Shark Coast Tactical Anime-15 5.56 NATO 10.5" 30rd Pistol

Shark Coast Tactical builds this Anime-15 around a 10.5" barrel with a black nitride treatment and an SB Tactical SBA3 brace on the back, which puts it in the compact end of the AR world. The receivers are aluminum with a Picatinny rail across the top of the upper, and an M-LOK handguard covers the barrel with slots for a light, a sling point or a hand stop.

It is chambered in 5.56 NATO and runs standard 30 round AR-15 magazines, so it shares ammunition, mags and most spare parts with every other AR in the house. A Magpul MOE grip sits behind the trigger and the muzzle is threaded for a brake or a suppressor. The short barrel is the point: less rifle to swing through a doorway, less length to store, and a package that still puts rifle rounds where they are aimed inside normal defensive distance. Add a red dot to the rail and it is finished. This configuration has quietly become the default first gun for people who want an AR that lives in a bag rather than a case.