My SOLGW 13.7” m4-89 is my favorite gun by far. It is super solid, nothing is loose, the coatings are flawless, it’s the most balanced gun that I can remember ever handling, 1500-2000rounds without a single failure/malfunction, etc. I have nothing but good things to say about it.
Barrel Nut torqued to 60 in/lbs and marked...QC passed. Carrier gets fired in "Happy Mode" 3 times, bolt locks back...QC passed. Gets shot some more...QC passed. A gunsmith overview and shooting...another QC. A competition of trying to find something that another missed. Amazing QC throughout.
I've always wondered why SOLGW was highly revered. And now I know why. Thank you Kit Badger for another insightful video. Like "how it's made" but for a niche market.
Me as well . I never understood why people raved about them until I got one . SOLGW is like the new Colt . No frills or thrills that runs like a top and can HANDLE the abuse .
@@ihurricane7 SOLGW East India Stripped / Assembled Uppers are usually under 400 bucks . They are way better than Aero Stripped / Assembled Uppers. I agree when it comes to buying a complete Rig . No way I'll pay 1800 for SOLGW M476 when I can get DDM4 for the same price with Full Ambi CONTROLS. Centurion MIDWEIGHT HF , DDM4 , Geissele , LMT MRP MARS-L , KAC SR15 , and Colt / Colt Canada will always be my favorites. For run of the mill no fancy Upper I'll take SOLGW East India 12.5" or 13.7" with MVB Ambi Controls all day long .
I just bought one of their BCG's because of the 4340 extractor, Springco spring, 4340 bolt pin, and SOTAR said he's never failed one of their BCG's during an inspection.
awesome look as to what goes on , like I tell people I can teach you how to do the work , but to take pride in what you do that has to come from you. It can't be taught . These guys know what they are doing and wish them the best
Microbest and BA are legit. SOLGW is smart to baseline at the 23&p and only changing what is necessary while keeping true to a standard; meeting or exceeding milspec TDP.
They really make a quality product. Their QC and WHY behind their product is what made me transition to the AR platform some years back. Funny enough one of their old armorers, which I knew as an AK guy, was how I was ended up taking notice of them. After a year or so of hanging around and seeing their QC first hand, I decided to get my own rifle from them. I’ve been sold on their product since then.
@@iTheEncounter there are only a few brands that actually make 90% - 99% of their stuff in-house. Don’t see what the problem is, why reinvent the wheel.
So basically a typical qc process by quite a few companies with variations. Only reason you would run full auto lower is convenience, burst trigger group would work as well. If I recall someone pointed out most of these companies buy 3rd party parts and assemble. So when an AR maker does that then in order to justify a certain price something has to be offered in return like good QC. Warranty is another pro but is muddy grounds usually. My question is this though. Would you not do similar in building your own AR? Torque to required value, check tolerances, make sure it can cycle, and so on. Even if you have a gunsmith mount your barrel cost typically is much more reasonable than high priced AR. Plus you can go for generally better parts esoecially if watch for sales. The few I built are fantastic and only difference I can see on gucci priced offerings is sometimes weight with very few trigger. Now if above is what you want being convenience, about $1500-1700 is a reasonable price.
Thanks for sharing, very informative and interesting. I am basically a pistol guy, but do have several ARs and have a reference point. I bought my 1st SOLGW this week and am totally impressed. I thinks my collection is built out, but if I ever get another one, it will be a SOLGW. I only have a few rounds through mine when I took it to the range to sight it in this week. It ran great both suppressed and unsuppressed.
They should rotate the barrel nut installation tool 90 degrees because the moment arm is longer than 1 foot. Doesn't change by much, but if your goal is repeatability, then the numbers have to be accurate.
My favorite thing in the world is putting together firearms particularly ARs. I worked for Lakeside Machine when I was a teenager being a neighbor to them. Then years of using and assembly have lead me to working on getting my own machining equipment. Late in life to start but better late than never.
They make, "or atleast QC" the best bcg on the market in my opinion. While I don't abuse any of my rifles and clean them after each and every use, my two SOLGW bcg have easily seen over 4k rounds and I've never had to repair / replace / contact customer service for those bcg. I can't say the same about my Aero & toolcraft bcg's. I've also learned the hard way to stay far far away from silly bcg coatings like nickle boron. Simple phosphate & nitride have never done me wrong.
