Faxon Firearms vs Odin Works: AR-15 brands compared
Faxon Firearms leads in 4 of 5 categories.
Faxon Firearms for barrels, bolt carrier groups and upper receivers. Odin Works for handguards and gas blocks.
From tens of thousands of real builds and live prices at 30+ retailers.
Our take
Faxon Firearms makes its own AR barrels in Ohio, like the Gunner profile, plus bolt carrier groups.
In-house barrels · Lifetime guarantee · ISO 9001 certified · Family owned
- Close to average prices
- The more popular pick: in 9% of builds
- Barrels, picked 28x as often
- Bolt carrier groups, picked 6x as often
ODIN Works makes AR barrels, handguards, gas blocks and small parts like mag releases. Their 416R stainless barrels carry a 1 MOA guarantee.
Adjustable gas blocks · 1 MOA barrel guarantee · Lifetime warranty
- Paying more: about 38% above average
- Handguards, picked 2.6x as often
- Gas blocks, picked 1.9x as often
Many builders mix them: 18% of Odin Works builds add Faxon Firearms, most often the barrel.
Biggest differences
"Picked" is the share of builds with that part that chose each brand.
| Faxon Firearms | Odin Works | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price vs average | 9% cheaper | 38% pricier | Faxon Firearms cheaper |
| Share of builds | 9% | 3% | Faxon Firearms 3x |
| Barrels picked | 22% | 0.8% | Faxon Firearms 27x |
| BCGs picked | 6.0% | 1.0% | Faxon Firearms 6x |
| Parts listed | 664 | 290 | Faxon Firearms 2.3x |
| Retailers carrying | 15 | 17 |
Price: Faxon Firearms wins
For the same part, Faxon Firearms parts run 9% cheaper than average and Odin Works parts run 38% pricier than average.
Builder favorite: Faxon Firearms wins
Faxon Firearms is in 9% of builds and Odin Works is in 3% of builds.
Why Faxon Firearms: Every barrel is MPI checked, air gauged and covered by Faxon's Lifetime Guarantee.
Receivers: Faxon Firearms wins
Builders pick Faxon Firearms upper receivers (4x) more often than Odin Works.
Internals: Faxon Firearms wins
Builders pick Faxon Firearms barrels (28x) and bolt carrier groups (6x) more often than Odin Works. Builders pick Odin Works gas blocks (1.9x) more often than Faxon Firearms. Odin Works charging handles and muzzle devices are picked often, Faxon Firearms's rarely.
Why Faxon Firearms: Faxon barrels come in 4150 CMV or 416R stainless, button rifled, with QPQ nitride or PVD finishes.
Furniture: Odin Works wins
Builders pick Odin Works handguards (2.6x) more often than Faxon Firearms. Odin Works stocks are picked often, Faxon Firearms's rarely.
The full record
Everything we track for Faxon Firearms vs Odin Works, from builds, store listings and daily prices.
| Faxon Firearms | Odin Works | |
|---|---|---|
| Share of builds | 9% | 3% |
| Price tier | Mid priced | Premium |
| Parts listed | 664 | 290 |
| Part types | 16 | 21 |
| Retailers carrying | 15 | 17 |
| In stock now | 60% | 67% |
| Price change, 90 dayson the most picked parts | 5% higher | Flat |
| On sale now | 2 parts | 1 part |
