Bravo Company vs Spike's Tactical
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 2.3 to 1 over the Spike's Tactical.
$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 2.3 to 1 over the Spike's Tactical. It is in 8.0% of GunPartPicker builds that have an upper receiver, against 3.5% for the Spike's Tactical. It costs $777 more today ($880.95 against $103.50), so the Spike's Tactical 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 $89.43 for the Spike's Tactical. On paper they differ on caliber (5.56 NATO against Multi). It is most often built with the Bravo Company Bolt Carrier Group and the Geissele Automatics SSA-E X.
Key differences
- Builder picks: 70% for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, 30% for the Spike's Tactical
- Lowest price in stock: $880.95 for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, $103.50 for the Spike's Tactical
- Stores with it in stock: 2 for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, 4 for the Spike's Tactical
- Median paid by builders: $880.95 for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, $89.43 for the Spike's Tactical
- Caliber: 5.56 NATO for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, Multi for the Spike's Tactical
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
- Spike's Tactical makes AR rifles, uppers, lowers and parts in Florida, with the Spider logo on the lowers. More on Spike's Tactical
In real builds
Builders pick the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO 2.3 to 1.
- Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO70%
- Spike's Tactical30%
- Most built
- Slot share
- 8.0%
- Median paid
- $880.95
Paid less- Slot share
- 3.5%
- Median paid
- $89.43
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 | $103.50Optics Planet |
| Stores in stock | 2 | 4 |
| Assembly | Complete | Complete |
| Platform | AR-15 | AR-15 |
| Gas System Length | Mid-Length | Not listed |
| Caliber | 5.56 NATO | Multi |
| Receiver Type | Not listed | Flat Top |
| Length | 16 | 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
- Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO: $880.95 on every day in our 90 day record.
- Spike's Tactical: lowest $94.70 on Jul 12, highest $103.99 on Aug 9 over the last 90 days.