I've been searching around for other real world rifles for sometime now. Nothing has tickled my fancy though I'm not actually an avid real rifle shooter, it's more of having something to use for airsoft, and also unique from the rest of the usual M4s, M14s, and M16s out there in the airsoft market. I stumbled unto the website D&L Sports [1] and saw their AR-15 designs. I fell in love with the photos and I want to share these so that these can be picked up by Airsoft manufacturers. Even just a conversion kit will do for now.
 
As taken from their website:
 
"Dave Lauck of D & L Sports, Inc. has been customizing AR-15 style rifles and carbines since the 1970's. Dave Lauck has been a pioneer in AR-15 development and advancements long before the AR-15 became a popular firearm for custom modification. Long term performance gunsmithing of the AR-15 system, combined with decades of front line responder service, firearms instruction and training, and high level competition experience has led to Dave Lauck's continued development of the AR-15 system. Dave Lauck has interacted with, and trained many of America's finest military combat troops and law enforcement personnel. This has allowed for a wide variety of conflict experiences to be integrated into design work at D & L Sports, Inc. All D & L guns are personally crafted by Dave Lauck. No production lines and no apprentices work on your guns. Dave Lauck does not deliver fragile, finicky guns built with frail competition parts. D & L Sports guns are built to be robust and field reliable. AR-15 design and performance experience at D & L Sports cannot be equaled by the exaggerations of inexperienced companies. Knowledgeable shooters who know performance firearms obtain their gear at D & L Sports. Glossy advertisements and sales campaigns are not needed to promote D & L products."
 
And now, feast your eyes on these designs. I am sure you will agree with me:
 
D & L Sports, Inc. CQB Carbine
 

Excellent for police and military spec ops, general patrol, and defense duties:
 

• Forged A-3 dimension upper receiver.
• Forged AR-15 style lower receiver.
• D & L special contour 16" barrel with extended sight radius and A-2 style compensator.
• (20" barrel model also available)
• 5.56 mm chambered and throated for reliability.
• D & L superduty handguard locked to receiver.
• D & L aluminum stock with accessory compartments. (Collapsible model stock also available)
• D & L forward mounted lockable rear sight.
• Heavy duty blade front sight.
• Field rugged trigger group.
• Custom AR-15 pistol grip.
• Hard anodized black finish standard.
• Fitted, head spaced, and tested bolt group.

 
D & L Sports, Inc. Combination Carbine
 

 
For shooters needing a single rifle capable of both CQB and longer range activities. (This design won 1st and 2nd place in the 2004 ITRC high volume carbine event)
 

• Forged A-3 dimension 7075 T-6 or thick walled 6066 T-6 aluminum riser upper receiver and forged lower receiver.
• D & L superduty handguard locked to receiver.
• Special contour 20" 5.56 chambered barrel capable of reliable field operation under hard use conditions.
• Chambered and throated for reliability.
• D & L CQB forward mounted lockable rear sight.
• Heavy duty blade front sight.
• Capable of full size rifle scope mounting while CQB sights in place.
• D & L superduty aluminum handguard locked to receiver.
• Bi-pod mount.
• Field rugged trigger group.
• Custom AR-15 pistol grip.
• D & L aluminum stock with accessory compartments.
• Fitted, head spaced, and tested bolt group.
• Overall black finish standard.
• Multiple barrel twist rates available.

 
D & L Sports Professional Perimeter Carbine (PPC)
 

 
This compact precision AR-15 style rifle was developed by Dave Lauck to meet the needs of the perimeter officer. The features of this carbine have proven very practical in the critical area between the prudent range of a pistol and larger rifle cartridges. It is also well suited for those looking for a compact precision AR carbine.
 

• Forged A-3 dimension 7075 T-6 or thick walled 6066 T-6 aluminum receiver and forged lower receiver.
• D & L superduty handguard locked to the receiver.
• Special contoured match grade stainless steel barrel with low stress gas system.
• Chambered and throated for reliability.
• Capable of mounting a full size rifle scope.
• D & L aluminum stock with accessory compartment.
• Custom AR-15 pistol grip.
• Fitted, head spaced, and tested bolt group.
• Hard anodized black finish standard.
• Field rugged trigger group.
• Bi-pod mount.
• Multiple barrel twist rates available.

 
D & L Sports Precision AR-15 Rifle
 

 
A full sized AR-15 style rifle designed for longer range engagements and superb accuracy.
 

• Match grade modular trigger group.
• Premium grade stainless steel, full contour and length heavy barrel.
• Full length D & L superduty handguard locked to receiver.
• D & L aluminum stock with accessory compartments.
• Forged A-3 dimension 7075 T-6 or thick walled 6066 T-6 aluminum riser upper receiver and forged lower receiver.
• Low stress gas system.
• Custom AR-15 pistol grip.
• Bi-pod and bi-pod mount.
• Fitted, head spaced, and tested bolt group.
• Multiple barrel twist rates available.
• Hard anodized black finish standard.

 
Now who wants to get a license from them to make these? It's usually Madbull Airsoft [2] which is prolific in making these, and I won't be surprised if they do.