I Mrs. Schwartz a Kimber 1911 Custom TLE RL II .45 ACP for Christmas. I then bought her a Streamlight TLR-2 LED/Laser Weaponlight. She has had this thing mounted on the pistol for months. She has shot semi-frequently. All should be well, but we cannot figure out how to keep the light firmly attached. She can fire two, maybe three rounds before it will slip down and the aim will be way off.
The light is mounted with a Command Arms Under barrel rail (COL-A1).
Any suggestions would be welcomed. The gunsmith at the range we go to is a bit of a prick and I try to avoid talking to him.
I am not familiar with the Command Arms mount, but Streamlight products are kick ass. So the problem has got to be the rail. Get a TICK rail. I haven’t used one on a Kimber before, but I’ve had no problems with the M-9 version.
If you can’t send back your COL, and you dont have more money to buy something better, maybe some locktite would help your current set up. How is the COL mounted? Are there screws that come loose? Use some glue or locktite and get that fucker good n tight. Do you have any pics of the COL-A1? I can’t find anything online.
Are you sure the rail and the laser/light are supposed to be compatible? There are several different rail specs out there. If they are, then I’d inspect them both for damage and/or proper function. Command Arms website seems to be down at the moment and I couldn’t find that particular item amongst the many CA products vendors list. The Streamlight site says:
I have a laser/light that is made for one of my pistols; it will mount on a picatinny rail but it’s not a tight fit and I wouldn’t try to aim with it. It does have spring loaded clips for mounting, and if the Streamlight uses a similar system I suppose the clips might malfunction.
Just found a pic online. http://www.commandarms.com/product.asp?pID=131&cID=68
I see it does have two hex screws that are undoubtably loseing from the recoil.
Get yourself a bottle of this and you should be fine. Go with the Black Max and take no chances. Lol. Also some epoxy from your hardware store will work. You’re not likely to ever need to take that rail off anyway.
Yea, epoxy on the screws should fix that thing right up. Screws and vibration just dont mix well. Make sure the epoxy you get works well on metal to metal.
I first read this thread title as “How to keep a laser attached to a Rambler”, and I thought, “Well, you bolt it right to the hood, where you can use it to dispose of dawdling drivers.”
