CA Compliance:
California compliance
- Status: Legal to own in California.
- Configuration: Fixed magazine (AR MagLock), installed by WBT. The rifle keeps its pistol grip, adjustable stock and flash hider. To reload, you open the action, swap the magazine and close it.
- Magazine: 10-round.
- Your options: If this page shows a compliance selector, choose the build you prefer and we configure it that way. If not, this is the configuration we offer by default; on AR-pattern rifles and some AKs a different build is often possible, so ask us before you order.
- Upgrades: Add the KingPin quick-release takedown pin for faster reloads. See California Compliance Upgrades; add it to this order and it ships installed.
- Learn more: How fixed-magazine rifles work · How featureless rifles work · Why some rifles can only be built one way
About this rifle
Palmetto State Armory PA-15: an AR-15 chambered in .223/5.56 with a 16" barrel and a 10-round capacity. Finish: Black. WBT configures it for California at our Yuma, Arizona warehouse before it ships.
Manufacturer details
Features
Barrel : Chrome-moly vanadium steel 16" barrel chambered in 5.56 NATO, with a 1:7 twist rate, M4 barrel extension, and a carbine-length gas system. The M4 profile barrel is finished off with a 13.5” PSA M-Lok free-float handguard, low-profile gas block, and A2 flash hider.
Upper : Forged 7075-T6 A3 AR upper is machined to MIL-SPECS and hard coat anodized. Uppers include forward assist and dust cover. These uppers are made for us right here in the USA by a mil-spec manufacturer.
Bolt Carrier Group : The bolt is made of shot-peened, Mil-spec Carpenter 158® steel. The gas key is secured with grade 8 fasteners and staked to the 8620 Steel Full-auto profile carrier.
Lower : These forged lowers are quality made using 7075-T6 aluminum and are marked "MULTI" for the caliber. The finish is hard-coat anodized. The Mil-spec diameter 7075-T6 buffer tube is hard-coat anodized, has 6 adjustment positions and is fitted with a PSA Classic Carbine Stock for a traditional AR-15 look and feel. The rifle is finished off with a PSA Classic A2 grip, and standard Mil-Spec AR-15 Fire Control Group.
Specifications
- Brand: Palmetto State Armory
- Caliber: .223/5.56
- Action: Semi-Automatic
- Capacity: 10
- Barrel: 16 in
- Finish / color: Black
- California compliance: Fixed Magazine – MagLock
- Manufacturer part #: 516447306B
- UPC: 516447306
Buying from WBT Guns
- Delivery: Free pickup at our La Mesa store with no transfer fee, or shipment to any California gun store you choose. Select your FFL at checkout.
- Compliance guarantee: Every firearm leaves our shop in the configuration described on this page, function-checked by our compliance team.
- Payment: Pay in full, put 50% down with the balance due in 14 days, or finance with Credova.
- Paperwork: Firearm Safety Certificate, DROS and California's 10-day waiting period apply. We handle each step with you at pickup.
- Questions: Call (619) 667-9453 or email sales@wbtguns.com. FAQ · California Rifle Compliance Guide
WBT Guns is family-owned in La Mesa, California, and has configured firearms for California buyers since 2012.
A note on accuracy. We work hard to keep every listing correct, but specifications, images and compliance details come from many sources and can contain errors or change without notice. Images may show a configuration that is not California-legal. If a detail on this page matters to your decision, call us and we will confirm it against the actual firearm before you order. The compliance information here is general in nature and is not legal advice; California and local laws change, and the configuration described is confirmed at the time of sale. All sales are subject to applicable federal, state and local law and to the buyer's eligibility to purchase.
