Dark Storm Industries
Dark Storm DS-15 Thunderbolt Bolt Action 5.56
Purpose-built AR-pattern bolt-action rifle with a 16 inch barrel that has no gas system, a matched billet receiver set, and a 13 inch M-LOK handguard.
Key Highlights
- •Purpose-built manual-action AR-pattern rifle rather than a gas-system conversion
- •Manufacturer documents a 16 inch 4150 CMV barrel with no gas system
- •Matched 7075-T651 billet receiver set retains familiar AR controls and accessory mounting
Specifications
- Price
- $1,195
- Weight
- N/A
- Calibers
- 5.56 NATO
- Rail Type
- picatinny
- Best For
- range traininghunting
Capability Profile
0-10 Scale Across 8 Axes
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Overview
The Dark Storm DS-15 Thunderbolt is a purpose-built manual bolt-action rifle developed around the AR-15 receiver pattern. Its 16 inch 4150 CMV barrel has no gas system, so firing does not cycle the action. The shooter works the bolt between shots.
The rifle uses a matched 7075-T651 billet upper and lower, a 13 inch M-LOK handguard, and a flat 3.5-pound two-stage trigger with an out-of-battery safety. Dark Storm pairs an 8620 carrier with a 9310 bolt and includes one 10-round polymer magazine. This exact catalog row covers the black 5.56 NATO SKU.
Key Features
- Purpose-built manual bolt-action operating system
- 16 inch 4150 CMV barrel with 1:7 twist and no gas system
- Matched 7075-T651 billet upper and lower receiver set
- 13 inch M-LOK handguard with full-length Picatinny top rail
- 8620 carrier and 9310 bolt with nitride treatment
- Flat 3.5-pound two-stage trigger with out-of-battery safety
- Includes one 10-round polymer magazine
Pros
- +No gas system makes the manual operating mechanism easy to verify
- +Complete factory rifle avoids mixing an upper with a separately sourced lower
- +AR-pattern controls, magazine well, top rail, and M-LOK handguard preserve familiar setup options
- +Exact manufacturer SKU and UPC are published on the current product page
Cons
- −Manual cycling is slower than a semiautomatic AR
- −The rifle costs more than entry-level dedicated bolt-action rifles
- −The manufacturer does not publish a complete-rifle weight on the product page
Detailed Specifications
- caliber
- 5.56 NATO
- Barrel Length
- 16 inches
- Barrel Material
- 4150 CMV steel certified to MIL-B-11595E
- Twist Rate
- 1:7
- action
- Manual bolt-action, no gas system
- receiver
- Matched 7075-T651 billet upper and lower
- carrier
- 8620 steel
- bolt
- 9310 steel
- trigger
- Flat 3.5 lb two-stage with out-of-battery safety
- handguard
- 13 inch M-LOK
- magazine
- 10-round polymer magazine included
- warranty
- Fully transferable lifetime warranty
- sku
- DSI-DS15-TBL-BA5-BLK
- upc
- 496377081504
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