Modular accessory systems should have rang the death bell for bulky, heavy picatinny railed handguards years ago.
The old cheese grater system keeps a foothold thanks to the incompatibility of the two major competing attachment standards: M Lok and KeyMod.
Both allow shooters to mount either rail segments or accessories where needed, drastically reduce a firearm’s overall weight and function phenomenally. Issues arise because most accessory makers don’t build both M Lok...