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Strike Industries
Overview
The Strike Industries AR-15 Shift Pins are designed to provide a reliable and durable connection point for your rifle's upper and lower receivers. Made from steel, this pin set ensures strength and longevity, making it a solid choice for builders looking for dependable takedown pins. These pins are commonly found in builds utilizing a carbine gas system and chambered in 5.56 NATO, making them suitable for a variety of standard AR-15 configurations.
Strike Industries AR-15 Shift Pins - Black ranked #20 of the 66 takedown pins builders added on GunPartPicker in August 2026. Builders have been adding it to their builds on GunPartPicker since February 2026. All time, it ranks #25 of the 124 takedown pins builders have added. Builds with this takedown pin are nearly all chambered in 5.56 NATO, nearly all on pistol-length gas, and nearly all AR-15.
Availability is good: it was in stock at one retailer or another nearly every day in August 2026, and today 6 of the 8 retailers we track have it in stock. It dipped to $17.99 at Optics Planet for a stretch in August 2026, well under its usual $21.95 to $21.99, so sales do come around. Buying today, the lowest price is $21.95 at BattleHawk Armory, above August's low of $17.99, so a better deal may come back.
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We ranked every takedown pin by how often it shows up in real builds on GunPartPicker.
Read the guide: AR-15 Takedown Pin Guide →The part most often added in each category by the 23 builds that include this one
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Builds in the community that include the Strike Industries Ar-15 Shift Pins - Black
| Build | Parts | Total |
|---|---|---|
 | 27 | $5020.83 |
 | 27 | $6944.32 |
 | 22 | $1630.07 |
 | 14 | $1586.04 |
 | 21 | $2289.82 |
 | 13 | $1143.87 |
 | 21 | $1316.04 |
 | 14 | $846.49 |
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Top reviews
Strikes shift pin set is shaped differently than the typical pivot pin profile, with offset cuts that look intentional. Black anodize matches a Strike lower or any other black part. Detent grooves engage correctly. The shape makes them noticeably different from milspec.
