Battle Arms Development vs Radian Raptor & Talon
Compared on builder picks, today's prices and specs.
Our pick: the builders' favorite
Radian Raptor & Talon Safety Selector Combo
Builders pick it 21 to 1 over the Battle Arms Development Rack.
$154.95at Optics Planet, in stock
Why the Radian Raptor & Talon Safety Selector wins
Builders pick the Radian Raptor & Talon Safety Selector 21 to 1 over the Battle Arms Development Rack. It is in 14.5% of GunPartPicker builds that have a charging handle, against 0.7% for the Battle Arms Development Rack. It costs $75 more today ($154.95 against $79.99), so the Battle Arms Development Rack is the value pick if price comes first.
3 stores we track have the Radian Raptor & Talon Safety Selector in stock. Builders paid a median $154.95 for it when they added it, against $79.99 for the Battle Arms Development Rack. It is most often built with the Bravo Company Bolt Carrier Group and the Geissele Automatics SSA-E X.
Key differences
- Builder picks: 5% for the Battle Arms Development Rack, 95% for the Radian Raptor & Talon Safety Selector
- Lowest price in stock: $79.99 for the Battle Arms Development Rack, $154.95 for the Radian Raptor & Talon Safety Selector
- Stores with it in stock: 2 for the Battle Arms Development Rack, 3 for the Radian Raptor & Talon Safety Selector
- Median paid by builders: $79.99 for the Battle Arms Development Rack, $154.95 for the Radian Raptor & Talon Safety Selector
About the brands
- Battle Arms Development (BAD) makes ambidextrous AR controls like the BAD-ASS safety selector and The RACK charging handle, plus complete rifles. More on Battle Arms Development
- Radian makes ambidextrous AR controls in Redmond, Oregon, and the Raptor charging handle is the one everybody knows. More on Radian Weapons
In real builds
Builders pick the Radian Raptor & Talon Safety Selector 20.7 to 1.
- Radian Raptor & Talon Safety Selector95%
- Battle Arms Development Rack5%
Paid less- Slot share
- 0.7%
- Median paid
- $79.99
- Most built
- Slot share
- 14.5%
- Median paid
- $154.95
How we count ⌄
Shares come from GunPartPicker's build data: real parts lists people put together while planning a purchase, not sales. Slot share is the share of builds with a charging handle that chose this one. Median paid is the price shown when builders picked it, not today's price; the table below has today's prices.
Side by side
| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest in stock | $79.99BattleHawk Armory | $154.95Optics Planet |
| Stores in stock | 2 | 3 |
| Hand | Ambidextrous | Ambidextrous |
| Latch Style | Not listed | Extended |
| Material | 7075-T6 Aluminum | 7075-T6 Aluminum |
| Color | Not listed | OD Green |
| Platform | AR-15 | Not listed |
| Actions |
Today's best prices and 90 day price history
Every store we track for each part, cheapest in stock first. Prices are checked through the day.
Price history, last 90 days
- Battle Arms Development Rack: lowest $79.99 on Aug 17, highest $105.15 on Aug 19 over the last 90 days.
- Radian Raptor & Talon Safety Selector: lowest $154.95 on Aug 16, highest $154.99 on Aug 31 over the last 90 days.