We’ve got a couple of threads currently going that have comments about LMT…didnt want to drift those threads, so I started a new one.
My question…with a preface is this: Over the past 10 years & more, I have literally seen ONE LMT rifle in a gunshop for sale…and that was a year before Obama got 1st elected & I bought it on the spot. Most guys…a few Fudds but some fairly serious shooters too…have NO IDEA who LMT is, they think its an off-brand like DPMS or Spikes or Rock River.
WHY do I never see any LMT rifles on gunshop racks? Where are they?
Very curious as to how & where they sell their product.
I’ve always just assumed the factory workers leave them by the crate in a locked room and find piles of of untraced cash in the morning, left by operators in the night…
Honestly though, the only LMT products I’ve ever seen have been provided by Mars Armament or ordered directly from their store.
Shoot, thats the best answer so far!
They building goods for military and abroad. LMT is legit.
A few LMT uppers are on sale at Rainier Arms right now. 
I ain’t in the US, but they probably don’t stay on the shelves very long. The vast majority of people have no idea what LMT is, that has been my experience too. Heck I accidentally stumbled upon a Youtube video yesterday where a guy was at the NRA show at the LMT booth, and introduced LMT as being this “upcoming company in the rifle market”. Upcoming… hahahahhaha.
They’re a relatively small operation compared to other players, and my guess is they’ve been pretty damn busy with their military contracts these last few years.
Up here they’re pretty much the only AR mfg available that I can trust to be built properly and not overgassed.
I understand they are legit, and do a lot of military stuff, and some parts/uppers and such are available online. But Im wondering if they dont sell to gunstores too?
Yes, they sell to gun stores.
They do sell to stores. Anytime I’ve needed one, a local store was able to call up and get it even without having a prior relationship. Cheap enough to sell to me at significantly less than retail… Some manufacturers require very large orders, LMT was not one of them. Sold direct to a small store. I’m sure you can get greater markup with volume or commitments.
Stores sell what they can convince people to buy and has the greatest markup. I watch one local megastore push core 15 very hard when they have DD and Colt on the shelf. The core15s are higher than the 6920s and approach DD prices for some models!
I have to believe it’s higher markup combined with sales spiffs.
Your average buying public thanks Smith & Wesson and Ruger are great grams, and that Colt is overpriced. They enter with that perception, and a lot of sales people aren’t going to try to convince them otherwise.
At LMGS I’ve witnessed the counter Droid telling customers that the core 15 is a better value than the Colt, because you’re just paying for the name. It was all I could do to keep from pointing out that the Colt with the name was the same price as the No Name Mystery Company.
I visited a well stocked store near Daytona Beach a couple of weeks ago, they had a few LMT rifles for sale. (Along with a variety of KAC rifles and SCARs.)
I agree with the OP. I love LMT. I own a LMT 10.5” SBR that is amazing, but since I bought that almost 8 years ago I’ve never seen an LMT available.
When I visited Rainier Arms in 2015, they were carrying LMT Defenders and complete lowers. Oddly enough, the last LMT rifles I saw for sale were at the gun show in Fort Worth at Will Rogers. Can’t remember who the seller was. Usually the local gun show has a lot of over priced sub par equipment or scheisters selling knock offs. I was definitely surprised to even see it. No one was appeared to be looking at the LMT stuff either. My friend bought the complete lower.
IIRC, they only started advertising about 10 or so years ago. I think they have fans, but are the least well known of the top quality manufacturers. Their website has a dealer finder, have you tried it? I used it to find a dealer 45min from my house, and there were a lot of dealers listed.
I’ve honestly wondered the same thing. The first and last LMT I ever noticed in a store for sale was back in 2011 and it was a new factory 10.5" SBR. I’ve seen more KAC rifles than LMT, which always seemed odd to me.
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Our local chain of fun stores stocks LMT’s. Sells stripped lowers, completed lower half’s, rifles etc. just got another add on them today.
Quantico Tactical stores have always carried a decent stock of LMT rifles. I usually see 3-4 rifles on display with a separate upper or two as well. They’re the only place I see them on a routine basis though.
LMTs are available, but they are very busy making stuff for a variety of places. There isn’t a whole lot to talk about. Just fill them with ammo and shoot. No BS required.
I have seen them in several large gun stores, but none recently. I bought an LMT Defender 5.56 last year. That shop had several and the rifles were gone when I returned a couple of weeks later. It looks like they just sell quickly. It is ironic that an LMT AR usually costs more than a Colt too. There was an armorer in the shop when I bought my last rifle and someone asked about the difference between the Colt and LMTs. He said that they were both good rifles, but saw fewer problem guns from the LMT brand.
I have 2 LMTs so far and no complaints. Dead bang reliable, accurate, and a properly assembled rifle. I would love to pick up a .308, but I couldn’t afford to feed it the way I shoot. That said, I would have no problem carrying or owning a Colt 6921.
I bought my LMT lower from Quantico Tactical, since then the prices for their lowers online have only risen.
I’ve seen a LMT piston upper break in combat. YMMV