Alexander Arms has introduced a NEW family of AR-15 pistols dubbed the Highlander Series with each pistol in a unique caliber and you get to choose your own special colored finish. These new offerings can be bought in 6.5 Grendel, .300 AAC Blackout or .50 Beowulf depending on the application you intend to use it for. Let’s take a look at each one and see their subtle differences.

Alexander Arms highlander .50 beowulf ar-15 pistol

The purpose of this Highlander is to provide shooters with the small, lightweight package of an AR-15 pistol with the thumping power of the .50 Beowulf cartridge. This gun ships with one 7-round magazine and has a starting price of $1,659 in one of 6 Cerakote colors. The varying color choices do not bump the $1,659 price tag, but some optional trigger upgrades can. The rest of the specs look as follows as presented by Alexander Arms.

• 12” Barrel w/ 1:20″ Twist Rate & 49/64-20RH Threads
• Standard Trigger
• Manticore Arms 9” Transformer Handguard
• SB Tactical SBA3 Brace & Ergo Pistol Grip
• Upper & Lower Receivers, Handguard & Stock are Cerakoted in your Color of Choice: Black, OD Green (Olive Drab Green), FDE (Flat Dark Earth), Titanium
• Optional Upgrades: Velocity Steel-Cased AR Trigger (+$159.95) or Alexander Arms Tactical Bow Trigger (+$223.00)

alexander arms highlander .300 AAC Blackout ar-15 pistol

This pistol is nearly identical to its big-bore brother except the barrel is an inch shorter and it has a different, but appropriate twist rate and barrel threads for the .300 AAC Blackout cartridge. You also get a 7th Cerakote color choice of white if that happens to trip your trigger. This gun ships with one 30-round magazine and the specs for the Highlander .300 AAC Blackout AR-15 Pistol can be read below:

• 11” Barrel w/ 1:8″ Twist Rate & 5/8-24RH Threads
• Standard Trigger
• Manticore Arms 9” Transformer Handguard
• SB Tactical SBA3 Brace & Ergo Pistol Grip
• Upper & Lower Receivers, Handguard & Stock are Cerakoted in your Color of Choice: Black, OD Green (Olive Drab Green), FDE (Flat Dark Earth), Titanium
• Optional Upgrades: Velocity Steel-Cased AR Trigger (+$159.95) or Alexander Arms Tactical Bow Trigger (+$223.00)

alexander arms highlander 6.5 grendel ar-15 pistol

Once again, the Highlander 6.5 Grendel shares many properties as the others in the Highlander series of AR-15 Pistols with its most unique characteristic being the barrel which is optimized for the 6.5 Grendel cartridge. This pistol ships with one 10-round magazine and the rest of the familiar specifications can be read below as presented by Alexander Arms:

• 11” Barrel w/ 1:7.5″ Twist Rate & 9/16-24HR Threads
• Standard Trigger
• Manticore Arms 9” Transformer Handguard
• SB Tactical SBA3 Brace & Ergo Pistol Grip
• Upper & Lower Receivers, Handguard & Stock are Cerakoted in your Color of Choice: Black, OD Green (Olive Drab Green), FDE (Flat Dark Earth), Titanium
• Optional Upgrades: Velocity Steel-Cased AR Trigger (+$159.95) or Alexander Arms Tactical Bow Trigger (+$223.00)

We have seen a surging abundance of AR-15 pistols hit the market as of late with the adaptation of stabilizing pistol braces, but few come in calibers outside of your bread ‘n butter 5.56 NATO/.223 Rem cartridge. So what do you think of these NEW Highlander AR-15 Pistols? Is this something that you would like to add to your collection? Or is there another AR-15 you have your eyes on? Let us know your thoughts in the Comments below! We always appreciate your feedback.