16" AR-15 Builds: Most Popular Parts
This is the 16 inch build real builders put together most often on GunPartPicker: the part picked most in every slot across 16 inch builds from recent months. Picked at the prices builders saw, the main parts come to about $3,277.
From the GunPartPicker build log ·
The build, slot by slot
PricesUpper Receiver
Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO Mid-Length Bhf AR-15 Barreled Upper - MCMR-15 - 16"23% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $881
PricesLower Receiver
Wilson Combat AR-15 Lower Receiver Forged8% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $43Runners up: PSA AR-15 "Stealth" Stripped Lower Receiver (7%), LMT MARS-L Ambidextrous AR-15 Stripped Lower Receiver (6%)
PricesBarrel
FAXON Firearms 16" 223 Wylde Match Barrel Stainless Steel Black17% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $248
PricesBolt Carrier Group
Bravo Company M16 Bolt Carrier Group Black28% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $199
PricesHandguard
Forward Controls Design AR-15 Handguard 13.7in. M-LOK Black8% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $195
PricesCharging Handle
Aero Precision AR-15 Breach Charging Handle Ambidextrous Small Levers13% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $71
PricesTrigger
Geissele Automatics AR-15 SSA-E X Lightning Bow Trigger18% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $240
PricesStock & Brace
Magpul AR-15 MOE Stock Collapsible Mil-Spec Black20% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $31
PricesPistol Grip
Wilson Combat AR-15 Starburst Gunfighter Pistol Grip Black13% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $25Runners up: Timber Creek Enforcer AR Pistol Grip, Black - E ARPG Black (9%), B5 Systems Type 22 P-Grip - Black (8%)
PricesOptic
EOTECH 3x30.5mm X 21.6mm Holographic Hybrid Green Dot Sight - HHSGRN17% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $1,289
PricesBuffer Tube Assembly
Bravo Company Manufacturing Mil-Spec Carbine Stock Hardware KIT19% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $55
Share is of 16 inch builds that filled the slot. Paid is the median price shown when builders picked the part, not today's price; the product page has today's price at every retailer.
What else 16 inch builders add
- Prices
Foregrip
Magpul AFG-2 Angled Fore Grip - Black20% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $24Runners up: Fortis SHIFT Vertical Grip - M-LOK (8%), Magpul RVG Rail Vertical Grip - Black (6%) - Prices
Safety
Timber Creek Outdoors Ambidextrous Safety Selector - Black16% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $21 - Prices
Magazine Release
Strike Industries Ambidextrous Magazine Release, Black - ARAMBIMRBK23% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $38Runners up: Rise Armament AR-15 Magazine Release Button - Rise Red (12%), CMMG AR15 Ambi Mag Catch, Black - 55AFF6E (11%) - Prices
Takedown Pin
CMMG AR-15 HD Pivot and Takedown Pin Parts KIT - 55AFF3B31% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $16 - Prices
Bolt Catch
Strike Industries Extended Bolt Catch28% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $15Runners up: CMMG AR-15 Bolt Catch (11%), Phase 5 Version 2 Extended Bolt Release, 2.15" - EBRV2 (9%) - Prices
Trigger Guard
B5 Systems Trigger Guard ATG-001-0121% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $12Runners up: Magpul AR-15 MOE Enhanced Trigger Guard FDE (13%), Strike Industries Cobra Billet Aluminum Trigger Guard - Red (11%) - Prices
Buffer Tube
Bravo Company AR-15/M16 BCM Mil-Spec 6 Position Receiver Extension30% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $39 - Prices
Suppressor
SilencerCo Velos LBP 556 Rifle Suppressor, Black22% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $900Runners up: Dead Air Sandman X 7.62 Silencer, Black (9%), Dead Air NoMax 33 Xemax Rifle Suppressor - Black (8%) - Prices
Buffer
Geissele Automatics Super 42 Braided Buffer Spring and H3 Buffer22% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $83 - Prices
Light
Streamlight ProTac Rail Mount HL-X Laser 1000 Lumen Weapon Light with Tape Switch - CR123A31% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $155 - Prices
Iron Sights
NCSTAR PRO Series Sight Front/Rear Flip Up, Black - VMARFLC36% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $49 - Prices
End Plate
Strike Industries End Plate and Anti-Rotate Castle Nut for Receivers, Red - SI-AR-UL-MFEP&ACN-RED19% of 16 inch builds with this slot · paid $36
Common questions
What parts go in the most popular 16 inch build?
Upper Receiver: Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO Mid-Length Bhf AR-15 Barreled Upper - MCMR-15 - 16". Lower Receiver: Wilson Combat AR-15 Lower Receiver Forged. Barrel: FAXON Firearms 16" 223 Wylde Match Barrel Stainless Steel Black. Bolt Carrier Group: Bravo Company M16 Bolt Carrier Group Black. Handguard: Forward Controls Design AR-15 Handguard 13.7in. M-LOK Black. Charging Handle: Aero Precision AR-15 Breach Charging Handle Ambidextrous Small Levers.
How much does the most popular 16 inch build cost?
About $3,277 for the top pick in each of the 11 main slots, at the median price builders saw when they picked each part. Prices move daily, so each part links to today's price across retailers.
What counts as a 16 inch build?
Sixteen inches is the shortest rifle barrel federal law allows without NFA paperwork, which makes it the default AR-15.
Where does this data come from?
Every part on this page comes from 16 inch builds in the GunPartPicker build log from recent months, not from sales. Nothing here is editorial or paid for: a part ranks because builders chose it.