Can confirm. Made the same mistakes, Aero Precision nickel boron bcg qc is lacking, turned my AR into a single shot rifle, had to return, SOLGW bcg just works!
I love both my Sons 13.9 EX02 and my 16" Angry Patriot build. Their BCG's are solid and staked perfectly. Ignore the Sons haters. They're everywhere in FB groups. Whatever. Still want a M4-76 and a Sage rifle. I'll settle for one of the new rails when they drop though. Solid company. Solid gats. 🤟🇺🇲
Best gun makers in the game. I base all my builds around how they design their guns. Plus their awesome dudes. Interesting story with my barrel I got from brownells. Hooked me awesome guys
I like that they test everything, I run a SOLGW gun, BUT if you watch channels like School of the American Rifle or watch how BCM does QC by gauging everything...that is what I would like to see. You cannot tell if these parts are out of spec just by looking, need gauges.
@@solhays Roger that, I'll check it out. Good to know, makes me feel better. Test firing is great, but like I said, you can't just be eye balling shit at this level.
@@joegasparro2395 I guess it's more than just one video, there's a few that break down what they do. I'm confident that I watched a longer video that they talked about how they gauge everything that comes in. Might have been an interview by another channel.
A custom 13.7” SOLGW rifle is still at the top of my dream gun list! I’d love to get the chance to build it in person at their shop like that to learn everything I can about why they do what they do!
@@aventador832 How do their credit dollars work? Can you immediately put that money into your purchase or does it have to be used on PA products only?
Ivan..."watch out my friend"...There's a sh*t eater behind you, and it looks hungry...😲...You know I'm just playing around. Great content like always my friend. I've always enjoyed, while lookin forward too you're platform releasing new educational content. Please keep up the awesome work for slow people like me...👊🇺🇸🇺🇸💪
Well....In the video they incorrectly attached the torque wrench in line to the barrel nut wrench. Its not correctly torqued if you just extend the barrel nut wrench with the torque wrench . it should always be 90 deg to barrel wrench.
I have gotten a lot more into armoring over the last year or two. I got hooked onto SOTAR, FCD, and SOLGW/Sionics things. Armorer knowledge and attention to detail can go a long long way into giving a rifle superior reliability and function.
Power grids a false flag if it happens. Read the papers on it, they're wording it like it already happened. Also their "solution" to the vulnerability was to make things more remotely accessible. They're setting the stage for a false flag to drag us into war with China. Have you even been paying attention? It's not China, it's world gov't. The goal is to get us to punch a hole into China so they can establish forced immigration so they can subvert china the same way they subverted the US. As is China is too homogeneous to be vulnerable that way. This will also leave the US undefended and get our military aged males killed off. Search ACE receptors by ethnicity. The clot shot is designed for the spike to interact with ACE receptors. See the Japanese biodistribution study. So what we have here is a bioweapon that targets European ovaries and in males hearts. Reproduction is reduced and combat efficacy is reduced. Chosenites are unshockingly the lowest for ACE receptor upregulation while Europeans are the highest.
It's the Ultra Lochi L3 Jacket by Beyond. He linked it in the description of an earlier video if you'd like to support him: czcams.com/video/tuADUviM5Wk/video.html.
SOLGW seems like a legit company and they put passion into what they do. I love Ballistic Advantage barrels and knowing that they use them as their OEM is awesome. I do wish they would use black nitride instead of phosphate for their BCG coatings because cleaning black nitride is so much easier, at least offer both coatings. Secondly, I prefer the extended/enhanced mag release button because it is easier and faster for me. I understand why they like it recessed to protect it but I am not worried about banging my mag button up and it is probably the easiest part to change out on an AR.
I find phosphate bcgs much easier to clean if run more wet than normal. Just use a good dedicated solvent and a tough nylon brush and they're a breeze to clean up quickly.
The rapid growth of the company over the past couple of years tends to have them filling orders for their distributors rather than their own inventory. You can find their products all over the place depending on what you’re looking for exactly.
@@SonsofLibertyGunWorks1 😂 On a side note, it would be really cool to see a Canadian Freedom Convoy AR...even though I doubt the Canucks could legally possess one up there.
My SOLGW 13.7” m4-89 is my favorite gun by far. It is super solid, nothing is loose, the coatings are flawless, it’s the most balanced gun that I can remember ever handling, 1500-2000rounds without a single failure/malfunction, etc. I have nothing but good things to say about it.
