Midwest Industries vs Geissele: AR-15 brands compared
Geissele leads in 5 of 7 categories.
Midwest Industries for handguards. Geissele for upper receivers, internals and complete rifles.
From tens of thousands of real builds and live prices at 30+ retailers.
Our take
Midwest Industries makes AR-15 handguards, sights and mounts. Their Combat Rail is a slim 1.5 inch free float handguard.
Free float handguards · Limited lifetime warranty · Iron sights
- Close to average prices
- Handguards, picked 4x as often
Geissele makes match grade two stage triggers and the MK16 rail that USASOC chose for the URG-I upper.
Two stage triggers · Mil-spec compatible · M-LOK · Defense contractor
- Paying more: about 37% above average
- The more popular pick: in 39% of builds
- Upper receivers, picked 28x as often
- Internals (Midwest Industries internals are rarely picked)
Many builders mix them: 47% of Midwest Industries builds add Geissele, most often the trigger.
Biggest differences
"Picked" is the share of builds with that part that chose each brand.
| Midwest Industries | Geissele | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price vs average | About average | 37% pricier | Midwest Industries cheaper |
| Share of builds | 9% | 39% | Geissele 4x |
| Uppers picked | 0.3% | 9.5% | Geissele 32x |
| Handguards picked | 39% | 9.9% | Midwest Industries 4x |
| Retailers carrying | 17 | 20 | |
| Parts listed | 543 | 558 |
Price: Midwest Industries wins
For the same part, Midwest Industries parts run about average and Geissele parts run 37% pricier than average.
Builder favorite: Geissele wins
Midwest Industries is in 9% of builds and Geissele is in 39% of builds.
Receivers: Geissele wins
Builders pick Geissele upper receivers (28x) more often than Midwest Industries.
Internals: Geissele wins
Geissele triggers picked often, Midwest Industries rarely.
Why Geissele: The SSA-E is a two stage trigger, light take up then a crisp break, and it drops into any mil-spec lower with standard pins.
Most picked Midwest Industries internals
Rarely picked
Furniture: Midwest Industries wins
Builders pick Midwest Industries handguards (4x) more often than Geissele. Midwest Industries stocks are picked often, Geissele's rarely.
Why Midwest Industries: The Combat Rail is 6061 aluminum with a Type 3 hard coat anodized finish and a heat treated 4140 barrel nut.
Complete rifles: Geissele wins
Geissele complete rifles picked often, Midwest Industries rarely.
Most picked Midwest Industries complete rifles
Rarely picked
Shopper clicks: Geissele wins
Of recent clicks through to a store for these brands, 77% went to Geissele and 23% went to Midwest Industries.
The full record
Everything we track for Midwest Industries vs Geissele, from builds, store listings and daily prices.
| Midwest Industries | Geissele | |
|---|---|---|
| Share of builds | 9% | 39% |
| Price tier | Mid priced | Premium |
| Parts listed | 543 | 558 |
| Part types | 24 | 23 |
| Retailers carrying | 17 | 20 |
| In stock now | 68% | 52% |
| Price change, 90 dayson the most picked parts | 12% higher | 18% higher |
| On sale now | None | None |
