Bear Creek Arsenal Bear Pump: A Pump-Action AR-15 Arrives

Bear Creek Arsenal's Bear Pump is its first pump-action AR-15, sold as complete rifles and uppers that fit standard AR-15 lowers. A sliding forend cycles each round by hand. As for why, Bear Creek says it gives hunters, recreational shooters and firearm enthusiasts a new manual-action choice on the AR platform, and lets AR-15 owners pair the upper with a lower they already have. It launches Nov. 5, 2026, in 400 Legend and 450 Bushmaster with 16-, 18- and 20-inch barrels; more calibers are coming. No price was listed.