The M-LOK handguard carbine attachment system from Magpul has certainly proven to be incredibly popular with many shooters in the short time that it had been available. From the abundance of many accessories from Magpul the Magpul M-Lok Handguard Carbine for the AR15 and M4 is certainly an exciting purchase. Magpul’s brand new M-LOK-compatible carbine handguard allows for secure and immediate attachment for all your favourite carbine accessories.
The M-LOK Handguard has available M-LOK slots at 2-, 6- and 10-o’clock points for lights, rails, and an abundance of other accessories. Even your favourite traditional accessories can be securely mounted on to the specific lengths of Picatinny rail (which is available in a variety of sizes such as 3 to 11 slots). It’s incredibly simple, easy and speedy for parts and accessories to be swapped out when compared to other popular handguards.
Until you own your very own M-LOK handguard, you will never be able to fully appreciate how simple the M-LOK system allows for attaching accessories. With the use of a hex-bolt system, it’s truly effortless. To attach the likes of an M-LOK-compatible vertical foregrip to your M-LOK handguard, all you need to do is simply line up the cammed nuts up with the corresponding holes within the handguard, before spacing the nut accordingly in order to accommodate the metal or plastic before turning the nut until it it feels tight and secure. To remove a particular, the same method needs to be done but in reversed, nothing more! The average selling price for the Magpul M-Lok Handguard Carbine for the AR15 and M4 is around $29.95 respectively, with some online stores stocking it for much cheaper.
Back in 2007 Magpul Industries Corp their clever engineers put their minds together in order to develop the Masada Concept Rifle which was one of the first to feature a polymer handguard with three unique elongated vent holes that behaved as a negative mounting surface for firearm accessory rails. These slots soon became one of the first of their kind, as they were considered as a negative space attachment system that granted the user the opportunity to place mounting rails where they were required; opposed to covering the complete visible surface with mounting rails. Magpul’s system also provided direct mounting of any accessories of your choice, as mentioned above. Since the Magpul’s slot system was released, that has been millions of slot compatible accessories on the market for you to choose from.
Magpul M-Lok Handguard Carbine for the AR15 and M4 Features
Magpul M-Lok Handguard Carbine system has continued to keep it’s popular appearance in the form of an elongated setup, which can be visually compared to the likes of MOE slots, but unlike the MOE, the Magpul comes with different dimensions. The new Magpul slots are far larger and comes with visibly square-shaped sides.
- Backwards MOE Capabilities
- Cammed T-Nut
- Direct, Flexible and Fast Mount Capabilities
- Intermediate Spacing Features and Options
- Multi-Directional Mounting Capabilities
- Optimised for Metal & Plastic Manufacturing
- Recoil Mitigation Lugs