What an AR-15 actually sells for in 2026
Pulling the last 90 days of completed sales across the network, sorted by configuration. Featureless builds vs. standard, fixed-mag vs. detachable, the price gap nobody talks about.
Reference price ranges below are pulled from completed-sale public data across major firearms classifieds (Florida Gun Trader, Texas Gun Trader, Armslist, GunBroker BIN listings) and cross-checked against retail-channel pricing observed at LGS and chain dealers in 2026. Ranges shown are the 25th to 75th percentile of completed sales — the middle half — so you can ignore the over-priced listings sitting at the top and the deep-discount fire sales at the bottom.
Standard mid-tier AR-15 builds (PSA / Aero / Anderson complete uppers + lowers): $625 – $850. Forged-receiver, no premium BCG, 16″ standard barrel. Has been the price floor on this platform for a decade and is unlikely to move.
Premium-component builds (BCM / Daniel Defense / LWRC / Knights / LMT): $1,400 – $2,200. The premium is mostly perceived, but the resale floor is meaningfully higher — these hold value much better at the 5-year mark.
Featureless / California-compliant builds (no pistol grip, fixed magazine release, fin grip): $750 – $1,100, but only sells reliably in CA, NY, NJ. Outside those states, featureless builds typically take 2-3× longer to sell because most buyers don’t want to lose the configuration.
Pistol AR builds (under-26″ OAL, no stock): $850 – $1,400. Demand has cooled since the pistol-brace ATF flap settled. Brace-equipped variants discount about 12-18% vs. their rifle counterparts.
Two consistent observations across the data: pictures still triple the conversion rate, and listings priced under the 25th percentile sell within 5 days 80% of the time. We don’t recommend pricing under the floor — but if speed is the goal, that’s the lever.