Fortis Manufacturing AR-15 Parts & Accessories
Fortis Manufacturing is an AR parts maker started in 2011, known for lightweight aluminum handguards, charging handles, muzzle devices and small controls. Builders pick them for clean looking, light parts with a boutique shop feel.
Fortis Manufacturing was established in 2011.
Manufacturing origin: Made in USA.
Market positioning: Duty / Professional.
Fortis Manufacturing has 296 products available on GunPartPicker, ranging from $3.97 to $413.20.
Fortis Manufacturing Product Categories
- Handguard: 45 products
- Charging Handle: 36 products
- Foregrip: 31 products
- Muzzle Device: 29 products
- Pistol Grip: 26 products
- Dust Cover: 23 products
- End Plate: 18 products
- Safety: 17 products
- Magazine Release: 14 products
- Optic Mount: 13 products
- Glock Barrel: 12 products
- Lower Receiver: 8 products
- Gas Block: 7 products
- Castle Nut: 4 products
- Takedown Pin: 4 products
- Upper Receiver: 4 products
- Stock & Brace: 3 products
- Bolt Catch: 2 products
Stock status: 138 in stock, 158 out of stock.
Fortis Manufacturing in November 2026 so far
Fortis Manufacturing ranks #33 of 474 brands on GunPartPicker so far in November 2026, just behind NcStar, with about 1 in every 167 parts builders added. Up from #36 in October. Builders are reaching for Fortis Manufacturing mostly for foregrip parts. The most added single part is the Fortis SHIFT Vertical Grip - M-LOK, on top again this month.
About 47% of the 296 Fortis Manufacturing products we track are in stock today.
Also popular this month: Fortis AR-15 Magazine Catch & Release, FORTIS LW ENHANCD AR15 END PLATE Black, Fortis Control 300 Black Muzzle Brake 5/8x24 - Black and Fortis Manufacturing SHIFT Reversible Carbon Fiber Handstop - Black - M-LOK.
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Fortis Manufacturing products
Fortis SHIFT Vertical Grip - M-LOK$54.99In stock
Fortis Control 300 Blk Muzzle Brake 5/8x24 - Black$66.45In stock
Fortis Ar-15 Magazine Catch & Release$23.70In stock
Fortis Manufacturing SHIFT Reversible Carbon Fiber Handstop - FDE - M-LOK$37.95In stock
Fortis Manufacturing SHIFT Reversible Carbon Fiber Handstop - Black - M-LOK$37.95In stock- Fortis Manufacturing SHIFT Reversible Handstop - Black - M-LOK$33.20In stock
Fortis Manufacturing Torque Carbon Fiber Pistol Grip - Blue$94.95In stock
Fortis Ar-15 Magazine Catch & Release - Odg$23.70In stock
About Fortis Manufacturing
Fortis makes light aluminum AR-15 and AR-10 parts like handguards, charging handles, muzzle devices and small controls.
Founded 2011, Made in USA · Limited lifetime warranty · Lightweight aluminum · AR-15 and AR-10
In GunPartPicker builds
- #1Most added end plate brandTop part: Lightweight Enhanced End Plate
- #33rd most added foregrip brandTop part: SHIFT Vertical Grip, M-LOK
Why Fortis Manufacturing
Fortis started in 2011 as a small AR parts shop run by working shooters, and it still runs a lean CNC operation. The parts lean toward light aluminum with clean lines, but function comes first.
The SHIFT vertical grip is what made the name, and it's been copied so much that it's the most counterfeited thing Fortis makes. The K1 end plate system pairs an end plate with a castle nut in black, FDE or OD green and sells for about $38.
The rest covers the parts your hands touch: the REV 2 and Night Rail handguards, the SWITCH rail that comes off with a lever, the SLS FIFTY selector with 50 or 90 degree throw, the Clutch charging handle, a mag catch and release, SHIFT handstops and RED and CONTROL brakes.
Fortis makes the most added end plate, in 23% of builds that have one, at the slot's usual $30. The SHIFT is the third most added foregrip, at about $57 against roughly $24 for a typical grip.
Price is the knock. A SHIFT costs more than twice a basic polymer grip, and the copies on marketplaces are cheap enough to fool people. Buy from a real dealer so both the part and the limited lifetime warranty are genuine.
We'd start with the K1 end plate, an easy upgrade at mil-spec money. Add the SHIFT if you want a vertical grip that feels solid in the hand.
- Fortis lower receivers are machined from 7075 aluminum.
- Fortis parts carry a limited lifetime warranty.
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What Builders Choose
Based on real buildsTop Fortis Manufacturing products builders are adding
Fortis SHIFT Vertical Grip - M-LOK
Fortis Lightweight Enhanced AR-15 End Plate, Gold - LE-BLK-K1-GOLD
Fortis Ar-15 Magazine Catch & Release
Fortis Light Weight K1 Castle Nut and End Plate Black, Flat Dark Earth - LEBLKK1FDE
Fortis Manufacturing Torque Carbon Fiber Pistol Grip - Red
Fortis Control 300 Blk Muzzle Brake 5/8x24 - Black
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