Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308
- Category
- Battle Rifle
- Barrel
- 406 mm
- Weight, empty
- 3.57 kg
- Introduced
- Not recorded
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308 is a large-frame, AR-10-pattern semi-automatic battle rifle built on Wilson Combat's multi-caliber WC-10 receiver and chambered in .308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO. It uses a direct gas impingement system with an intermediate-length gas tube, a match-grade fluted 416R stainless barrel, a Wilson Combat M-LOK free-float handguard, and the Wilson Combat Tactical Trigger Unit. Receivers are billet 7075 aluminum finished in Armor-Tuff.
Wilson Combat began in 1977 as Bill Wilson's custom 1911 pistolsmithing shop in Arkansas and grew into one of America's most prestigious semi-custom gun makers; the Recon Tactical name spans both its AR-15 and AR-10 lines as the do-everything tactical carbine.
Distinct from the 5.56 AR-15 Recon Tactical (wilson-combat-recon-tactical) and from Wilson's proprietary 7.62x40 WT chambering. The WC-10 receiver also accepts 6.5 Creedmoor and .338 Federal. Muzzle velocity and effective range are caliber-typical, not Wilson-published.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Wilson Combat
- Category
- Battle Rifle
- Country
- United States
- Status
- In production
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 406 mm
- Overall length
- 883 mm
- Weight, empty
- 3.57 kg
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Gas operated direct impingement
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Trigger pull
- 18.0 N
- Capacity
- 20
- Magazine
- Detachable box
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Aluminum
- Barrel
- Stainless steel
- Stock
- Polymer
- Finish
- Armor tuff
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 792 m/s
- Effective range
- 800 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Direct gas impingement
Wc-10 multi caliber receiver
Q comp muzzle device
M lok free float handguard
Match grade fluted barrel- Ttu tactical trigger unit
Super stoc adjustable stock- Billet 7075 aluminum receiver
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 86 7.62x51mm NATO battle rifles | 3.57 kg | 4.30 kg | Lighter than about 90% |
| Overall lengthAmong 85 7.62x51mm NATO battle rifles | 883 mm | 1025 mm | Shorter than about 90% |
| Barrel lengthAmong 87 7.62x51mm NATO battle rifles | 406 mm | 458 mm | Shorter than about 90% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 87 7.62x51mm NATO battle rifles | 20 | 20 | Near the median |
Answers
Questions about the Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308
How much does the Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308 weigh?
The Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308 weighs 3.57 kg (7.87 lb) empty.
What caliber is the Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308?
The Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308 is chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO.
How many rounds does the Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308 hold?
The Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308 holds 20 rounds, fed from a detachable box magazine.
How long is the Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308?
The Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308 is 883 mm (34.8 in) long overall, with a 406 mm (16.0 in) barrel.
Who makes the Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308?
The Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308 is made by Wilson Combat (United States).
How does the Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308 operate?
The Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308 uses a gas operated direct impingement action, and its firing mechanism is hammer fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
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Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
Provenance
Confidence in this record
74%
Stockists
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/firearms/wilson-combat-recon-308' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'{ "id": "wilson-combat-recon-308", "name": "Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308", "manufacturer": { "id": "wilson-combat", "name": "Wilson Combat", "countryCode": "US", "foundedYear": 1977, "website": "https://www.wilsoncombat.com", "logoUrl": null, "description": null, "status": null, "defunctYear": null, "stateOwned": null, "makesFirearms": null, "parentId": null, "predecessorId": null, "createdAt": "2026-02-11 23:44:40", "updatedAt": "2026-02-18 03:40:48", "version": "7f5e3023178d48f7553fcde5c65b4cb6000ffd1255840d0eb63837a52de8b11f" }, "category": { "id": "battle-rifle", "name": "Battle Rifle", "description": "Selective-fire rifles chambered in full-power cartridges" }, "country_of_origin": "US", "year_introduced": null, "barrel_length_mm": 406, "weight_empty_g": 3572, "action_type": "gas_operated_direct_impingement"}