Since Magpul is SO HUGE in the AR space, M-LOK has a lot more industry support with hundreds of M-LOK accessories. Part of the reason why Magpul came up with M-LOK to begin with is they didn’t like how KeyMod worked with accessories on polymer handguards, which the M-LOK system addresses. The KeyMod rail system is less popular, with fewer KeyMod-compatible accessories being available. We get our rifle out at the range, punch some paper and go home. Granted, for most folks…it’s not going to make much difference. You look weird wearing a plate carrier in an office, Steve! That kind of vest is not business casual and stop complaining that there aren’t MREs in the breakroom!įor the typical person who wants an accessory mounting system, there are a few reasons to consider KeyMod vs M-LOK and vice versa. So if you’re the sort who is so totally an operator vouchsafing the local Walmart from ISIS and have to have the same gear…that’s what you get. Some folks might note at this point that USSOCOM – United States Special Operations COMmand, the folks who command the special forces of our military – selected M-LOK for their personnel. The lugs rotate and tighten, until the lugs are perpendicular to the mounting holes and thus lock the accessory bracket in place. You simply drop the bracket in, and then tighten them down. To insert, you turn the lugs until they’re parallel to the accessory mounting bracket and the mounting holes. As you tighten the lug screw, the lug rotates. They look sort of like a rectangular washer on the bottom of the lug. The mounting bracket for your accessories (rail sections, bipod, light, whatever) has locking lugs with bi-directional swivels. The M-LOK rail system uses rectangular holes machined into the handguard. The basic idea is the same (insert mounting bracket, tighten down) but the method is different. So they went to the drawing board and created a different accessory mounting system, the M-LOK. Magpul wanted to do something a little different, as they didn’t quite like how KeyMod performed. There might be one, two or three locking lugs depending on the accessory you’re mounting. Tighten the lug screw and the accessory bracket is locked down. You have a large hole that the accessory lug goes into, then a smaller track. The KeyMod system uses a system of keyholes, similar to one you’d find on a door chain. How said M-LOK or KeyMod accessories mount depends on whether KeyMod vs M-LOK is the system you’re using. M-LOK and KeyMod direct attachment systems let you bolt whatever you want directly to the gun. Why are they better than a rail? Picatinny rails require extra metal and therefore add weight. The compatible accessories of your choice is mounted to a bracket that locks into said holes.ĭepending on the handguard, you can mount accessories on the sides, bottom or top of the handguard. Both systems are designs holes machined into the handguard instead of to said rail. How they work differs from your typical Picatinny rail, though plenty of M-LOK and KeyMod handguards have a Picatinny rail as well. Or this barreled upper from Palmetto State Armory with KeyMod handguard: PSA complete upper with KeyMod handguard.
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Both M-LOK and KeyMod handguards are lightweight and provide a more comfortable hold on the gun without a cheese grater effect on the support hand.Īdditionally, some companies sell uppers or complete guns with M-LOK or KeyMod handguards, such as this DDM4 V7 Pro with an M-LOK handguard from Daniel Defense: Daniel Defense rifle with M-LOK handguard. Lots of gun owners prefer these to traditional quad rail. Or this KeyMod rails handguard, also by Leapers: KeyMod handguard by Leapers, Credit: Daniel Defense Quad Rail Handguard, Courtesy Brownells with M-Lok you can have M-lok mounts, picatinny mounts, and now keymod mounts.Midwest Industries M-LOK handguard, Courtesy Midwest Industries It certainly does allow for a bit more versatility.
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but if you have a box full of keymod stuff do you just keep it or no? (you gotta have an M-lok rail to use this adapter). I think the manufacturers of this product might also be betting at least to some degree that M-lok eventually will be bigger than them all.
It's just a matter of making wagers on who will win this thing. My rail is M-Lok and I will get what accessories I need for that using that system. once you buy into one system changing is expensive. This attachment might be for those people who say invested a bunch of money into keymod accessories but don't want to go out and re-buy stuff as M-Lok comes online. Unscrew two allen head screws and swap rails without ever altering anything. Also is it possible to convert a keymod mount to M-LOK by changing out the keymod backing nut for a M-LOK one?Īctually with SLR Rifleworks (the rail I chose) I can if I am not mistaken get a rail, one of each, and have one be M-Lok and the other be Keymod.
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