YHM vs Midwest Industries: AR-15 brands compared
Midwest Industries leads in 3 of 6 categories.
YHM for upper receivers and internals. Midwest Industries for handguards.
From tens of thousands of real builds and live prices at 30+ retailers.
Our take
Yankee Hill Machine (YHM) makes suppressors, handguards, muzzle devices and gas blocks at fair prices, from a family shop in western Massachusetts.
Suppressors · Limited lifetime warranty · Family owned · Handguards
- Close to average prices
- Upper receivers, picked 15x as often
- Internals (Midwest Industries internals are rarely picked)
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
- The more popular pick: in 9% of builds
- Handguards, picked 20x as often
Many builders mix them: 20% of YHM builds add Midwest Industries, most often the handguard.
Biggest differences
"Picked" is the share of builds with that part that chose each brand.
| YHM | Midwest Industries | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price vs average | About average | About average | |
| Share of builds | 5% | 9% | Midwest Industries 1.8x |
| Handguards picked | 2.0% | 39% | Midwest Industries 19x |
| Uppers picked | 5.1% | 0.3% | YHM 17x |
| Parts listed | 250 | 543 | Midwest Industries 2.2x |
| Retailers carrying | 16 | 17 |
Price: Tie
For the same part, YHM parts run about average and Midwest Industries parts run about average.
Builder favorite: Midwest Industries wins
YHM is in 5% of builds and Midwest Industries is in 9% of builds.
Why Midwest Industries: All MI products are made in the USA with a limited lifetime warranty.
Receivers: YHM wins
Builders pick YHM upper receivers (15x) more often than Midwest Industries. YHM lower receivers are picked often, Midwest Industries's rarely.
Why YHM: YHM sells complete and stripped uppers and lowers, plus its own carbines.
Internals: YHM wins
YHM muzzle devices picked often, Midwest Industries rarely.
Why YHM: YHM makes suppressors for everything from .22 LR up to .338 Lapua.
Most picked YHM internals
Yankee Hill Machine SRX Short Muzzle Brake$80.75, in stock at 4 stores
Yankee Hill Machine Co. Gas Block Low Profile .750 Steel$16.63, in stock at 6 stores
Yankee Hill Machine SRX Short Muzzle Brake$75.31, in stock at 5 storesMost picked Midwest Industries internals
Rarely picked
Furniture: Midwest Industries wins
Builders pick Midwest Industries handguards (20x) more often than YHM. Midwest Industries stocks are picked often, YHM'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.
Shopper clicks: Midwest Industries wins
Of recent clicks through to a store for these brands, 63% went to Midwest Industries and 37% went to YHM.
The full record
Everything we track for YHM vs Midwest Industries, from builds, store listings and daily prices.
| YHM | Midwest Industries | |
|---|---|---|
| Share of builds | 5% | 9% |
| Price tier | Mid priced | Mid priced |
| Parts listed | 250 | 543 |
| Part types | 18 | 24 |
| Retailers carrying | 16 | 17 |
| In stock now | 83% | 68% |
| Price change, 90 dayson the most picked parts | Flat | 12% higher |
| On sale now | None | None |
