While the Picatinny rail does an outstanding job accomplishing the mission it was created for, it does so at a cost in weight. More importantly they’re both noticeably lighter than the Picatinny rail. Why should we care about M-LOK and KeyMod? For one true innovation can often times be at a snail’s pace in the firearms world, and these happened independently of each other and in quick succession. With Keymod, owned by VLTOR Weapons Systems, making its entry to the field in 2012, and Magpul’s M-LOK debuting in 2014. By 2007, the legacy Picatinny rail was being eyed for replacement by several companies. The Picatinny rail allowed us to mount optics, lights, lasers, bi-pods and a whole host of other spiffy do dads onto our rifles. Those days started waning with the invent of the picatinny rail. Gone are the days of hose clamping and duct taping lights to the hand guard. Finding the right handguard length is important, but that is for another post.
We have the ability with these to mount various accessories that help accomplish our intended purpose with the real estate provided to us with these rails. But today we’ll focus our attention on handguards or fore ends. We have at our finger tips a plethora of choices in optics, barrels, muzzle devices, butt stocks and on and on.
Modifying your firearms to fit your needs, likes and body type is nowhere more apparent than in today’s modern sporting rifles. Even more so if you’re of the inclination to modify your guns to your liking. Today is a great time to be around if you’re a person who loves firearms.
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