The KeyMod Versus M-LOK Debate
BY Herschel Smith
6 years, 10 months ago
Over the past couple of years I’ve seen a proliferation of online debates over the issue of KeyMod versus M-LOK. One side declares the other incompetent and an abomination, the other side declares the opposite site dead and good riddance.
Just for the record, I think that each has its advantages and accomplishes what it sets out to accomplish, which in the end is weight reduction. Use what you like, and don’t buy a gun because it has one rail or barrel shroud versus another.
I think the whole debate is stupid.
On January 17, 2018 at 3:09 pm, moe mensale said:
I think that debate is also stupid. That’s why my 10″ and 20″ Colt AR15s are fitted with full Picatinny rails! When did AR15s become overly heavy? I think maybe some people need to put down their double frappe mocha italiano grande caffes and pick up a kettle bell.
On January 17, 2018 at 3:33 pm, Herschel Smith said:
Candidate for comment of the week.
EDIT: I don’t even know what “double frappe mocha italiano grande caffes” is. But it sounds fru-fru.
On January 17, 2018 at 3:47 pm, moe mensale said:
I have no idea either but I’d bet it’s sold at that highly overrated and overpriced “coffee” place.
On January 17, 2018 at 4:34 pm, McThag said:
“[D]on’t buy a gun because it has one rail or barrel shroud versus another.”
I’d add that once you’ve committed and become vested in one or the other, you should stick with what you’ve got and make your rail/shroud purchase decisions based on that.
I didn’t have either for a long while, then bought Magpul furniture for my AK clone. Now I’ve got M-Lok, essentially by default.
On January 17, 2018 at 7:28 pm, Old Bill said:
I agree the whole debate is stupid, but it also serves a good purpose. Tat is it gives the Pretenders and Numbskulls something to crow about. This identifies them for the rest of us so we don’t waste further time on them, and keeps them busily engaged in something harmless. …Kind of a new 9mm vs 45ACP.