Bravo Company vs PSA Upper 5.56 16"
Compared on builder picks, today's prices and specs.
Our pick: the builders' favorite
Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO Mid-Length Bhf
Builders pick it 2.2 to 1 over the PSA Upper 5.56 16" Mid-Length Nitride.
$880.95at Bravo Company USA, in stock
Why the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO wins
Builders pick the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO 2.2 to 1 over the PSA Upper 5.56 16" Mid-Length Nitride. It is in 7.8% of GunPartPicker builds that have an upper receiver, against 3.5% for the PSA Upper 5.56 16" Mid-Length Nitride. It costs $621 more today ($880.95 against $259.99), so the PSA Upper 5.56 16" Mid-Length Nitride is the value pick if price comes first.
2 stores we track have the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO in stock. Builders paid a median $880.95 for it when they added it, against $249.99 for the PSA Upper 5.56 16" Mid-Length Nitride. It is most often built with the Bravo Company Bolt Carrier Group and the Geissele Automatics SSA-E X.
Key differences
- Builder picks: 69% for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, 31% for the PSA Upper 5.56 16" Mid-Length Nitride
- Lowest price in stock: $880.95 for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, $259.99 for the PSA Upper 5.56 16" Mid-Length Nitride
- Stores with it in stock: 2 for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, 1 for the PSA Upper 5.56 16" Mid-Length Nitride
- Median paid by builders: $880.95 for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, $249.99 for the PSA Upper 5.56 16" Mid-Length Nitride
About the brands
- BCM makes mil-spec AR uppers, barrels and bolt carriers, and it test fires every complete upper and bolt carrier group before it ships. More on Bravo Company
- PSA sells affordable AR lowers, uppers, BCGs and complete rifles, and it makes them in house from forging to finished part. More on Palmetto State Armory
In real builds
Builders pick the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO 2.2 to 1.
- Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO69%
- PSA Upper 5.56 16" Mid-Length Nitride31%
- Most built
- Slot share
- 7.8%
- Median paid
- $880.95
- Slot share
- 3.5%
- Median paid
- $249.99
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 upper receiver 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 | $880.95Bravo Company USA | $259.99Palmetto State Armory |
| Stores in stock | 2 | 1 |
| Assembly | Complete | Complete |
| Platform | AR-15 | AR-15 |
| Gas System Length | Mid-Length | Mid-Length |
| Caliber | 5.56 NATO | 5.56 NATO |
| Length | 16 | 16 |
| 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
- Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO: $880.95 on every day in our 90 day record.
- PSA Upper 5.56 16" Mid-Length Nitride: lowest $219.99 on Aug 31, highest $259.99 on Nov 5 over the last 90 days.