While I appreciate the overall usefulness of the M-Lok system, it requires a certain amount of finesse, patience and mechanical aptitude that I simply do not seem to possess. Adding an accessory with an M-Lok attachment point to a slot on a rifle’s fore-end means setting up the depth exactly right—and I can never seem to do that properly. I either set it too deep, in which case I get the two screws through the M-Lok slot and spin them endlessly; or I set it too shallow, in which case I put the screws through, can’t tighten it and have to start over again.
Or, worst of all, I tighten the anchors against the side of the M-Lok slot, making me think the attachment is secure, only to have it fall off under use. If it’s a sling mount, the rifle clatters to the ground and I utter a few bad words and curse my general ineptitude. When it’s a bipod, however, it means I get a handful of shots off, then watch the rifle pitch forward when I load it for recoil or tumble rearward under recoil. Again, more bad words, more screaming into the abyss, and I start over again.
Until the Magpul MOE QD Bipod for M-Lok came along, that is. It’s a marvelously simple system, which is exactly what a simple man like myself needs. To attach the MOE QD Bipod, all that is needed for the end user to do is turn the bipod 45 degrees counterclockwise, put the post through the M-Lok slot, turn the bipod 45 degrees clockwise, alight the molded lugs on the bipod head so they fit completely in the slot, then turn the adjustment clockwise to secure. It literally takes more time to read what I just wrote than to add a bipod.
Another benefit of the post? You will know instantly if you’ve tried to install it next to the gas block, because it won’t go in. You won’t get everything squared away, tightening a tiny allen screw laboriously only to see, after all is said and done, the M-Lok nut wedged up against the block. Ask me how many times I’ve done this my very self …
I get it. Even with the old sling-swivel attachment method, adding a bipod to a rifle isn’t an arduous task in and of itself. If you’re like me, though, once you get a rifle set up just the way you like it, you don’t want to change anything, meaning that you’ll end up buying another bipod for a different rifle. The MOE QD Bipod for M-Lok changes that—I mean, how many rifles these days don’t have M-Lok attachment slots somewhere on the bottom of the fore-end? I just reviewed the entry-level Ruger Harrier which has M-Lok lots at the 3-, 6- and 9-o’clock positions on its 15-inch-long handguard, and in the upcoming New Gun Guide we have numerous high-end precision rifles with the exact-same M-Lok system.
Given just how prevalent the M-Lok attachment system is across the rifle and carbine world, having a bipod that attaches quickly and easily is a huge plus. Add in that this particular model is 40-percent lighter than previous Magpul bipods, while still manufactured from the injection-molded polymer that made the company a household name (in gun-enthusiast households, of course). On top of that, deploying the MOE QD Bipod is super easy—literally pull the legs down. Want to close them back up again? Push the button at the top of the hinge and fold. Need to add height? Push the button on the back of the leg and the height changes from 7 to 10 inches. It’s all super easy, super intuitive and fast.
But, wait, there’s more! The rubber feet can be swapped out for other Atlas-pattern feet with a simple roll-pin punch, and there’s a sling-swivel attachment point for adding a sling to the bipod, so you don’t wind up with twin M-Lok devices in tandem at the end of your fore-end. Lastly, let’s talk about the price: It’s under $80, which in today’s prices is pretty much giving it away—that’s like four AR-15 magazines, or a couple boxes of defensive-rifle ammunition. Lots of utility, not a lot of cost. And, honestly, it’s so easy to put on and take off that there’s simply no reason not to share.
Inexpensive, easy to use and—most importantly—works exactly how it is supposed to. What higher praise could you bestow on an accessory? Sure, it’s not going to change the world, but it is going to make an otherwise mundane (and sometimes laborious) chore faster and more secure. The MOE QD Bipod for M-Lok lives up to, and exceeds, any hype that might be out there.
