Build the ultimate PDW with the AR45 upper.
Always wanted a .45-caliber SMG? H&K UMP too expensive? No problem: Now you can build an AR45, one of the most compact, accurate and reliable .45-caliber carbines, based on the platform you already know and love.
This .45 upper features a heavy 4.5" barrel forged from 4150 CMV and finished in QPQ nitride, affording superior heat dissipation and performance, especially when chambering +P loads.
What’s Included
This is not a firearm. This AR45 upper includes a barreled assembly. Bolt sold separately.
AR45 Upper Specifications
Upper is assembled in-house and shipped ready to install.
Barrel
- Chamber: .45 ACP
- Contour: Heavy
- Length: 4.5”
- Twist Rate: 1:16
- Gas System: Blowback
- Muzzle Threads: .578 x 28
- Material: 4150 CMV
- Finish: QPQ Nitride
- Process: Button Rifled
- Lining: Nitride
- Muzzle: A2-Style "Birdcage" Flash Hider
Handguard
- Attachment System: 4" M-LOK
- Finish: Type II Hardcoat Anodized (Mil-Spec)
- Top Rail: M1913 Picatinny
- Material: Billet 6061-T6 Aluminum
- Attachment: Free-Float, Barrel Nut
Upper Receiver
- Profile: "Slick Side" Enhanced w/ Enlarged Ejection Port
- Material: Billet 6061-T6 Aluminum
- Finish: Type III Hardcoat Anodized (Mil-Spec)
Lower receiver not included. Requires AR45 lower, or AR-15 lower with .45 ACP conversion block.
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