was not the case here. The part fit very well on my Taurus 1911. High quality milled aluminum part with perfect fitment. Looks really good, and enough picatiny rail to put anything you can think of on it. I highly recomend this part for anyone with a 1911 that didnt come with an accesory rail. The Army uses a part similar to this for the few 1911 still kicking around, they are cheaply made out of plastic. This part is far superior. Update: This thing does not stay clamped on under repeated firing even with locktite. It looked great, and fit great, but is not up to snuff on a firearm you intend to actually use.

robuste facile a monté, conviens parfaitement a l'utilisation à la quelle il est destiné, rien a redire, pleinement satisfait. je conseille

best way to put a good light onto my non rail 1911. hands down a great item for my 1911 and its metal. very reliable.

Nice part, on time delivery,needed modification to fit Noringco1911(miner sanding)it fits snag.

Fits Ruger 1911 but was tricky to put on. Do the top screw FIRST, if not you will have problems. Very nice to have a flashlight and a laser for zombie encounters in the dark !

Good quality but didn't fit My SRC 1911 Airsoft, it was too narrow and didn't fit snug. I didn't even feel like sanding it cause I don't even think it would have helped and at 50$ it's not worth damaging it. Unfortunate.