HI-POINT HP-15

Hi-Point made an AR pistol, then finished the receiver in gold. Restraint clearly wasn’t on the spec sheet.

Under the paint it’s a straightforward 5.56 build: a 10.5-inch chrome moly vanadium barrel with a 1:7 twist and 1/2×28 threads under an A2 birdcage, free-floated M-LOK handguard, UTG flip-ups, B5 P-Grip, blade brace, and a 30-round magazine in the box. Hi-Point’s lifetime, no-questions-asked warranty comes along for the ride.

Cheap ammo, short barrel, and a finish you can spot from the next lane over.