That worked, yes i had to get into the rail a little bit but it was minimal. I ended up having to use a dremel cut off wheel to cut a slot into what was left of the screw shank. I guess I'll forgo the keypad and order the older version. Not unless it was life or death, even the it'd be questionable lol, they already jumped on the current "crisis", with regards to the M855 ban and ensuing ammo shortage. That's what I was finding goggling around, thought maybe someone had the scoop.
I'm guessing you probably don't want to buy from Lower Than Dirt. I have seen the 13" Keymod for around $125, but they have either gone out of stock, or the prices got jacked up. The Keymod versions are harder to find on the cheap, particularly if you want anything other than the 15" version. The UTG Pro Slim handguards that you screw rails onto, are available pretty cheap on Amazon and eBay. Word is that the barrel nut isn't as good. There are knock-offs of the Keymod version. I've read that there are some junk versions of these rails out there, anyone have a suggestion for good supplier of the real USA made Pro version? This was already posted and he said he was breaking them, junk soft screws and your breaking these carbide spotting countersink bits, dosen't make since Yes the screws aren't the best but there isn't any reason to crank them down hard enough to shear them I used a torque wrench set to whatever the instructions said, which I think was 12 inch-pounds, which isn't much of anything, really. You don't need one large enough to completely cut away the screw, just to start a divot for a drill bit to start cutting. Yes, I know what they are for, but you need something that won't walk, and these are too rigid to bend on you. I know I'm late, but what you need is something like this: IMO they should be using some grade8 premium stuff like magpul uses. I'm gonna have to end up milling out the screws. I have 2 stuck and tried extracting but got nothing. Well they need to figure out a way to extract the broken screws out of the mounting collar. I have a non-keymod rail sitting here waiting on a barrel. Hey Tallest, I don't want to sound like too much of a cheap ass but if you are close enough to me are you interested in splitting a box/bag of 100 8mm screws. I don't know of anyone who makes a 7mm length screw. 8mm is a little long but should be doable. If resources were not limited I would just go BCM KMR and forget this rail! But, at less than half the price of the BCM KMR, it is not that bad.Ħmm is definitely too short. It is a hassle to have to reverse engineer this product. PS: If you find that the 8mm length is too long, you can always dremel or grind them back to 6mm. However, the counter-sunk ones are available for $4.59 per 100. The keymod screws I needed were about $10 per pack of 25. They would work, but I am picky and wanted the same head diameter ( which is 9.4 mm) - on the Keymod version. But the keymod type requires a bigger button-head than what they sell. Ready for use right out of the box.My local ace hardware had the countersunk screws for sbout 50 cents each. Includes 2 M-LOK(TM) accessories, an 8-slot Picatinny rail section for accessory mounting and a QD sling swivel adaptor for sling swivel attachment.
It has a 42-slot Picatinny top rail that has been scalloped for easy, snag free accessory mounting and is flush fitting and continuous with the flat top AR15 upper receiver. It’s designed to fit with standard gas tube and barrel diameter not exceeding 1" and is not compatible with piston system, re-designed or over-sized upper receivers. It also features 63 M-LOK(TM) slots on seven slot tracks for mounting M-LOK(TM) rails and direct accessories. Easily tailoring the rifle to the user’s specific requirements, it features integral anti-rotation tabs for accurate alignment with the upper receiver while completely preventing the handguard from rotating under heavy use. It is precision machined from 6061-T6 aircraft grade aluminum with a matte black anodized hard-coat finish, which makes it super lightweight. The 17” UTG Pro M-LOK AR15 Slim Free Float Handguard is designed for a standard Mil-spec AR15 upper receiver and has an ergonomic octagonal profile with a grooved surface for a solid, yet comfortable grip, providing you with fast and seamless firearm handling.