Holster Rail

zippy13 · July 31, 2010, 03:44 AM

My buddy recently bought a Springfield Armory 1911-A1 pistol. Among the accessories is a belt holster. There's a short Picatinny-style rail on the front of the holster. What did the Springfield folks have in mind -- what does one mount on a holster's rail?

seeker_two · July 31, 2010, 02:07 PM

It's a place to mount a light/laser to carry while your pistol is holstered. When you need it, you take it off the holster rail and mount it to your pistol. I have one on my XDc holster, too.

I think it's kinda useless to keep the light/laser mounted on a holster. How are you going to get at it while you have your pistol in hand? Cross-draw, maybe? Better to have the light/laser in a pouch on your weak-hand side....

zippy13 · July 31, 2010, 03:04 PM

Seeker two, that makes sense for an XD, but my buddy's 1911-A1 doesn't have an accessory rail. At first glance, I thought the holster was some sort of rail adapter.

Don P · July 31, 2010, 03:09 PM

Probably adapted from the XD series. The magazine loaders fit the rail on the holsters.

July 31, 2010, 03:44 AM	#1
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,281	Holster Rail My buddy recently bought a Springfield Armory 1911-A1 pistol. Among the accessories is a belt holster. There's a short Picatinny-style rail on the front of the holster. What did the Springfield folks have in mind -- what does one mount on a holster's rail?

July 31, 2010, 02:07 PM	#2
seeker_two Senior Member Join Date: August 31, 2002 Location: Deep in the Heart of the Lone Star State (TX) Posts: 1,544	It's a place to mount a light/laser to carry while your pistol is holstered. When you need it, you take it off the holster rail and mount it to your pistol. I have one on my XDc holster, too. I think it's kinda useless to keep the light/laser mounted on a holster. How are you going to get at it while you have your pistol in hand? Cross-draw, maybe? Better to have the light/laser in a pouch on your weak-hand side.... __________________ Proud member of Gun Culture 2.0......

July 31, 2010, 03:09 PM	#4
Don P Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2005 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 4,409	Probably adapted from the XD series. The magazine loaders fit the rail on the holsters. __________________ *NRA Life Member, NRA Range Safety Officer, IDPA Safety Officer* *As you are, I once was, As I am, You will be.*

July 31, 2010, 03:04 PM	#3
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,281	Seeker two, that makes sense for an XD, but my buddy's 1911-A1 doesn't have an accessory rail. At first glance, I thought the holster was some sort of rail adapter.