Top 5 Cheapest AR-15s (2025) — Budget AR Buyer’s Guide. In this video I break down the Top 5 cheapest AR-15 rifles you can buy in 2025 and which ones are actually worth your money.
List from video:
Top Picks (covered in this video):
Ruger AR-556
Smith & Wesson M&P15 Sport II
Palmetto State Armory PA-15 (PSA)
Anderson Manufacturing AM-15
Radical Firearms RF-15
Honorable Mention: Bear Creek Arsenal AR-15
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Thanks for just pointing to the Radical up on the darkly lit wall and not straining yourself taking it all the way over to the table.
I have an ati alpha maxx 7.5 in ar15. Have had it several months now and have not had any issues with it. The only time it had a malfunction was a ammo problem not a gun issue.
Nothing but trouble out of Radical. Misfires, broken charging handle, wobble wobble.
PSA all day everyday
Smith and wesson sport 2 and 3 love thrm both
Please STOP with the AI.
Luv my PSA. The $$ I saved I used to buy SHTF ammo for my guns, shot guns, revolvers and mini-14. Got my PA15 M4 for $399.99 on a one day sale.
Sometimes the cheaper ones come with better components.
Radical comes with a full Auto bcg.
The 1600.k Zev core duty does not.
PSA is a very decent rifle.
The Rihanna cut in you bastard 😂😂😂
I must be getting old because I'm starting to get annoyed about the number of times he keeps mentioning chat GPT and its summaries.
When did you talk about the M&P?
Looked up the prices on the first 3
-Ruger cost about around $1000
-radical firearms cost about around $700-$600
-Palmetto State Armory, cheapest I found was $560
I enjoy building Frankensteins.
Mismatched and meticulously picked parts. Guns are like cars. Do what you want to your hearts desires. … #Build.
I am looking at the video because I want to avoid them I hate cheap shit
Waste of time watching
Getting his info from reddit was the last thing I heard before pausing the video to type this, now I'm clicking the back button.
I have an ati 300 blk pistol with well over 2k rounds. Never suppressed it, wasn't the purpose. But it runs supers great. Never had 1 malfunction. For a cheap beater it works.
Of course I'm a cheap ass😂🤣🤣🤣
How do I know cuz you clicked on this video😏🤪😂🤣💀☠️ im Geeked
You couldn't give me a ATI, Radical, or Anderson. PSA is the Walmart of gun manufacturers. Great lowers. Ruger is solid. Buy quality not quantity.
This guy considers himself a gun expert and hes never heard of ATI? WTF! They have been around for a few years now. I own two ATI AR's A 16 inch and a pistol version. I have put hundreds of round thru them with zero problems. I would trust my life with either one. Would I take it into a real world combat type situation ? Probably not but then again that's why I also have better rifles. I enjoy shooting my ATI's.
Coyote meds
My diamondback 7in is build better fit finshe then my 2000 dd witch is way over priced upper lower play done in my diamondback colt dd slop ha dount beleave a name makes better 800 db vs 2000 dd the db quality as good not all ars or millspc up par u got have a company puts hing end parts in there s windom weaponry best quality u find diamondback has came a long way s psa has ton play upper lower s cheaper guns brand or started ars no bad just cheap fit finshes make quality
ATI is basically Plum Crazy firearms from Lake Havasu Az,,
Well, im non binary, so what trigger do i use? (Lgblt joke haha)
I had an ATI and it didn’t last 250 rounds. And yes it was cleaned and cared for. Idk maybe I just got a bad one but it wasn’t a good time for me lol
I built a couple with psa uppers work fine accurate I'm happy.