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It is just a matter of people wanting the latest and greatest options.
And some may see the benefit of the patent forend being easier to remove. Although the keyed forend is more secure. But it was certainly a little dated to earlier days in firearm development.
The only change needed on the barrels is to swap out the forend lug.