Keymod vs M lok

[The War Wagon]

I been using double heat shield m4 handguards for a long time. When it was time to Ken and Barbie up a few, I went MLOK. Missed the KeyMod era.

I almost did, 'til I got a killer deal on a complete Troy upper from Primary Arms with a keymod rail. The Tide Pod kidz inspired me at the time, and it was on-sale.

[John Browning]

MKey RIS 2.0 is where the future is.

[redcliff]

On some applications, like Robinson XCR/XCR-M, the keymod provides a narrower profile and lighter weight than Mlok version. Since my rail needs are minimal I went with the Keymod.

[seal20]

Without getting into preferences, I read that the transition to M-Lok was due to Keymod not performing well in drop testing.

On a side note, Mlok is owned and licensed by Magpul whereas Keymod is open source.

WRONG. Magpul designed m-lok and made it open source. One of the big reasons it won.

[Paperchasin]

WRONG. Magpul designed m-lok and made it open source. One of the big reasons it won.

You are right. I mis-spoke regarding the licensing about MLok. I read that Magpul patented it so I assumed that they were licensing it.

[RamsEye]

Hey my keymod ar shoots just as good as my mlok...
But I still wish I would have went with mlok on my first build, I didn't see or hear about the military trial on them, so when I seen keymod and some uptalk about it I figured it was better.
Mlok looks better and smoother than keymod.

[Quickdraw559]

I still have a pic rail on my secondary rifle. I would go with picatinny before keymod, but I never had an issue with keymod.

[Paperchasin]

My main reason for ditching the quad rail was to shed the weight. I removed my DDM4 quad rail and swapped it out for a BCM KMR magnesium. No regrets and haven't had the urge to "upgrade" to MLok.

[n8vrmind]

You are right. I mis-spoke regarding the licensing about MLok. I read that Magpul patented it so I assumed that they were licensing it.

M-LOK has"free" licensing. Prospective manufacturers do have to sign an agreement with Magpul.

[wpod]

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[LoadedM333]

Haven't bought or assembled AR for the last few years, so I'm stuck with Picatinny Quad Rail on DD and KeyMod on Noveske. I am still happy with them.

I guess the new thing is M-Lok, however, not going to spend tons of money just to attach a sling and a light or just to look cool like mall ninja AR.

[PachecoFTW]

Nothing wrong with either, mlok just has more stuff.