Short, light and easy to stow in a truck, this Diamondback Carbon DB15 is an AR-15 pistol rather than a rifle. It has a 7 inch barrel, fires 5.56 NATO from a 30-round magazine, and wears an M-LOK handguard in a flat dark earth and black color scheme.

Pistols in this size are good truck guns and range toys. They are compact enough to keep behind a seat, and they are fun to shoot at the range. A 7 inch barrel gives up some velocity compared with a rifle, so it is a close-range tool, not a deer rifle. Hog control at short distance or a backyard varmint is as far as I would stretch it.

M-LOK slots on the handguard let you add a light, a grip or other accessories. The semi-auto action fires one round per trigger pull. Many owners add a brace or optic, so plan your setup before you buy extras.

Know your local rules on pistol-style guns before you carry one. Around Charlotte and Raleigh, keep it unloaded and cased in the vehicle. It ships to a North Carolina FFL dealer, where the background check is completed at pickup.