Purpose of holes in Daniel Defense Lite Rail?

**ExplorinInTheWoods** · 07-27-20, 17:30

To make it lighter but also for tie downs of equipment. For regular army if you have a light it’s tied off to the rail with 550. That way if the mount fails it’s dangling off your rail and not lost. Ranger regiment uses wire, I haven’t seen anyone in group tie stuff down.

**TomMcC** · 07-27-20, 17:32

How about for barrel cooling...and to lighten it.

**titsonritz** · 07-28-20, 00:40

Originally Posted by vicious_cb

They're speed holes, they make the rail go faster.

Thanks, you just made spit beer all over my keyboard and monitor.

**scottryan** · 07-28-20, 09:00

They are holes (usually 1/4" diameter) meant to be used with a backer nut to attach improvised accessories.

A KAC RAS has 1/4-20 threaded holes meant to attached the rail to a camera tripod.

**markm** · 07-28-20, 09:38

Originally Posted by scottryan

They are holes (usually 1/4" diameter) meant to be used with a backer nut to attach improvised accessories.

A KAC RAS has 1/4-20 threaded holes meant to attached the rail to a camera tripod.

That's what I thought as the KAC holes look exactly like camera thread mounting spots.

**Marler5811** · 08-06-20, 09:03

Hey guys. Purpose of the holes in question here is simply for fixturing. They serve no functional purpose.

On our RIS II M4A1, there is a 1/4x20 threaded hole on the top rail at T36. This hole serves as a mounting location for aiming devices such as the Wilcox RAPTAR or any other device that can be attached with a 1/4x20 fastener with out the need for a M1913 clamp.

None of our other handguards have threaded holes for mounting accessories or aiming devices. Except for the GL/SSC and y'all know the story on that one!

S/F

Joe

**markm** · 08-06-20, 10:04

Originally Posted by AZ Prepper

weight and heat dissipation

Huh? You appear to be simply racking up post counts for some reason. You just followed up DD's actual rep here with an incorrect guess.

**Don't Tread On Me** · 08-06-20, 10:11

Originally Posted by AZ Prepper

weight and heat dissipation

This guy has been a member since 2015 yet all of his posts are from this morning and contribute nothing of substance to any of the topics he has posted on.

AZ Prepper, please just stop.

**Stickman** · 08-06-20, 11:16

Originally Posted by markm

Huh? You appear to be simply racking up post counts for some reason. You just followed up DD's actual rep here with an incorrect guess.

Almost enough posts to sell something?

**Disciple** · 08-06-20, 12:23

Marler5811, thanks for taking the time to reply.

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