Barrel Nut torqued to 60 in/lbs and marked...QC passed.
Carrier gets fired in "Happy Mode" 3 times, bolt locks back...QC passed.
Gets shot some more...QC passed.
A gunsmith overview and shooting...another QC.
A competition of trying to find something that another missed. Amazing QC throughout.
It’s “60 FOOT lbs”! 🤡
@@58harwood Oh yeah....I stand corrected. You got some great QC :)
Their attention to detail is the best in the industry for sure.
I've always wondered why SOLGW was highly revered. And now I know why. Thank you Kit Badger for another insightful video. Like "how it's made" but for a niche market.
Oh you thought this video showcased how good they are? This was just the assembly process. Watch their videos on their receiver sets. They fit toight!
Nah, still way overpriced! Just glorified assemblers. Go Aero on the low end or DD over solgw
Me as well . I never understood why people raved about them until I got one . SOLGW is like the new Colt . No frills or thrills that runs like a top and can HANDLE the abuse .
Aero is ok but they hold a looser tolerance or their QC isn't as good. DD is fine though.
@@ihurricane7 SOLGW East India Stripped / Assembled Uppers are usually under 400 bucks . They are way better than Aero Stripped / Assembled Uppers.
I agree when it comes to buying a complete Rig . No way I'll pay 1800 for SOLGW M476 when I can get DDM4 for the same price with Full Ambi CONTROLS.
Centurion MIDWEIGHT HF , DDM4 , Geissele , LMT MRP MARS-L , KAC SR15 , and Colt / Colt Canada will always be my favorites.
For run of the mill no fancy Upper I'll take SOLGW East India 12.5" or 13.7" with MVB Ambi Controls all day long .
I just bought one of their BCG's because of the 4340 extractor, Springco spring, 4340 bolt pin, and SOTAR said he's never failed one of their BCG's during an inspection.
I love all the punk rock intros of bands I jammed out to in my younger days.
My favorite brand and also GOD BLESS TEXAS
awesome look as to what goes on , like I tell people I can teach you how to do the work , but to take pride in what you do that has to come from you. It can't be taught . These guys know what they are doing and wish them the best
Microbest and BA are legit. SOLGW is smart to baseline at the 23&p and only changing what is necessary while keeping true to a standard; meeting or exceeding milspec TDP.
One of the only videos I can find, that explains more in detail, the reason solgw cost as much as they do. Good job
Their east India barreled uppers are great starting points for a new build, price is pretty great also.
They really make a quality product. Their QC and WHY behind their product is what made me transition to the AR platform some years back. Funny enough one of their old armorers, which I knew as an AK guy, was how I was ended up taking notice of them. After a year or so of hanging around and seeing their QC first hand, I decided to get my own rifle from them. I’ve been sold on their product since then.
They don't make the actual products, it is a brand that source products from various OEM manufacturers
@@iTheEncounter and?
@@iTheEncounter there are only a few brands that actually make 90% - 99% of their stuff in-house. Don’t see what the problem is, why reinvent the wheel.
That Aussie guy is one cool dude.
I like the explanation for ballistic advantage barrels. I didn’t realize that, and now don’t have any problem with that.
Thanks for the video and the insight into a great company.
The M76 rail and all other wedge lock rails are the best M-lok rails in the world for AR-15, change my mind
So basically a typical qc process by quite a few companies with variations. Only reason you would run full auto lower is convenience, burst trigger group would work as well. If I recall someone pointed out most of these companies buy 3rd party parts and assemble. So when an AR maker does that then in order to justify a certain price something has to be offered in return like good QC. Warranty is another pro but is muddy grounds usually.
My question is this though. Would you not do similar in building your own AR? Torque to required value, check tolerances, make sure it can cycle, and so on. Even if you have a gunsmith mount your barrel cost typically is much more reasonable than high priced AR. Plus you can go for generally better parts esoecially if watch for sales. The few I built are fantastic and only difference I can see on gucci priced offerings is sometimes weight with very few trigger. Now if above is what you want being convenience, about $1500-1700 is a reasonable price.
Didn't think of any of this. Pretty cool that you saw the insides of this place.
always with the awesome music
Thanks for sharing, very informative and interesting. I am basically a pistol guy, but do have several ARs and have a reference point. I bought my 1st SOLGW this week and am totally impressed. I thinks my collection is built out, but if I ever get another one, it will be a SOLGW. I only have a few rounds through mine when I took it to the range to sight it in this week. It ran great both suppressed and unsuppressed.
