AR-10 Builds: Most Popular Parts
This is the AR-10 build real builders put together most often on GunPartPicker: the part picked most in every slot across AR-10 builds from recent months. Picked at the prices builders saw, the main parts come to about $2,920.
From the GunPartPicker build log ·
The build, slot by slot
PricesUpper Receiver
Tacfire 20" Complete Upper Assembly .308 Win 1:10, Black - BU-308-2015% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $390
PricesLower Receiver
PSA GEN3 PA10 Forged Complete MOE EPT SBA4 .308 Lower With Over Molded Grip11% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $320
PricesBarrel
FAXON Firearms Match Barrel .308 Win 18", Black - Superior Precision and Reliability - 10B810R18FHQ-5R-NP314% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $265
PricesBolt Carrier Group
CMMG .308 Win/7.62 Bolt Carrier Group, Black - 38BA42314% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $220
PricesHandguard
Aim Sports M-LOK 15" .308 AR-10 Low Profile Free Float Handguard, Black - MTM15L30815% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $70
PricesCharging Handle
Aero Precision AR-15 Breach Charging Handle Ambidextrous Small Levers14% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $71
PricesTrigger
Geissele Automatics AR-15 SSA-E X Lightning Bow Trigger9% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $240
PricesStock & Brace
Magpul AR-15 MOE Stock Collapsible Mil-Spec Black7% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $31
PricesPistol Grip
Wilson Combat AR-15 Starburst Gunfighter Pistol Grip Black7% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $25Runners up: Magpul MOE K2 Grip Polymer Gray (7%), Timber Creek Enforcer AR Pistol Grip, Black - E ARPG Black (6%)
PricesOptic
EOTECH 3x30.5mm X 21.6mm Holographic Hybrid Green Dot Sight - HHSGRN11% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $1,289
Share is of AR-10 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 AR-10 builders add
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Foregrip
Magpul AFG-2 Angled Fore Grip - Black16% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $24Runners up: Fortis SHIFT Vertical Grip - M-LOK (12%), Magpul RVG Rail Vertical Grip - Black (5%) - Prices
Safety
Phase 5 Tactical AR-15 90 Degree Ambi Safety Selector Black14% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $45 - Prices
Magazine Release
Strike Industries Ambidextrous Magazine Release, Black - ARAMBIMRBK26% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $38Runners up: Rise Armament AR-15 Magazine Release Button - Rise Red (15%), CMMG AR15 Ambi Mag Catch, Black - 55AFF6E (11%) - Prices
Takedown Pin
CMMG AR-15 HD Pivot and Takedown Pin Parts KIT - 55AFF3B21% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $16 - Prices
Suppressor
Dead Air Sandman X 7.62 Silencer, Black9% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $887Runners up: SilencerCo Omega 300 DT .30 Cal Rifle Suppressor (7%), Dead Air NoMax 33 Xemax Rifle Suppressor - Black (7%) - Prices
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Buffer Tube
Bravo Company AR-15/M16 BCM Mil-Spec 6 Position Receiver Extension20% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $39 - Prices
Buffer
Geissele Automatics Super 42 Braided Buffer Spring and H3 Buffer23% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $83Runners up: AR-308 Fixed Stock Recoil Buffer (9%), CMMG AR-15 Carbine Buffer Assembly - 55CA977 (9%) - Prices
Rifle Scope
Vortex Optics Strike Eagle 1-8x24 Rifle Scope - AR-BDC3 Illuminated Reticle8% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $349 - Prices
Trigger Guard
B5 Systems Trigger Guard ATG-001-0122% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $12Runners up: Strike Industries Cobra Billet Aluminum Trigger Guard - Red (13%), Magpul AR-15 MOE Enhanced Trigger Guard FDE (13%) - Prices
End Plate
Fortis Lightweight Enhanced AR-15 End Plate, Gold - LE-Black-K1-GOLD25% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $30 - Prices
Buffer Spring
Strike Industries Flat Wire Spring for AR Carbine - AR-FWS-C22% of AR-10 builds with this slot · paid $20
Common questions
What parts go in the most popular AR-10 build?
Upper Receiver: Tacfire 20" Complete Upper Assembly .308 Win 1:10, Black - BU-308-20. Lower Receiver: PSA GEN3 PA10 Forged Complete MOE EPT SBA4 .308 Lower With Over Molded Grip. Barrel: FAXON Firearms Match Barrel .308 Win 18", Black - Superior Precision and Reliability - 10B810R18FHQ-5R-NP3. Bolt Carrier Group: CMMG .308 Win/7.62 Bolt Carrier Group, Black - 38BA423. Handguard: Aim Sports M-LOK 15" .308 AR-10 Low Profile Free Float Handguard, Black - MTM15L308. Charging Handle: Aero Precision AR-15 Breach Charging Handle Ambidextrous Small Levers.
How much does the most popular AR-10 build cost?
About $2,920 for the top pick in each of the 10 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 an AR-10 build?
The AR-10 is the large frame AR in .308 Winchester or 6.5 Creedmoor. Its lower, upper and bolt carrier do not interchange with the AR-15.
Where does this data come from?
Every part on this page comes from AR-10 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.