Lots of quality in a super short package - ODIN Works KeyMod Forend

This is my second of these handguards, and it’s one of the very few options available for sub-6” barreled pistols and SBRs. I have it on a 4” 9mm SBR with a KAK flash can underneath. My Silencerco Octane also fits with room to spare. Still, there are some things I would like to see changed. First is the 1” of wasted space at the business end for the logo. At least two picatinny slots were omitted in order to have a place for the logo. That makes little difference on a 15” rail, but on a short little 5.5” rail, you lose 20% of your sight radius. This alone was worth losing one star. The only other issue I have is merely preference. Odin does not make the 5.5” handguard in M-Lok. All of my ARs have M-Lok except this one, which complicates things in the accessories category. I don’t have much on the shorty, but you better have a hand stop out there at the end to keep fingers away from the hot suppressor. Overall I am happy with these and if I ever need another short short rail, this would definitely be on the short list.