PSA 10.5" Carbine-Length 5.56 NATO 1/7 Phosphate MOE EPT SBA3 Pistol Kit - 5165449455

I bought this kit for my wife who expressed an interest in my own PSA 10.5" AR pistol. I offered to give her mine, but she declined. So I ordered the kit and used an on-hand Anderson stripped lower receiver. Everything went together without a hitch. The trigger that comes with this kit is considerably "nicer" than most MILSPEC triggers we have. She wasn't aware that the "stock" was actually a brace, and when I showed her how it was intended to be used she thought it was STUPID. The chamber on this kit seems to be like the one I have now... which is to say that it's a little "short" between the shoulder and bolt head during full lock up. It passes headspace gage testing fine, but it's just a tad on the "short" side, which shouldn't be a problem for anybody unless they're shooting handloads and didn't push case shoulders back far enough. If you do this, just make sure the reloads are checked with a gage. Something about the Anderson lower won't permit the usage of a CMMG .22 rimfire adapter bolt. It works fine on my gun, which uses a PSA lower. But this isn't PSA's fault and doesn't reflect in any way in this review. I'm merely mentioning it in case somebody else uses an Anderson lower. She's fired the gun twice now. The first time, the first magazine experienced half a dozen or so malfunctions. These were varied. One was a double-feed, one was a failure to feed, and I "think" the rest were light strikes. I began to wonder if the hammer spring was just a little weak. The second time she fired it however, it experienced one malfunction during the entire session. That one was a failure to fire. Everything is still fairly "gritty" and I don't expect flawless reliability until it's been fired a couple of hundred times. It's short, accurate, and easy to use. Because of this, she prefers it over the standard length carbine. It's much better suited for shorter stature, shorter armed people.

Very happy with my PSA 10.5” pistol build kit. It’s worth every penny. This thing runs flawlessly. I would definitely buy another and would definitely recommend to others. PSA is very underrated for the quality of their products.

No problems. Works great.

Wanted to go for that old school Vietnam SOG look, with a modern twist., added a colt carry handle I had and instantly I had the perfect truck gun. Guys seriously, all Magpul furniture, SB adjustable Brace.... what more can you ask for at this price. Runs great, no issues, is it a Daniel Defense , no but you can get 4 of these for the same price and it goes bang every time so Im very happy.

Awesome kit. Finished it with an Anderson lower and the fit was phenomenal. Zero issues. I continue to be surprised with the quality, reliability and accuracy of PSA components.

Shoots tulammo 55 steel case and 62 gr green tip

Great product every thing fit well and shoots great. Better than expected for a short barrel

I bought this because I watched a review in one and pulled the trigger. I’m glad I did. It went together very easy and it shoots great. I put a Romeo 5 on it and wow I couldn’t be more pleased with my purchase and better yet 2 1/2 group at 50yrds. Thanks PSA.

What can I say... It's a great kit... And an even bigger value. Got here in less than a week... And shoot big ol' fireballs.

Was a great deal and good quality

14 days still hasn't shipped. 😑 This thing better be awesome.

I’ve only got about 300 rounds through it so far, but so far I’m very pleased. It shoots 55 grain practice ammo very well with a decent group at 50 yards. I shot some 75 grain Hornady Tap defense ammo through it and the group opened up and the consistency suffered greatly. I assume the barrel isn’t long enough to stabilize the heavier round before it’s out of the barrel. I had zero malfunctions as well. I definitely recommend.

What an excellent kit! Fit and finish is phenomenal along with smooth action. Love the sba3 brace and how the upper fit perfect on my Aero lower. I paired the ept with Kaw Valley reduced springs and feels like my ALG ACT trigger.

all you add is a stripped pistol lower....could not be happier

This was my first AR pistol as well as my first time purchasing anything from PSA, and I gotta say I highly recommend them. Excellent prices and very good quality products. The upper has a square forging mark, which is the same as my $850 windham weaponry carbine, so they get good receiver blanks. Parts fit together tightly as they should and the SBA3 brace is hands down the best. The EPT trigger was unexpectedly fantastic, much better imo than a mil-spec trigger. Have not yet been able to take it to the range to test accuracy and reliability, but with all the research I've done I'm not too worried. The only negative I can say so far is that the charging handle is kinda crummy. The finish on it is really weak and it's getting gouges in it. I checked the upper receiver and its milled perfectly, the charging handle just sucks. Still, it functions just fine. Bottom line is for $350 for the build kit and $50 for the lower receiver you cannot go wrong, it is and excellent value and I highly recommend picking one up.

Great company with great products.

The staking on the gas key sucks but for the price it's a nice kit.

Great little pistol package! It’s my first ar pistol and now I understand why everyone loves them. This thing cycles perfectly and hasn’t had a single issue after about 4-500 rds of Frontier 68gr and my own 55gr plinking reloads. It is a lot jumpier than a 16 or 18” gun with a longer gas system but it’s not obnoxious. I put a Holosun red dot on mine and it’s plenty accurate for zero magnification. In conclusion it’s a great value and it’s super maneuverable and really fun to shoot.

