Sons of Liberty vs LMT: AR-15 brands compared
Sons of Liberty leads in 3 of 6 categories.
Sons of Liberty for barrels and buffer tubes. LMT for lower receivers and charging handles.
From tens of thousands of real builds and live prices at 30+ retailers.
Our take
SOLGW makes duty style AR-15s in San Antonio and sells barrels, uppers, gas tubes and gas blocks on their own. SOCOM chose its MK1 for the Combat Assault Rifle program.
Lifetime warranty · SOCOM contract · Duty rifles
- Close to average prices
- Barrels, picked 2.6x as often
- Buffer tubes, picked 1.8x as often
LMT, now LMT Defense, makes rifles for militaries around the world. On the parts side it's known for the MRP monolithic upper and the Enhanced Bolt.
Monolithic uppers · Military contractor · Berry compliant
- Close to average prices
- Lower receivers, picked 2.8x as often
- Charging handles, picked 4x as often
Many builders mix them: 26% of LMT builds add Sons of Liberty, most often the gas block.
Biggest differences
"Picked" is the share of builds with that part that chose each brand.
| Sons of Liberty | LMT | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price vs average | 19% cheaper | 12% pricier | Sons of Liberty cheaper |
| Share of builds | 5% | 4% | Sons of Liberty 1.3x |
| Parts listed | 562 | 154 | Sons of Liberty 4x |
| Lowers picked | 2.8% | 8.0% | LMT 2.9x |
| Retailers carrying | 16 | 10 | Sons of Liberty 1.6x |
Price: Sons of Liberty wins
For the same part, Sons of Liberty parts run 19% cheaper than average and LMT parts run 12% pricier than average.
Builder favorite: Tie
Sons of Liberty is in 5% of builds and LMT is in 4% of builds.
Why Sons of Liberty: SOLGW rifles have a lifetime warranty, muzzle to buttstock.
Why LMT: All LMT products are made in the USA and comply with the Berry Amendment.
Receivers: LMT wins
Builders pick LMT lower receivers (2.8x) more often than Sons of Liberty. Upper receivers are about even.
Why LMT: The MRP upper is machined from a single 7075-T6 forging with the rail built in, and it's set up for quick barrel swaps.
Internals: Sons of Liberty wins
Builders pick Sons of Liberty barrels (2.6x) and buffer tubes (1.8x) more often than LMT. Builders pick LMT charging handles (4x) more often than Sons of Liberty. Bolt carrier groups are about even. Sons of Liberty triggers, muzzle devices and gas blocks are picked often, LMT's rarely.
Why Sons of Liberty: The M4-76 runs an A5 buffer system with a VLTOR A5-H2 buffer and a pinned and welded NOX muzzle device.
Furniture: Tie
Sons of Liberty picked more often.
Shopper clicks: Sons of Liberty wins
Of recent clicks through to a store for these brands, 83% went to Sons of Liberty and 17% went to LMT.
The full record
Everything we track for Sons of Liberty vs LMT, from builds, store listings and daily prices.
| Sons of Liberty | LMT | |
|---|---|---|
| Share of builds | 5% | 4% |
| Price tier | Mid priced | Mid priced |
| Parts listed | 562 | 154 |
| Part types | 29 | 21 |
| Retailers carrying | 16 | 10 |
| In stock now | 25% | 70% |
| Price change, 90 dayson the most picked parts | 6% higher | Flat |
| On sale now | None | None |
