Rosco Manufacturing vs Rise Armament: AR-15 brands compared
Rise Armament leads in 2 of 3 categories.
Rosco Manufacturing for the price. Rise Armament for the price and bolt carrier groups.
From tens of thousands of real builds and live prices at 30+ retailers.
Our take
Rosco makes US made, button rifled barrels in Rhode Island, mostly as an OEM for other gun companies. The Bloodline and Purebred lines are the ones sold under its own name.
OEM barrel maker · Button rifled · In-house barrel blanks
- Spending less: about 29% below average
Rise Armament makes the RA-535, a single stage drop-in AR trigger with a 3.5 lb pull. They also make mag releases and complete rifles.
Drop-in triggers · Lifetime warranty · Single stage
- Spending less: about 28% below average
- The more popular pick: in 24% of builds
- Bolt carrier groups, picked 1.5x as often
Many builders mix them: 19% of Rosco Manufacturing builds add Rise Armament, most often the trigger.
Biggest differences
"Picked" is the share of builds with that part that chose each brand.
| Rosco Manufacturing | Rise Armament | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price vs average | 29% cheaper | 28% cheaper | |
| Share of builds | 4% | 24% | Rise Armament 6x |
| Parts listed | 140 | 243 | Rise Armament 1.7x |
| Retailers carrying | 13 | 18 | Rise Armament 1.4x |
Price: Tie
For the same part, Rosco Manufacturing parts run 29% cheaper than average and Rise Armament parts run 28% cheaper than average.
Builder favorite: Rise Armament wins
Rosco Manufacturing is in 4% of builds and Rise Armament is in 24% of builds.
Why Rise Armament: Rise puts a lifetime warranty on everything it makes.
Internals: Rise Armament wins
Builders pick Rise Armament bolt carrier groups (1.5x) more often than Rosco Manufacturing. Rosco Manufacturing barrels are picked often, Rise Armament's rarely. Rise Armament charging handles and triggers are picked often, Rosco Manufacturing's rarely.
Why Rise Armament: The RA-535 is a single stage drop-in with a 3.5 lb pull and Nickel Teflon coated internals.
The full record
Everything we track for Rosco Manufacturing vs Rise Armament, from builds, store listings and daily prices.
| Rosco Manufacturing | Rise Armament | |
|---|---|---|
| Share of builds | 4% | 24% |
| Price tier | Budget friendly | Budget friendly |
| Parts listed | 140 | 243 |
| Part types | 8 | 13 |
| Retailers carrying | 13 | 18 |
| In stock now | 41% | 77% |
| Price change, 90 dayson the most picked parts | Flat | Flat |
| On sale now | None | None |
