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Overview
The Radian Weapons AR-15 Enhanced Takedown Pin Set is a reliable pin set crafted from steel, designed to facilitate quick and efficient disassembly of your AR-15 lower receiver. This black pin set ensures a snug fit, maintaining the structural integrity of your build while allowing for easy access to internal components during maintenance or upgrades. You'll often find this takedown pin set in builds utilizing a mid-length gas system chambered in 5.56 NATO, making it a suitable choice for those configurations.
Radian Weapons AR-15 Enhanced Takedown Pin Set Black was the fifth most added takedown pin on GunPartPicker in September 2026, behind the Strike Industries AR-10 Shift Pins, Black - SI-AR10-SHIFT-BK, with about 6% of all takedown pins added to builds. Up from #7 in August. Builds with this takedown pin are mostly chambered in 5.56 NATO (83%, then 300 Blackout 11%), split between mid-length (48%) and carbine-length (28%) gas systems, and mostly AR-15 (86%, then AR-10 11%).
Availability is good: it was in stock at one retailer or another nearly every day in September 2026, and today all 8 retailers we track have it in stock. Prices barely moved in September 2026, holding around $32.95, so there haven't been real sales lately. Buying today, the lowest price is $32.95 at Brownells, which matches the best price we saw in September.
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Builds in the community that include the Radian Weapons Ar-15 Enhanced Takedown Pin Set Black
| Build | Parts | Total |
|---|---|---|
 | 23 | $1871.56 |
 | 32 | $5983.07 |
 | 20 | $2328.69 |
 | 26 | $3117.41 |
 | 21 | $1288.91 |
 | 26 | $5773.05 |
 | 24 | $2243.85 |
 | 21 | $5183.90 |
 | 28 | $3112.14 |
 | 28 | $2244.30 |
 | 19 | $2048.98 |
 | 19 | $2742.79 |
4 global ratings
Top reviews
Radians enhanced takedown pin set works exactly as advertised, larger heads, faster cycle when breaking down for cleaning. Detent grooves are correctly cut so the pins stop at the right spot. Hard to swallow the price for what is essentially two pins, but they will outlast my receiver.
slightly oversized loops compared to mil spec, easier to grip when you have gloves on. detents engage with a positive click. anodize is a deep matte black that matches radian charging handles well
Radian enhanced takedown pin set has detent grooves precisely cut so the pins stop exactly where they should. Larger heads make breakdown quicker. Black anodize matches my Radian charging handle. Top tier pin upgrade.
These Radian pins drop in and the larger heads make takedown faster which is the whole point. Mechanically perfect. The black anodizing has a slightly different sheen than my Aero lower, not a deal breaker but noticeable side by side. Not enough to return them.
