Rise Armament vs Strike Industries: AR-15 brands compared
Rise Armament leads in 3 of 4 categories.
Rise Armament for the price. Strike Industries for charging handles and furniture.
From tens of thousands of real builds and live prices at 30+ retailers.
Our take
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
Strike Industries makes affordable AR add-ons out of Las Vegas, like charging handles, stocks, handguards, muzzle devices and small controls.
Budget friendly · Mil-spec compatible · Wide AR catalog
- Paying more: about 26% above average
- Charging handles, picked 17x as often
- Furniture (Rise Armament furniture are rarely picked)
Many builders mix them: 40% of Strike Industries builds add Rise Armament, most often the trigger.
Biggest differences
"Picked" is the share of builds with that part that chose each brand.
| Rise Armament | Strike Industries | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price vs average | 28% cheaper | 26% pricier | Rise Armament cheaper |
| Share of builds | 24% | 14% | Rise Armament 1.7x |
| Charging handles picked | 0.3% | 5.7% | Strike Industries 19x |
| Parts listed | 243 | 835 | Strike Industries 3x |
| Retailers carrying | 18 | 15 | Rise Armament 1.2x |
Price: Rise Armament wins
For the same part, Rise Armament parts run 28% cheaper than average and Strike Industries parts run 26% pricier than average.
Builder favorite: Rise Armament wins
Rise Armament is in 24% of builds and Strike Industries is in 14% of builds.
Why Rise Armament: Rise puts a lifetime warranty on everything it makes.
Internals: Rise Armament wins
Builders pick Strike Industries charging handles (17x) more often than Rise Armament. Rise Armament bolt carrier groups and triggers are picked often, Strike Industries's rarely. Strike Industries muzzle devices, gas blocks and buffer tubes are picked often, Rise Armament'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.
Furniture: Strike Industries wins
Strike Industries pistol grips picked often, Rise Armament rarely.
Why Strike Industries: The MOD1 stock slides onto a mil-spec buffer tube, weighs 6.6 oz and has QD sling points on both sides.
Most picked Rise Armament furniture
Rarely picked
The full record
Everything we track for Rise Armament vs Strike Industries, from builds, store listings and daily prices.
| Rise Armament | Strike Industries | |
|---|---|---|
| Share of builds | 24% | 14% |
| Price tier | Budget friendly | Premium |
| Parts listed | 243 | 835 |
| Part types | 13 | 46 |
| Retailers carrying | 18 | 15 |
| In stock now | 77% | 75% |
| Price change, 90 dayson the most picked parts | Flat | 8% higher |
| On sale now | None | 2 parts |
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