NcStar 1911 Pistol Accessory Rail Adapter (MAD1911)

I installed this on my cheap RIA 10mm and it fit just fine.The small allen wrench DOES NOT FIT the small allen screw, weird they would supply something that does not fit.Now, let's see if it stays in place when I hit the range...

This thing is not worth the money. All it does is mess up the finish on your gun. Every time you fire a round the rail moves. All I had on mine was a laser and it was moving down every time I fired. The first thing that broke was the two parts that went inside the trigger gaurd. They broke after only two shots fired. The top rail is strong. They just need a better way to mount it. I would not tell anyone to buy this. Just save your money and buy a better gun because this will only mess up your finish.

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.

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.

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.

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 😮

This consists of 3 pieces of aluminum, and secures to the trigger guard with 3 set screws.The first problem is that there is a center set screw to prevent front to back movement.This would be great, except it is placed so high it tends to pull the rail down on the trigger guard.The second problem is that the clamping force around the trigger guard is inadequate, and allows the rail to rotate down under recoil, defeating the purpose of the rail and removing all the finish from the trigger guard, including a nice long strip down the front from the above set screw.Third, the gap to fit the dust cover is so narrow, it must have metal removed to fit the guard.In short, it is a complete and utter failure at its only purpose.