Free Shipping & Free Returns*

FREE SHIPPING on Over 250,000 Products

Enjoy free shipping during the holidays! Shop now and get Free Value Shipping on most orders over $49 to the contiguous 48 states, DC and to all U.S. Military APO/FPO/DPO addresses.

Enjoy Our Extended FREE RETURNS

We want to ensure that making a return is as easy as possible! With our Hassle-Free, Extended Holiday Returns, eligible orders placed from November 12, 2025 on will benefit from an extended return deadline (January 13, 2026 or 30 days after receipt of your order - whichever is later). We'll even cover the cost of return shipping. Learn more about our Return Policy.

Shopping Cart
Aero Precision .308 UPPER STRP FDE
As Low As $125.99 Save Up to 19%
View Product
Compare (0)
Most Helpful Positive Review 3 of a kind
I have 2 other rifles built with M5 uppers and lowers. Excellent quality in my opinion the best quality bang for the buck is Aero. The price on Optics planet is unbeatable. For your 308 or 6.5 builds any equal or better quality is going to be at least $75 more. LR/DPMS lowers only. Will not fit on SR/25 pattern.
Show
Sort by
Filter by

Nice stripped upper

by Randall Ross, Verified Owner from OR, United States Written on April 16, 2025
Aero great quality and can’t go wrong with Aero or Ballistic Advantage. Optic Planet has always been good to deal with and great customer service over the years.
Would recommend: Yes
Was it helpful to you? Yes | No

Review of Aero M5 Stripped upper

by BWC REVIEW, Verified Owner from MI, United States Written on March 20, 2024
Replaced a previously used upper with this one, to fit the Aero FDE lower. Now a better fit and finish. Haven't shot with it yet, but looking to it.
Pros:
  • Good fit & finish
  • Good fit and finish to match Aero M5 FDE lower
Cons:
  • None
Would recommend: Yes
Was it helpful to you? Yes | No

Excellent Upper

by Scrap, Verified Owner from MN, United States Written on January 18, 2023
I built a mostly Aero Precision AR-10 / LR-10 / M5 and I paired this with the Aero Precision lower receiver. On other AR-10 / LR-10 builds that I've done, sometimes there is gapping or things don't look as sharply put together as say a mil-spec AR-15, however, these look perfect; no gapping, no feeding issues, no problems of any kind. It's high quality, a little lighter built than some of the others I've seen and is a quality product.
Would recommend: Yes
Was it helpful to you? Yes | No

Awesome upper

by Eric, Verified Owner from NM, United States Written on June 7, 2022
I used a plain DPMS LR-308 style upper receiver for my first AR-10 (308) build and I don’t like it. It’s bulky and the forward assist sits in a really weird spot where it doesn’t engage the serrations and only pushes the bolt closed once it’s almost in battery. I’m starting a 6.5 creedmoor fixed stock build and I was not going to get another DPMS upper. This aero upper puts the forward assist in the right spot to hit the serrations on the bolt carrier. It also uses a screw instead of a roll pin which is really nice. It’s much less bulky with much better lines and looks great on my non aero lower. I think I’m going to have to rebuild my 308 upper with one of these and a better handguard, and maybe get a third for an 8.6blk upper.
Pros:
  • Forward assist
Cons:
  • None
Would recommend: Yes
1 of 1 found the following review helpful.
Was it helpful to you? Yes | No

Great product at a great price with my discounts

by Luke Scudder, Verified Owner from MO, United States Written on January 14, 2022
Fits perfect on my poly 80 lower no problem. But look out there are like 3 different variants of ar10 platform receivers. You don't want to have a high profile upper with a low profile free floating handguard as this will make it look ugly.
Pros:
  • Easy to work with
  • Precise & Accurate
  • Cerakoted
Cons:
  • High profile upper
  • Will not fit low profile handguard
Best Used for:
  • Match shooting
  • Benchrest and long range
  • LR-308 high profile builds
Would recommend: Yes
0 of 1 found the following review helpful.
Was it helpful to you? Yes | No

Best In it’s Class

by Seth Cormier, Verified Owner from TX, United States Written on March 4, 2021
I am constantly pleased with everything that I purchase from AERO. They do a great job at making a product at a fair price point for the hobby builder. This upper is no different I have used it in 3 builds and each one turned out perfect. Depending on your skill level and what your trying to achieve this is by far the best stripped upper at this price. I highly recommend this for your first build or 50th if you have built that many.
Pros:
  • Durability
  • Quality
  • cost
Cons:
  • None
Best Used for:
  • Hobby build
Would recommend: Yes
Was it helpful to you? Yes | No

Awesome product

by Dmatzinger, Verified Owner from OR, United States Written on October 23, 2020
And at a great price! I am building a ar10 in 6.5 creedmoor and this is getting me a step closer this will be my one and only review as it has to many inputs required. Stilll getting errors so I blah blah blah to get the error to clear
Would recommend: Yes
0 of 1 found the following review helpful.
Was it helpful to you? Yes | No
There are no reviews that match your criteria. Would you like to review this product?