AR Pistol Builds (ARP): Most Popular Parts
This is the AR pistol build real builders put together most often on GunPartPicker: the part picked most in every slot across AR pistol builds from recent months. Picked at the prices builders saw, the main parts come to about $2,193.
From the GunPartPicker build log ·
The build, slot by slot
PricesUpper Receiver
Tacfire 7" Complete Upper Assembly 5.56x45mm 1:8, Black - BU-556-724% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $240
PricesLower Receiver
Wilson Combat AR-15 Lower Receiver Forged11% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $43
PricesBolt Carrier Group
Bravo Company M16 Bolt Carrier Group Black14% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $199
PricesCharging Handle
Aero Precision AR-15 Breach Charging Handle Ambidextrous Small Levers13% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $71
PricesTrigger
Geissele Automatics AR-15 SSA-E X Lightning Bow Trigger13% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $240
PricesStock & Brace
Magpul AR-15 MOE Stock Collapsible Mil-Spec Black10% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $31
PricesPistol Grip
Timber Creek Enforcer AR Pistol Grip, Black - E ARPG Black12% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $80Runners up: Wilson Combat AR-15 Starburst Gunfighter Pistol Grip Black (11%), Magpul MOE K2 Grip Polymer Gray (6%)
PricesOptic
EOTECH 3x30.5mm X 21.6mm Holographic Hybrid Green Dot Sight - HHSGRN14% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $1,289
Share is of AR pistol 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 pistol builders add
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Foregrip
Magpul AFG-2 Angled Fore Grip - Black21% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $24Runners up: Fortis SHIFT Vertical Grip - M-LOK (9%), Magpul M-LOK Handstop KIT - Black (6%) - Prices
Safety
Strike Industries AR-15 Ambidextrous Safety Selector Switch - Red14% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $63 - Prices
Magazine Release
Strike Industries Ambidextrous Magazine Release, Black - ARAMBIMRBK21% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $38Runners up: Rise Armament AR-15 Magazine Release Button - Rise Red (15%), CMMG AR15 Ambi Mag Catch, Black - 55AFF6E (15%) - Prices
Takedown Pin
CMMG AR-15 HD Pivot and Takedown Pin Parts KIT - 55AFF3B31% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $16 - Prices
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Trigger Guard
B5 Systems Trigger Guard ATG-001-0117% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $12Runners up: Magpul AR-15 MOE Enhanced Trigger Guard FDE (16%), Strike Industries Cobra Billet Aluminum Trigger Guard - Red (15%) - Prices
Buffer Tube
Bravo Company AR-15/M16 BCM Mil-Spec 6 Position Receiver Extension20% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $39 - Prices
Suppressor
SilencerCo Velos LBP 556 Rifle Suppressor, Black17% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $900 - Prices
Buffer
Geissele Automatics Super 42 Braided Buffer Spring and H3 Buffer22% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $83 - Prices
Light
Streamlight ProTac Rail Mount HL-X Laser 1000 Lumen Weapon Light with Tape Switch - CR123A23% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $155 - Prices
Iron Sights
NCSTAR PRO Series Sight Front/Rear Flip Up, Black - VMARFLC31% of AR pistol 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-RED25% of AR pistol builds with this slot · paid $36
Common questions
What parts go in the most popular AR pistol build?
Upper Receiver: Tacfire 7" Complete Upper Assembly 5.56x45mm 1:8, Black - BU-556-7. Lower Receiver: Wilson Combat AR-15 Lower Receiver Forged. Bolt Carrier Group: Bravo Company M16 Bolt Carrier Group Black. Charging Handle: Aero Precision AR-15 Breach Charging Handle Ambidextrous Small Levers. Trigger: Geissele Automatics AR-15 SSA-E X Lightning Bow Trigger. Stock & Brace: Magpul AR-15 MOE Stock Collapsible Mil-Spec Black.
How much does the most popular AR pistol build cost?
About $2,193 for the top pick in each of the 8 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 pistol build?
An AR pistol has a barrel of 10.5 inches or less and no stock, usually a brace or a bare buffer tube instead.
Where does this data come from?
Every part on this page comes from AR pistol 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.