Anderson AM-15 5.56 NATO
Model: B2-K869-A020
Anderson AM-15 5.56 NATO
Model: B2-K869-A020
Full Specifications
Threaded 1/2x28 barrel: compare 5.56 / .223 suppressor prices.
About This Firearm
The Anderson AM-15 is a carbine-gas semi-automatic AR-15 in 5.56 NATO built for range work and plinking. It has an MSRP of $699. Anderson's own name for it is the Utility Rifle, and it comes with an M-LOK handguard over a low-profile gas block, so a light bolts on directly and a red dot sits low with nothing standing in front of it.
One 30-round ASC magazine comes with it. The stock is a six-position carbine type, the grip is an A2 and the lower parts kit is Anderson's own in stainless steel. The handguard has a Picatinny section at its forward top set to receiver height, so a folding front sight can go there, but no sights come fitted. The muzzle is threaded 1/2-28 with an A2 flash hider already installed.
If you're cross-shopping, a Palmetto State Armory PA-15 has an MSRP of $899.99 and includes a carry handle and a front sight, so it shoots without an optic, though its handguard has no slots. A Smith & Wesson M&P 15 Sport III has an MSRP of $799, free-floats its barrel and weighs 0.48 lbs less. At 7.00 lbs the Anderson carries 0.20 lbs more than the PSA, and the M4-contour barrel accounts for it.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The receivers are forged 7075-T6 with a Type 3 hard anodized black finish.
- The bolt is 9310 steel and the carrier 8620, both nitride finished.
- The lower parts kit is stainless steel, which does not rust where a plain steel kit will.
- The grip is an A2 and the stock a basic carbine type, so the furniture is where the savings show.
- No sights are included, so the working cost is the rifle plus glass on top of it.
- The magazine supplied is an ASC, which is a cheaper magazine than a Magpul PMAG.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does it take standard AR-15 magazines?
Yes. Any AR-pattern magazine feeds it, and the one supplied is an ASC.
Is the barrel chrome lined?
No. It is 4150 chrome moly vanadium with a nitride finish on the bore and the outside.
Where is it made?
Anderson builds and assembles it in Hebron, Kentucky, on its own forged receivers.
