Keymod going away?

[Rogue556]

How are y’all having so much difficulty mounting MLok accessories? I find it just as easy as KeyMod, and just as quick, if the VibraTite is pre-applied.

I agree. MLOK has been just as easy from my experience.

Apply loctite, adjust the screw all the way down then back off just enough so the nut can be turned 90 degrees for tightening. If it's slightly loose trying to install, look inside the rail to verify the nut is 90 degrees to the mlok slot. Pull downward on the accessory to put pressure on the nut so it doesnt turn as you tighten the screw. Pretty simple.

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[1168]

When you take the M-LOK mount out of the package and attempt to install it, the backing plate is in the correct position the first time? Maybe you have some special ability to perfectly adjust the backing plate position, or trick to always get it to engage against the rail, but I don't.

After the plate doesn't engage the rail the first time, I remove the mount, get a 2nd tool to hold the plate while I adjust the bolt, then try again. Nope, the backing plate still won't engage the rail, so I remove the mount, pick up the tools, and adjust the bolt again, and sometimes yet again. Yep, not at all as simple as putting a KeyMod mount in place and tightening a bolt.

See method below. Takes approximately one minute to do two bolts.

I agree. MLOK has been just as easy from my experience.

Apply loctite, adjust the screw all the way down then back off just enough so the nut can be turned 90 degrees for tightening. If it's slightly loose trying to install, look inside the rail to verify the nut is 90 degrees to the mlok slot. Pull downward on the accessory to put pressure on the nut so it doesnt turn as you tighten the screw. Pretty simple.

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Yup. I put vibratite on it, tighten all the way with my fingers and back it off a half turn. Then I put it on the rail and tighten it with the allen key. Done.

[Five_Point_Five_Six]

When you take the M-LOK mount out of the package and attempt to install it, the backing plate is in the correct position the first time? Maybe you have some special ability to perfectly adjust the backing plate position, or trick to always get it to engage against the rail, but I don't.

After the plate doesn't engage the rail the first time, I remove the mount, get a 2nd tool to hold the plate while I adjust the bolt, then try again. Nope, the backing plate still won't engage the rail, so I remove the mount, pick up the tools, and adjust the bolt again, and sometimes yet again. Yep, not at all as simple as putting a KeyMod mount in place and tightening a bolt.

I have literally never had to do any of that to install an MLOK accessory. I don't know what to tell ya.

[jpmuscle]

It reads like there is a lot of user error going on in this thread.

Personally I’ve found Mlok to be far easier to work with.


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[Don Robison]

I'll be the dissenter, you couldn't give me keymod anything. My experience with it had been less than stellar. Mlok on the other hand has been nothing but positive and easier to use.

[trauma]

Kac discontinued keymod, you know what that means

[BoringGuy45]

I tried Keymod I really didn't like it at all. No matter how much I tightened the accessories and rails, they came loose, and not even with any live fire!

I'll stick with M-Lok or Picatinny.

[pag23]

I like to keep stuff simple...I am sticking with picatinny rail...

[titsonritz]

It ain't rocket surgery...

[TXBK]

I have both and haven’t had any mounting issues with either. I like Key-mod over Mlok for lighter weight and slimmer profile. I like Mlok over Key-mod for rigidity and toughness. I really prefer the CMR over both of them, though. I don’t see Key-mod as being dead to me, but there isn’t much demand and that’s what drives production.