Sharps Bros. is known for their really distinctive-looking, high-quality, machined-from-billet AR-15 lower receivers. But did you know they also offer a matching upper receiver for your custom AR-15? Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb Savant gives us a walk-around tour of this billet upper. It’s not strictly a “stripped” upper because Sharps Bros. thoughtfully includes a forward assist and an ejection port cover (both installed). Topside we have the standard M1913 Picatinny rail, with T-marks cleanly engraved (but not painted white) in the slots.
Machined billet receivers have a tendency to be heavy and kinda chunky looking. But Sharps went the extra mile to remove excess metal and reduce weight, giving this upper pleasantly trim contours. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of metal where it counts! The “Sharps Bros.” name is discreetly engraved on both sides – low-key and classy.
Sharps Bros. CNC-machines their upper from a billet (bar) of peak-strength 7075 T6 aluminum alloy, and it’s got a very even, matte black Type III hard-anodized finish. The ejection port is standard size, so this upper is raring to go with 5.56, .223, .224 Valkyrie, .300 Blackout, and 6.5 Grendel. It will not work out of the box with big-bore calibers like .450 Bushmaster and up.
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I'm sticking with VLTOR MUR uppers for about $175 which is forged but looks like billet. It is slightly heavier than this one but not much.
That’s one nice looking billet upper!
Hey let me write the word Bro on your gun.
<—– Same one I used for my 6mm arc build along with a 15 inch Sharp Bros handguard and the Sharp Bros Livewire forged lower receiver the quality and machine work is amazing!!!!!!!
I wonder if this would pair well with a Radian lower.
Looks nice I might have to get one
I saw old Paul Levy on TFBTV's IWA coverage!
Can Brownells do a Ar-308 parts compatibility with Ar-15 video? Thanks!
So… Is RCH/FA/DC better than SCH?
Is sharps brother the same as sharps rife company
Never understood billet uppers and lowers ! They are less strong and cost a ton more !
Fwd Assist Army 4lyfe!
FA is a plus positive, not a negative. I agree 100%…
Yeah that’s pretty cool.
I love sharps brothers co.
Thanks for pumping more and more out in the market, John Sharp and team.
Does that upper have a serial number?
Sharp bros = pleb
How do the lines match up to their Livewire forged lower?
great content awesome review: I have to say I am a huge fan of AR platform billet receivers. mainly because I like how they can have different details to them. the more details to them, the better I like and appreciate, the work that goes into the designs of them. it gets away from that ole tedious mil-spec look. I think it makes them look more like a modern, and to some extent a futuristic looking AR platform especially for those of us that want different looks than military styling now if we could just get handguards that look different than the norm, without it costing a fortune. we would have it made.
That looks…..Sharp
Forward assist?? We don’t need no stinking forward assist😀
Ngl, I love it when I get stickers with my packages.
Branded classy unlike Brownells giant white branding lol.