PSA makes great products with an excellent price point. Anodizing is uniform, forgings are always clean and within tolerance. I have put together 40+ of their uppers and lowers, never been disappointed

This pistol assembled smoothly on a cheap Anderson lower. I love the recoil impulse. For the money it’s a great truck gun. I was able to get fast double taps on 8” gong at 50 yards. Point and click simplicity.

This was a great buy! I have several other AR's, however I love the compact nature of this design. I'm extremely glad that I pulled the trigger, pun intended, on this purchase. Assembly was straight forward. Only thing left to do is to take it to the range.

Everything went together great. Accuracy and function are good to go.

I purchased this kit and it arrived within a week. Got it put together without any issues on a Ruger lower. Took it out to the range and ran about 200 rounds through it of American Eagle 55 gr with no function issues. Accuracy was well within expectations. Great kit, I also ordered a rifle kit for my son for Christmas so I will review it later.

Great upper build kit, very accurate and reliable upper. Highly recommended.

The sba3 and ept trigger are with the minor bump in price. Functions well with cheap Tula ammo. Also shipping time was phenomenal.

Easy to order delivered faster than expected and working nicely.

Awesome pistol kit! I bought this for a home defense rifle. Shoots excellent suppressed and was getting 1.5 inch groups at 100 yards. Also love the SBA3 brace. It’s one of the best if you ask me. PSA does it again with this deal. Keep them coming and I’ll be back for more!

Pretty nice upper, fits almost perfectly on my spikes lower, I bought the kit only for the sba3 brace and the upper. The lower parts kit is pretty meh though. The trigger feels super cheap and the the edges of the trigger and hammer are super sharp and still have burs on them, you probably need gloves to install them. But the rest of the kit is nice. Just upgraded your trigger.

Build was simple. Quality is great. Fitment is great. Makes an extremely versatile firearm for multiple scenarios. Highly recommend this kit.

Love it. Easy assembly as the top end was complete, and only small stuf like safety & mag release, etc needed to be finished.
Not a tack driver but it is a pistol and at 50 yards the grouping was very good.
I would recommend.

Great kit at an affordable price. 9/10 would recommend to anyone starting off on building ARs, or anyone that wants to avoid assembling an upper!

My first build; went together great. Finish and fitment were excellent. The SBA3 brace LOP was a little shorter than I expected but definitely fits the compact use.

Why don't you already own this? It's cheap as dirt and super fun to shoot. And it's handy. I've got two SBRs with all the paperwork and as long as the pistol brace thing keeps being legal, I've got no reason to deal with any of that any more. SBA3 brace is fantastic.

PALMETTO STATE ARMORY did it again. This is my second purchase from them. My first was the 16" Carbine Kit. This is a great pistol kit for the price.... The fit/ finish is excellent.

Look very good for the price

I havent shot a whole lot of rounds thru it but it works great and I love the size.

Awesome truck gun for the money. Sweet with the EPT trigger.

This is my second kit from PSA and my third build. It came quick and looks really nice however when I tried to mate it up to my matrix lower it wasn’t happening. The takedown pins just would not go in no matter how hard I pounded on them. I pulled it off to try on an Anderson lower just to see if it was better, it was marginally better. I was able to get it mated but had to bang on the takedown pins for a long while, it isn’t easy to take down now and the fit and finish is very poor with gaps around the rear takedown and it feels loose despite the tight pins. The upper looks cosmetically like it wasn’t forged accurately, the cosmetic lines that continue from the lower to the upper are skewed in a way you’d expect if it had come from China. My other PSA upper and an Aero upper match all 3 of my lowers and mate up perfectly physically and cosmetically, don’t know why this one is off so much. Haven’t shot it yet but honestly I’m a bit scared given the strange fit.

Build went smooth, good quality. Can't wait to try it out.

This was my first "pistol" build so naturally I used the Palmetto pistol kit and a Palmetto stripped lower since I have had very good experiences with Palmetto products.
I have not been able to remove the "birdcage" by any means that I have tried, it seems almost welded on but is not as far as I can tell. It is not pinned either.
I am going to use a "dragons breath" sound directing device to save what little hearing that I have remaining if it ever comes off.
Thereby four stars.

AWESOME KIT & BUILD, EVERYTHING INCLUDED

2nd purchase from PSA and very happy with both of them, both kits went together easily and are fun to shoot. Great value

Was excited to get the kit today....but it was a 7.62 upper assembly. Called CS, and the process is underway to get this mailed back, and the correct order shipped...will take 2-3 wks, I suspect, to get this straightened out. Not a really good first impression...but will see how they handle it.

Got mine today. You cant go wrong for the money. People cant touch a sba3 for less then 14-150 right now. That's half the kit. I am super pleased with this crazy low deal!