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The New M89 Drive Lock Rail above the older M76 Wedge Lock Rail<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This year at SHOT Show 2022 I had the opportunity to check out the New M89 Drive Lock Rails by SOLGW, Sons Of Liberty Gun Works<\/a>.  A new rail that will be offered moving forward with some meaningful improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there are a lot of gun companies out there manufacturing AR-15 rifles, some stand apart for various reasons.  One of those is Sons Of Liberty Gun Works.  For what you ask, pursuit of perfection in the basics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The M89 Drive Lock is one of the most rigid and solid lockups of any rail interface.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

You probably won\u2019t find lots of \u201cbells and whistles\u201d on the SOLGW rifles, because if it doesn\u2019t add to reliability and improve the gun to the end of a \u201cfighting\u201d rifle, it won\u2019t be there.  While at a glance, they may appear pretty vanilla compared to some of the wild stuff seen around SHOT Show, the design is intentional.  Enter the M89 Drive Lock Rail\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The M89 Rail was designed out of a couple necessities (and named after 1789, the year of the 2nd Amendment).  On the one hand, the current design of the M76 rail, while robust, was improved upon.  Secondly, a new opportunity presented itself to have their rails machined through another shop, allowing for a shortened supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rail extrusion is the same one used in Hodge Rifles.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So what makes the M89 Rail special?  Lockup and rigidity.  The new rail uses the Drive Lock lockup system.  Not only does it clamp the rail onto the barrel nut, but due to the bias of the hole geometry, as the hardware is tightened, it draws the hand guard into the upper receiver.  This makes for a rock solid lockup between the entire upper, akin to a monolithic upper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rigidity was also improved.  The new M89 Drive Lock Rail has more material in crucial places.  This, while adding a little more weight, improves the rigidity of the rail.  This really comes into play with the longer hand guards, such as 15\u201d versions on SPR (Special Purpose Rifle) models.  That added stiffness ensures equipment like visible or IR (infrared) lasers maintain their zero in use.  Hard use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SOLGW is also introducing their two chamber muzzle break that will interface with suppressor mounts.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

You will see the new M89 Rails being introduced into the SOLGW lineup this Spring<\/a>.  Offered in lengths from 8″ up to 16.75\u201d with a MSRP starting around $289.99.  Additionally, you can purchase the rails, as well as upper and lower receivers, individually for all the builders out there.  A meaningful improvement to a workhorse gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also new this year is a collaboration with Chuck Pressburg of Press Check Consulting, a turnkey SBR.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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