DS-15 Variant 1 CA Featureless Rifle
Description
DS-15 Variant 1 California Featureless Rifle
The DS-15 Variant 1 California Featureless Rifle combines the distinctive billet construction and competition-focused features of the Variant 1 with a purpose-built featureless configuration for California customers. The rifle uses a fin grip, fixed Magpul stock, and DSI Competition Compensator while retaining a detachable 10-round magazine.
Designed by Ed Earle, the Variant 1 features a precision-matched billet receiver set finished in Tungsten Cerakote, partial ambidextrous controls, a 13-inch M-LOK handguard, and a premium two-stage flat-blade trigger with a 3.5 lb pull. The Competition Compensator uses an expansion-chamber design to help reduce muzzle rise and felt recoil.
The rifle is available in 5.56 NATO and .300 Blackout with a 16-inch MTOP-profile barrel. The 5.56 NATO configurations are offered with 1:9 or 1:7 twist rates and carbine- or mid-length gas systems, while .300 Blackout uses a 1:8 twist and pistol-length gas system.
For California customers searching for a featureless AR-15 with billet receivers and upgraded controls, the Variant 1 provides a factory-built California configuration with distinctive styling and performance-oriented components.
Finish: Tungsten H-Series Cerakote
Every firearm is hand-assembled and individually tested at our factory in Rockledge, Florida using American-made components and materials.
LIFETIME WARRANTY - Fully transferable, with no registration or proof of purchase required.
Technical Specifications
| Precision-Matched Receiver Set |
• Machined from U.S.-produced 7075-T651 aluminum • Tungsten H-Series Cerakote over Mil-Spec Type III Class 2 hardcoat anodized finish |
| Billet Lower Receiver |
• Threaded bolt catch screw • M4-cut low rear shelf trigger pocket • Extended takedown and pivot pins |
| Billet Upper Receiver |
• Mil-Spec pinned forward assist • Threaded forward assist retaining screw • Mil-Spec dry-film lubricant applied to bore |
| Partial Ambidextrous Controls |
• DSI Atach™ ambidextrous charging handle • DSI billet ambidextrous 90° safety selector • Mil-Spec investment-cast bolt catch • Premium investment-cast two-stage flat-blade trigger with 3.5 lb pull |
| DSI Mil+ Bolt Carrier Group |
• 8620 bolt carrier with diamond-honed bore • 9310 bolt with enhanced profile • 4130 gas key with Grade 8+ Torx Plus staked hardware • 8740 steel ground chrome firing pin • Carburized to Mil-Spec hardness • Manganese phosphate and hard chrome finish • Sprinco XP 5-coil extractor spring |
| DSI 16″ MTOP Profile Barrel |
• Premium 4150 CMV steel certified to MIL-B-11595E • 5.56 NATO or .300 Blackout • 5.56 NATO button-rifled 1:9 or 1:7 twist • .300 Blackout button-rifled 1:8 twist • Carbine- or mid-length gas system in 5.56 NATO • Pistol-length gas system in .300 Blackout • .300 Blackout barrels tuned to cycle subsonic ammunition while suppressed • Black nitride heat-treat finish |
| California Featureless Configuration |
• Fin grip • Fixed Magpul stock • DSI Competition Compensator • 10-round detachable magazine |
| Handguard | • 13-inch M-LOK handguard |
| DSI Mil+ Carbine Buffer System |
• Neoprene-dampened buffer with high-durometer bump stop • Electropolished 17-7 stainless steel buffer spring • 7075 6-position buffer tube with drain/vent holes • Mil-Spec dry-film lubricant in buffer tube bore • Dual-staked QD end plate and castle nut |
| Included Accessories |
• 10-round polymer magazine • Keyed cable lock |
Specifications subject to change without notice.