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An improved firearm accessory mounting interface is herein disclosed. The interface can include one or more sets of first and second fasteners that interface through an elongated slot in a firearm in order to mount a firearm accessory to a firearm. The second fastener can be shaped and sized to clea

An improved firearm accessory mounting interface is herein disclosed. The interface can include one or more sets of first and second fasteners that interface through an elongated slot in a firearm in order to mount a firearm accessory to a firearm. The second fastener can be shaped and sized to clear the elongated slot and can, upon clearing the elongated slot, be pivoted to an oblique orientation relative to the elongated slot so that the second fastener cannot be retracted. The first fastener can continue to be turned thus drawing the first and second fasteners toward each other and locking the accessory to the firearm.

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1. A firearm accessory mounting interface comprising: an elongated slot extending through a wall of a firearm;a first cammed fastener configured to pass through a firearm accessory and at least partially clear a depth of the wall of the firearm; anda second cammed fastener having an upper locking po

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A firearm accessory mounting interface comprising: an elongated slot extending through a wall of a firearm;a first cammed fastener configured to pass through a firearm accessory and at least partially clear a depth of the wall of the firearm; anda second cammed fastener having an upper locking portion and a lug having a length greater than a width, the second cammed fastener being mated to the first cammed fastener and oriented so as to have a longitudinal axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the elongated slot when inserted into and passed through the elongated slot and rotated to prevent removal of the second cammed fastener from the elongated slot and to draw the first and second cammed fasteners together about the wall of the firearm and the firearm accessory, the upper locking portion of the second cammed fastener having at least one protrusion shaped to engage the elongated slot and prevent the second cammed fastener from rotating beyond a closed position, the closed position being rotated 45° to 135° from an open position. 2. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 1, wherein the first cammed fastener and the second cammed fastener are threaded and mate via one of the first and second cammed fasteners rotating relative to the other one of the first and second cammed fasteners. 3. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 1, wherein the upper locking portion has at least one straight edge, this at least one straight edge shaped to engage the elongated slot and prevent the second cammed fastener from rotating beyond the closed position. 4. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 1, wherein the at least one protrusion is a straight edge of the second cammed fastener. 5. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 4, wherein the second cammed fastener further includes a second straight edge, the first and second straight edges being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second cammed fastener. 6. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 5, wherein the second cammed fastener has one or more curved portions having a radius of curvature centered at a center of the second cammed fastener. 7. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 1, wherein the firearm accessory is selected from a group consisting of: a rail for mounting other firearm accessories; a sighting device; a lighting device; a sling mount; a grip; a cover panel, a bipod mount, and an adapter. 8. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 1, wherein the elongated slot is part of a handguard of the firearm. 9. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 1, wherein the first cammed fastener is shaped so as to be rotated and completely tightened about the wall of the firearm and the firearm accessory without the need for a tool. 10. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 1, wherein the first cammed fastener has a first end that passes through the firearm accessory and at least partially clears the depth of the wall of the firearm, and the first cammed fastener has a second end opposite the first end, the second end is selected from a group consisting of: an arm, a disc-shaped handle, and a spoked handle. 11. A firearm accessory mounting interface comprising: a firearm accessory for mounting to a firearm, the accessory having a plurality of slot protrusions shaped to at least partially pass through an elongated slot in the firearm, the plurality of slot protrusions each having at least one surface shaped to fit snuggly against a curved portion of the elongated slot;a first fastener; anda second fastener;the first fastener passing through the firearm accessory and at least a portion of the second fastener; andthe second fastener being mated to the first fastener and having at least one upper locking portion shaped to engage the elongated slot to prevent the second fastener from rotating from a closed position, the closed position being rotated 45° to 135° from an open position, the second fastener further shaped to draw towards the first fastener about the firearm accessory and a wall of the firearm as the first fastener is rotated relative to the second fastener. 12. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 11, wherein the second fastener has at least one straight edge, this at least one straight edge being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second fastener. 13. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 11, wherein the second fastener has a lug, the upper locking portion including at least one straight edge that is parallel to and abuts a side of the elongated slot when the second fastener is in the closed position. 14. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 11, wherein the second fastener is shaped to clear the elongated slot in the open position and to abut the firearm in the closed position. 15. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 11, wherein the second fastener has one or more curved portions shaped to allow the second fastener to rotate between the open position and the closed position and one or more portions shaped to prevent the second fastener from rotating past the closed position. 16. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 11, wherein the first fastener has a first end that is shaped to pass through the firearm accessory and at least partially clear the depth of the wall of the firearm; andthe first fastener has a second end opposite the first end, the second end is selected from a group consisting of: an arm, a disc-shaped handle, and a spoked handle. 17. A firearm accessory mounting interface comprising: a first fastener having a proximal end and a distal end, the first fastener configured to pass through a firearm accessory and at least partially clear a depth of a wall of the firearm; anda second fastener having an elongated lug and a locking portion proximal of the elongated lug, the second fastener threaded onto the distal end of the first fastener so as to draw the first and second fasteners together along an axis and about the firearm accessory and the wall of the firearm, the elongated lug and the locking portion shaped to fit through an elongated slot in the firearm when the second fastener is in an open position; whereinthe locking portion has at least one protrusion extending radially from the axis and shaped to abut a surface in the elongated slot to prevent the second fastener from rotating beyond a closed position, the closed position being rotated 45° to 135° from the open position. 18. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 17, wherein the firearm accessory is selected from a group consisting of: a rail for mounting other firearm accessories; a sighting device; a lighting device; a sling mount; a grip; a cover panel, a bipod mount, and an adapter. 19. The firearm accessory mounting interface of claim 17, wherein the locking portion has a plurality of straight edges and a plurality of curved edges, the plurality of curved edges each having a radius of curvature that is equal to or less than half the width of the elongated slot.