Keymod or Picatinny (Quadrail)?

[Rubber_Duck]

As usual, the M-lok fanbois are out in spades shouting "M-lok is better!" like it's gospel without any facts to back it up, nor do they provide facts about why Keymod is "inferior".

As I said earlier, both have their pros and cons and neither is better or worse than the other so pick one based on looks or available accessories. And Keymod nuts DO NOT have to be held from the back to keep from spinning, they are keyed into most accessories making them anti-rotational, so the beveled surface always engages the 100-degree chamfer on the backside of the Keymod slot: http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/KeyMod-Nut-single-p/bcm-keymod-nut.htm

 

[rjrivero]

For those who just made the blanket statement that M-Lok is better, why is M-Lok superior to Keymod?

Inquiring minds want to know.

And yes, I like the various handguards with various size bolt on accessory rails vs a quad rail.

Okay. My April Fools rehash post aside...

M-Lok is "arguably more secure." Don't know if its just a more positive locking setup, but Keymod accessories fall off of more guns than M-Lok. (That we've seen anecdotally.) But as I suggested, Keymod attachments may have been installed "incorrectly." As a result, M-Lok is outselling Keymod 3:1, and M-Lok has been Adopted by the Canadian armed forces for their next generation of combat rifles.

M-Lok is cheaper to manufacture. It's a simple slot machining and no key hole machining. Juste easier to make.

No licensing required and no proprietary issues to hash through. Therefore there will be more available for M-Lok than Keymod.

In the long run, I think Keymod's proprietary licensing will be the real achilles heel of the system.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/20...lok-for-their-next-generation-infantry-rifle/

 

[Gordon]

"Keymod nuts DO NOT have to be held from the back to keep from spinning, they are keyed into most accessories making them anti-rotational, so the beveled surface always engages the 100-degree chamfer on the backside of the Keymod slot: http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/KeyMo...keymod-nut.htm
" Yeah not always in my experience and the nut is itty bitty . I have both and am only going Mlok in the future.

 

[Jackal]

Personally, I just dont like the goofy looking keymod slots on my rifle. I use M-Lok because it looks better and simply never attach anything to it. Keymod has become a buzzword in the industry though, sort of a blanket statement for attachable rails.

 

[goon]

M-Lok is "arguably more secure." Don't know if its just a more positive locking setup, but Keymod accessories fall off of more guns than M-Lok. (That we've seen anecdotally.) But as I suggested, Keymod attachments may have been installed "incorrectly."

My one friend told me that when we were discussing the KMR forend on his rifle.

I asked him "You never heard of loctite? Put a drop of that on it and it ain't coming off unless you take it off." He looked at me like I had said something revolutionary... he's a little younger and from a generation that isn't used to center-punching the bottom of a sight to tighten it up in a dovetail, putting a drop of loctite on screws for scope bases, doing little tweeks to make things stay put, etc.

You're right about the other points though. No licensing fees with MLOK, and it is easier to just machine a slot than a keyhole. That's why MLOK is probably going to win most of the market in the end and set the de facto standard.