PSA "Stealth" Stripped vs Smith & Wesson M&P15 Lower
Compared on builder picks, today's prices and specs.
Our pick: best price today
PSA "Stealth" Stripped
$259 less than the Smith & Wesson M&P15 Lower in stock today.
$79.99at Palmetto State Armory, in stock
Builders split too evenly to call it, so this pick is on price.
Why the PSA "Stealth" Stripped wins
The PSA "Stealth" Stripped is $79.99 at Palmetto State Armory today, $259 less than the Smith & Wesson M&P15 Lower. Builders paid a median $79.99 for it when they added it, against $269.99 for the Smith & Wesson M&P15 Lower.
On paper they differ on assembly (Stripped against Complete). It is most often built with the PSA Built Stealth Upper Receiver and the FN America FN Barrel 16 Mid-Length.
Key differences
- Builder picks: 42% for the PSA "Stealth" Stripped, 58% for the Smith & Wesson M&P15 Lower
- Lowest price in stock: $79.99 for the PSA "Stealth" Stripped, $339.20 for the Smith & Wesson M&P15 Lower
- Stores with it in stock: 1 for the PSA "Stealth" Stripped, 5 for the Smith & Wesson M&P15 Lower
- Median paid by builders: $79.99 for the PSA "Stealth" Stripped, $269.99 for the Smith & Wesson M&P15 Lower
- Assembly: Stripped for the PSA "Stealth" Stripped, Complete for the Smith & Wesson M&P15 Lower
About the brands
- 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
A close call between the Smith & Wesson M&P15 Lower and the PSA "Stealth" Stripped.
- Smith & Wesson M&P15 Lower58%
- PSA "Stealth" Stripped42%
- Paid less
- Slot share
- 4.0%
- Median paid
- $79.99
- Slot share
- 5.5%
- Median paid
- $269.99
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 lower 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 | $79.99Palmetto State Armory | $339.20Classic Firearms |
| Stores in stock | 1 | 5 |
| Assembly | Stripped | Complete |
| Platform | AR-15 | AR-15 |
| Caliber | Not listed | 5.56 NATO |
| Color | Not listed | Black |
| 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
- PSA "Stealth" Stripped: $79.99 on every day in our 90 day record.
- Smith & Wesson M&P15 Lower: lowest $269.99 on Aug 5, highest $420.99 on Sep 26 over the last 90 days.