They should rotate the barrel nut installation tool 90 degrees because the moment arm is longer than 1 foot. Doesn't change by much, but if your goal is repeatability, then the numbers have to be accurate.
I caught that too.
Ha , I commented on this too before reading yours... right on.
Yes! This is Torque 101!
Appreciate the video.
Love me some solgw! Mike is a badass American!
My favorite thing in the world is putting together firearms particularly ARs. I worked for Lakeside Machine when I was a teenager being a neighbor to them. Then years of using and assembly have lead me to working on getting my own machining equipment. Late in life to start but better late than never.
We need Kit Badger of SOLGW rifle !! Sign me up if that ever happens..
😏
You have done the best video 📹 📹 of anyone good job Chris Banks!
Very cool. I like that company.
They make, "or atleast QC" the best bcg on the market in my opinion. While I don't abuse any of my rifles and clean them after each and every use, my two SOLGW bcg have easily seen over 4k rounds and I've never had to repair / replace / contact customer service for those bcg. I can't say the same about my Aero & toolcraft bcg's. I've also learned the hard way to stay far far away from silly bcg coatings like nickle boron. Simple phosphate & nitride have never done me wrong.
Can confirm. Made the same mistakes, Aero Precision nickel boron bcg qc is lacking, turned my AR into a single shot rifle, had to return, SOLGW bcg just works!
Great video!!!
I think I will join the SOLGW hype train this year.
You’re about 2-3 years too late. They make good stuff but it’s overpriced for what it is.
@@Jordan-nc3zy I'm very happy with mine, but I don't think I'd pick up another at the price point now. I'm sure they'll still sell though.
SIONICS is better IMO and much better bang:buck. Probably the best value on the market tbh.
@@hodlwise2470 I own a Sionics 11.5”, good to know!!
I love both my Sons 13.9 EX02 and my 16" Angry Patriot build. Their BCG's are solid and staked perfectly. Ignore the Sons haters. They're everywhere in FB groups. Whatever. Still want a M4-76 and a Sage rifle. I'll settle for one of the new rails when they drop though. Solid company. Solid gats. 🤟🇺🇲
I don’t know anything about Solgw, but finding someone to hate on something is just about the easiest thing on earth.
@@The_SmorgMan Yup.
Great Guns.
Looks like an awesome time!!
Interesting to watch. I have one of their uppers. High quality stuff
Nice Puppy !
I’m from San Antonio too, great guns for a while.
imagine a world where you buy a SOLGW over BCM.
Best gun makers in the game. I base all my builds around how they design their guns. Plus their awesome dudes. Interesting story with my barrel I got from brownells. Hooked me awesome guys
Awesome!
Precisely why I’m right handed. lol
For most things, I Love being right handed lol
Great video. Really need to get a solgw gun!
I like that they test everything, I run a SOLGW gun, BUT if you watch channels like School of the American Rifle or watch how BCM does QC by gauging everything...that is what I would like to see. You cannot tell if these parts are out of spec just by looking, need gauges.
Find their youtube channel and watch the video that breaks down how they do gauging and QC.
@@solhays Roger that, I'll check it out. Good to know, makes me feel better. Test firing is great, but like I said, you can't just be eye balling shit at this level.
@@joegasparro2395 I guess it's more than just one video, there's a few that break down what they do. I'm confident that I watched a longer video that they talked about how they gauge everything that comes in. Might have been an interview by another channel.
Mike is good friends with Chad. If you actually watch SOTAR you'd know Chad has nothing but great things to say about SOLGW.
I have the sage dynamics edition. It’s a sweet shooter.
👍
Just traded a computer for a new SOLGW M4-76. Excited to shoot it!
solgw is solid
I didn’t do that much QC on my own build 😅
A custom 13.7” SOLGW rifle is still at the top of my dream gun list! I’d love to get the chance to build it in person at their shop like that to learn everything I can about why they do what they do!
Plenty of dealers with them in stock atm.
@@SonsofLibertyGunWorks1 guess I just need to find one!
@@lucasblanchard47 primaryarms has them with a $300 dollar credit.
@@aventador832 whaaat?! That’s awesome!
@@aventador832 How do their credit dollars work? Can you immediately put that money into your purchase or does it have to be used on PA products only?
Man if those were proof research barrel man I’d buy one
Kit Badger SOLGW AR??
