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Originally Posted by SuperHog
I have both and over a period of time, the M-Lok accessories rips up the inside of the rail surfaces and exposes raw alum. Because it is a tight friction fit, the satin finish is abrasive.
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M-Lok is friction fit on a flat surface. KM is friction fit on an angled undercut. If the surface is abrasive, you're probably using clone stuff where individual manufacturer QC has more of an affect than the platform you chose to use.
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Originally Posted by SuperHog
M-Lok is not exactly open source. Rail makers have to sign an agreement to use the M-Lok logos or make any reference to the M-Lok design. The agreement I don't believe is available to airsoft manufacturers.
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M-Lok dimensions are open source, their tolerances are not. I designed and made several M-Lok foregrips and handstops. You have to do something through Magpul to get the actual manufacturing tolerances in order to call it M-Lok because Magpul wanted to ensure compatibility between M-Lok accessory manufacturers.
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Originally Posted by SuperHog
Big contracts and $$$$$$, things happen behind closed doors.
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Maybe, but there has clearly been very OPEN testing by independent third parties that concluded M-Lok to be far superior.
There is no denying that M-Lok mount system:
-is cheaper and simpler to manufacture
-is a stronger accessory mount
-is more versatile in that accessories can be mounted in both forward or backward orientations
-does not by design compromise handguard integrity to the same degree because the slots are not so close together that they act as a perforated line