#Keymod rail section for magpul afg full

Based off their newsletter alone it seemed like solely an evolution for MOE mounting, then I saw the announcement from Geissele previewing the new MK8 M-Lok.Īlthough I'm still disappointed with what looks like the initial release, picatinny rails mounted to a new rail, I think the release of direct mount M-Lok products must be on the horizon, or at least the drawing board. I was initially disappointed when I got the newsletter announcing the new M-Lok system. Last note.the spacing of 20mm is indeed to be completely compatible with picatinny spacing. We thought about this one for a while, as we didn't want to be seen as muddying the marketplace 'just because', but the results from our testing, and the response from our initial contacts with metal rail manufacturers about the ease with which M-LOK is machined made the case for release. After the dust cleared from shaker table time with heat cycles, live fire, pull out testing, drop tests, etc., etc., we ended up with M-LOK. We set out to test everything out there, and talked to manufacturers of metal rails as well as using our own experience in polymer. We would have been perfectly happy to adopt another standard.we certainly would have rather used the design and engineering time to work on actual physical products. In fact, our first tests on a metal mounting surface were on re-machined rails from existing manufacturers, and our first polymer test samples were re-machined MOE handguards. It may also be possible to machine other slots to meet the M-LOK slot specs, but it wasn't necessarily a design threshold. It does mean that manufacturers may not have to change their extrusions if they are currently making KeyMod rails. We initially looked at making it a compatible system, but there were too many compromises. The large hole in KeyMod is too wide to just machine new M-LOK slots in a finished KeyMod rail, unfortunately. So in theory a machinist could mill out a keymod slot into a M-LOK? Someone with more time than me could probably figure out a theoretical weight difference by simply measuring off and comparing the proportional areas of the materials of the two systems, but I'm way too lazy to do that myself. That may be enough to make the weights competitive. Can you imagine a KMR-style rail with MLOK? It would be almost nothing but air (and would probably not be that strong I'll leave that to the designers to figure out).ĮTA: Keymod's posts are smaller than MLOK's, so while there may be more of them, they'll each weigh less. I could be wrong, but that's the way it looks from my engineering experience. Bigger holes, less total material between holes (since the holes are longer, less total posts are needed between the holes), etc. That said, on your points, I do think MLOK looks to be theoretically lighter due to the even greater amount of negative space. Keymod being first to market will certainly make it harder for MLOK to gain traction. so in my amature opinion its money and weight. that's my guess.Įither mounting system is probably more than adequate.

It's going to come down to OUNCES and Dollars. But my guess is that's going to get old quick so it seems they just doubled SKUs on all their MOE parts and will likely make MLOK versions. Perhaps they drew it up so that the top and bottom radii match the tangent of the KM sections.? It does seem unlikely to make the part 1/3rd of a human hair different in center to center and NOT make them compatible by using a different nut.Īdd to that, they show an MOE adapter.

#Keymod rail section for magpul afg full

They are showing a flat mating section with large rounded corners where KM has a full radius mating face. It does sort of seem that you might be able to put a keymod nut on a MLOK part. Is going to offer two versions of the nut and keep the parts the same. Is that Magpul not being outright dummies. They do say it's 'cams' but that's in sheer to the part. It doesn't say it's 20mm exactly, they just kind of imply it.īut, I'm not seeing any mating taper on their T-Nut. It looks to me like the center to center is 20mm on page 5 of the PDF. Available in 9.Doing a very brief glance at the technical drawings and a quick math calculation, theoretically you could mount an MLok accessory in a keymod slot.This handguard is a super sturdy and comfortable design and made right here in the U.S.A. Don’t settle for a lower quality product because you want to save a few pennies. Completely de-burred for ultimate comfort. No special tools needed to tighten the barrel nut – just an adjustable wrench or crows foot. Secures to the steel barrel nut with 5 screws for a rock solid fit.

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