I'm liking the beard amigo ✌️
Waiting on the review of that 11.5" KB!
SOLGW are the Best
SOLGW 13.9 mid-length 6.5 Grendel...NUFF SAID
I want the guys job that test fires the bcg’s in full auto
Why the old fashioned torque ranch.
I thought the torque wrench and the barrel nut key were supposed to be at a 90ﾟ angle
Calm as the background. You can do great voice over work.
Ivan..."watch out my friend"...There's a sh*t eater behind you, and it looks hungry...😲...You know I'm just playing around. Great content like always my friend. I've always enjoyed, while lookin forward too you're platform releasing new educational content. Please keep up the awesome work for slow people like me...👊🇺🇸🇺🇸💪
awesome video brother please keep this videos coming with different companies 🙏
Well....In the video they incorrectly attached the torque wrench in line to the barrel nut wrench. Its not correctly torqued if you just extend the barrel nut wrench with the torque wrench . it should always be 90 deg to barrel wrench.
I have gotten a lot more into armoring over the last year or two. I got hooked onto SOTAR, FCD, and SOLGW/Sionics things. Armorer knowledge and attention to detail can go a long long way into giving a rifle superior reliability and function.
What rifles are you guys using when Russia and China attack the US power grid and everyone starts attacking each other?
Power grids a false flag if it happens. Read the papers on it, they're wording it like it already happened. Also their "solution" to the vulnerability was to make things more remotely accessible. They're setting the stage for a false flag to drag us into war with China. Have you even been paying attention? It's not China, it's world gov't. The goal is to get us to punch a hole into China so they can establish forced immigration so they can subvert china the same way they subverted the US. As is China is too homogeneous to be vulnerable that way. This will also leave the US undefended and get our military aged males killed off. Search ACE receptors by ethnicity. The clot shot is designed for the spike to interact with ACE receptors. See the Japanese biodistribution study. So what we have here is a bioweapon that targets European ovaries and in males hearts. Reproduction is reduced and combat efficacy is reduced. Chosenites are unshockingly the lowest for ACE receptor upregulation while Europeans are the highest.
What multicam jacket is that?
It's the Ultra Lochi L3 Jacket by Beyond. He linked it in the description of an earlier video if you'd like to support him: czcams.com/video/tuADUviM5Wk/video.html.
Subtleties make all the difference
Review when?
Did SOL take over some of mega arms ?
Interesting
for DI .556...give me a basic BCM Build...
SOLGW seems like a legit company and they put passion into what they do. I love Ballistic Advantage barrels and knowing that they use them as their OEM is awesome. I do wish they would use black nitride instead of phosphate for their BCG coatings because cleaning black nitride is so much easier, at least offer both coatings. Secondly, I prefer the extended/enhanced mag release button because it is easier and faster for me. I understand why they like it recessed to protect it but I am not worried about banging my mag button up and it is probably the easiest part to change out on an AR.
phosphate holds lube better than nitride, that is their reasoning for it. Also, they do offer a NP3 coated BCGs, although a lot more expensive.
I find phosphate bcgs much easier to clean if run more wet than normal. Just use a good dedicated solvent and a tough nylon brush and they're a breeze to clean up quickly.
Doesn't solgw use microbest bcg's?
Yep
Why do you reckon every single thing on their website is out of stock ? Other than its good stuff....Are they on vacation this week ?
It's been like that since 2020 lol. You can find them all over GunBroker.
The rapid growth of the company over the past couple of years tends to have them filling orders for their distributors rather than their own inventory. You can find their products all over the place depending on what you’re looking for exactly.
Join the SOLGW Cult!
I missed the memo where Patriotism has arranged marriages. 🤷
@@SonsofLibertyGunWorks1 😂 On a side note, it would be really cool to see a Canadian Freedom Convoy AR...even though I doubt the Canucks could legally possess one up there.
Guess we gotta annex Canada
😎🤙🏼🇺🇸
Their rifles can out shoot most of their owners
Ted Kaczynski got paroled ?
"I really like the Y"
A BYU fan? Lol
I’ll stick with the companies that are for the people. The ones without government contracts.
What companies are you referring to?
SOLGW makes a lot of cop guns.
Lol.......
I get that, I was asking @Pureblood what companies he chooses to buy from that don’t have government contracts.
Yes, please give us a list of your preferred builders.
I have to use captions to watch your videos ur so damn monotone dude. 😂