is magpul going to have keymod accessories in the future

If that sounds cynical talk to the long term hot rodders about the tire industry walking away from 15' rubber. Sounds progressive and it is, in 15 years we are once again flipping the standard for something new and churning the market for another sale. Then we went to slick tubes, and now we are trying to eliminate the bolt on rails with holes. Those are still relevant goals.Ī lot of the early quad rails were expensive cheese graters that needed rail covers and the equipment pushed the carbine past the weight of a 20' M16. The handguards on the M16 and early M4's did the job - they protected your hands from barrel heat and didn't add weight or expense. In either case, better to first ask 'do I need a free float at all' because it's a $150 accessory that has little significant impact on a close range gun but does let you overload with other expensive devices that only complement niche uses. It fixes the makers problems and reduces their machine time and inventory coming up with two separate methods.

I also suspect that the accessory makers are ingeniously looking into a universal mounting stud that fits either, defeating the entire purpose of their special shape. So KM or Mlok, we aren't necessarily better off.

In the quest to adopt a slightly lighter accessory mount, we now have more expense.

Now we have introduced another method and that is only going drive up costs for them all, as the makers now have to manufacture the lock method for all three or lose out on the market. When Keymod came out the early adopters had already moved to slick tubes and bolting on a rail section for that one item. So, what does one bring to the table more than the other? Not much other than allow the accessory to mount directly to the tube vs clamping onto the rail. Look to your elected officials for examples, eh? Having a public survey to choose which is 'better' in the long run isn't a highly recommended method, either. Until there are no accessories made for rails, the Hole in the Month clubs aren't going to be the dominant method of attaching an accessory.

Is magpul going to have keymod accessories in the future