Wilson Combat is well known for building top tier guns with quality that is rarely surpassed without buying a completely custom firearm. The company builds everything from 1911 style pistols to AR style guns. With its Scattergun Technologies brand, the company also makes a range of tactical shotguns.
New in 2017, Wilson Combat is now making a number of guns in 6.5 Creedmoor. One of those new rifles is the Recon Tactical.
The Recon Tactical is an existing rifle that is made for the .380 Win and the .338 Federal cartridges. The Creedmoor cartridge is considered to be a very flat shooting round that can reach out and deliver accurate hits beyond 500 yards. Wilson Combat recognized the rising popularity of the cartridge and expanded the rifle line to include it.
Wilson Combat describes this rifle as a “practical, all-around” rifle that is also suited for tactical training and hunting.
Both the upper and lower of this AR-10 style rifle are machined from a solid billet of aluminum. With the Creedmoor round, Wilson Combat is offering one of three barrel lengths: 16”, 18” and 20”. The match grade barrels are threaded and come equipped with a Q-Comp flash hider. If you elect to add a suppressor, the threaded barrel make this easy.
Wilson Combat equips this rifle with a number of nice features. These include:
- 14” T.R.I.M. Rail - a free floating hand guard
- Rogers Super-Stoc – an adjustable length buttstock with QD sockets
- Wilson Combat Tactical Trigger Unit – this is a drop-in style, single stage trigger that is set at four pound
- premium bolt carrier – the BCG is MP inspected and NP3 coated to ensure durability and reliability
As with many of the other Wilson Combat firearms, the company’s Armor-Tuff finish is used. The finish is available in a range of colors and is applied over the milspec hard coat anodizing on the upper and lower receivers.
Without an optic, the unloaded gun weighs just under 8 pounds. For an AR-10 style rifle, that isn’t bad. With a standard medium weight barrel, the suggested retail price on this rifle is $2,995. Adding a fluted barrel ups the base price to $3,045.