Schmid Tool & Engineering Corp AR-15 Parts & Accessories

Schmid Tool is a Chicago area machine shop that started as a tool and die shop in 1943 and now makes firearm parts for law enforcement, defense contractors and OEM gun builders. For AR builders that means small parts like triggers, hammers and safety selectors.

Schmid Tool & Engineering Corp was established in 1943.

Manufacturing origin: Made in USA.

Market positioning: Duty / Professional.

Schmid Tool & Engineering Corp has 4 products available on GunPartPicker, ranging from $11.99 to $43.99.

Schmid Tool & Engineering Corp Product Categories

  • Trigger: 3 products
  • Safety: 1 product

Stock status: 1 in stock, 3 out of stock.

Community rating: 4.5 out of 5 based on 2 reviews.

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Schmid Tool & Engineering Corp

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Best overall: Palmetto State Armory
$12 – $44
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Best value: Palmetto State Armory
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About Schmid Tool & Engineering Corp

Schmid Tool is a Chicago area machine shop that makes firearm parts for law enforcement, defense contractors and OEM gun makers. On the AR that means triggers, hammers and safety selectors.

Founded 1943, Villa Park, Illinois, Made in USA · OEM supplier · AR small parts

Why Schmid Tool & Engineering Corp

Schmid Tool is a family owned machine shop in Villa Park, Illinois, started in 1943 as a tool and die shop and now on its third generation.

It runs CNC mills and Swiss lathes to about half a thousandth, and makes firearm parts for law enforcement, defense contractors and other gun makers, often under their names. On the AR that means triggers, hammers and selectors.

Its triggers come in cheap, about $45 against roughly $165 for the typical trigger. Finding one is the problem: in early October none of its listings across stores were in stock.

We'd grab a Schmid trigger when one turns up, as a budget mil spec part from a shop that mostly builds for other brands.

  • Schmid makes its parts on CNC mills and Swiss CNC lathes, and a lot of it goes to OEM gun makers under their names.

Brand Overview

Products4
PositioningDuty / Professional
ManufacturingMade in USA
Established1943
Price Range$12 – $44
In Stock1 of 4 (25%)

Available At

Brownells

Customer Ratings & Reviews(2)

User Ratings

(2 Ratings, 4.5 Average)
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Travis S.VerifiedJul 4, 2025

Solid Stuff

Solid trigger from Schmid. Installed it on my duty rifle and it's been flawless for the last 2 years. no issues at all, just goes bang every time. Probably the best USA made trigger I've used. Definitely worth the money.

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Rob R.Dec 5, 2024

not bad, not great

got this safety selector for my new build. its okay i guess. not super impressed with the finish but it works well enough. maybe im just a tough grader but i feel like there are better options out there for the price. it does the job though so i cant really complain i suppose. maybe ill try a different brand next time.

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