So the Geissele mk4?
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1.) The attachment isn't more complicated. It's about the same as putting something onto a rail, only you are putting a rail onto the gun, and then putting an accessory on the rail. It's not as bad as something like putting Troy rails on a TRX, especially before they made longer screws.
2.) Lack of widespread support? What do you mean? If a quad rail breaks, you call the company and they send you a new one. If a key mod rail breaks, same thing. If you intentionally broke it, then you buy a new one. Works the same way for any rail type. So, if you mean customer service support, it's about the same for any rail. If you mean support in terms of the rail being chosen by experts or professionals, then yeah, there are tons and tons of expert trainers and famous people using keymod. Frankly, I don't really know any solid instructors that aren't using keymod. If you mean that the military hasn't chosen it, well, SF guys use it now, and the army will use it 10 years from now. Just because the army uses something at the moment doesn't mean that it's the best choice available.
3.) If the rail heats up faster, remember that it stands to reason that it also cools faster.
4.) You are biased by believing that thin doesn't work for you. It's sort of like that gun shop myth where you hear the salesperson say, "Buy what feels best in your hand." When in reality you should buy what feels best in your hand while firing. Kinda like how the big grip straps on a gun are best for mitigating recoil for most people, yet most people put the small grip strap on because it "feels best" (when not firing). Aside from your subjective experience of how rail vs rail feels in a shop, which one can you fire best? Have you had any professional instruction on how to grip one rail vs another? I also enjoy how the quad rail feels in my hand when not firing. However, a round rail doesn't really move (because of the way I can grip it), and I can fire as fast as I want. This is important.
5.) You are biased as to what you believe a home defense gun should be. Some guys have a 5 shot revolver, because, "If you need more than that, you're just stupid." Well, unfortunately, the bad guy or bad guys pick the fight and you just get to show up. Maybe you're picturing a single burglar. I hope you never have to use a gun to defend yourself, and I hope I never do either. It would be wise to plan to fend off 10 people, so that one is a piece of cake. What if you had to instantly abandon your home at the drop of a hat and run away? Yes, a home defense gun should have a sling. At minimum, you should know and be able to hit your offsets at anything from 1-200 yards. Hopefully 1-25 yards while running. Hopefully you don't need a lighter gun when it's too late.
6.) You are biased in believing that this is a fashion trend. Quad rails were a fashion trend, Magpul and Sopmod butstocks were a fashion trend. Red dots were a fashion trend...the list goes on and on. Recognize evolution. While we may use something better in the future, it will be based on a tubular keymod system and not revert back to a quad rail system.
Frankly, I would probably run an X300 Ultra from the start, forward the front sight like LAV does if I were to setup a KMR Rail gun, a Magpul sling mount off the 12 o'clock rail since I don't care for QD mounts, and I would insist on the BCM or aftermarket covers for a more aggressive grip surface. Now I have a a purpose-built carbine/upper and NO need for extra tools. And they keymod holes are there too should I ever want them.
If keymod starts showing up on my pistols...part of me will die a little inside.
I think you may not have fully grasped what I was saying. My response will be in bold
Why are you assuming I believe this is just a fashion trend? It's quite clearly here to hang out for awhile, based on the number of manufacturers making them. If you gathered that from my OP. That was more of just a phrase, along the lines of sarcasm. Thought that was apparent. Guess I was wrong
^^^ haha
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Keymod will probably never appear on pistols, just like it'll probably never appear on top of receivers. Keymod, by design, requires space below the mounting surface. On a rail, there's space between the rail itself and the barrel. Pistol and receiver keymod would require a hollow area, thus probably increasing height over (or under) bore and arguably weakening the mounting surface.
I have an argument against key mod. Only 1 of my Noveske rifles have it and I don't have the funds to convert them all!