Comments on: Wilson Combat’s New 7.62×40 WT Cartridge for AR Platform

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 19:40:27 +0000

Great cartridge. I hit 2,500fps with 125gr bullets out of an 18″ barrel with ease.

It’s easily a 250 yard cartridge. Zeroed at 200 yards, it’s down less than 5″ at 250. 300, usually about a foot.

I make my brass out of range pickup 5.56.

Magazines are no problem. Use one of the new Blackout magazines, the Lancers or alter a Pmag with a mill bastard file. Easy. Cheap.

By: robert

robert — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 18:04:38 +0000

Wilson really missed the boat on this ctg., from my reading, it has too fat a shoulder, and as such, it requires custom magazines.

Too bad, I would have sacrificed a little velocity to get to use standard magazines.

By: Robert W.

Robert W. — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 22:51:40 +0000

I have built a 7.62 x 40 light weight rifle and 10.5 pistol and fully tested both for accuracy and reliability. This is the best tactical round to 400 yards I have seen, and I fired the 5.56 platform for 22 years in the U.S.M.C.

By: jeff

jeff — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 01:57:42 +0000

Are you kidding me , even the ak47 7.62×39 can break through 3 cinderblocks. And the barnes penetratror bullet ( which can be put in the 7.62×40)will smash through walls .

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 03:37:58 +0000

Sorry to see all the “nay sayr’s” This post is out of date now but… This round has been out there a while. It is 100 times better than any 7.62×39. The x39 rimmed case sticks in AR15 clips. The massive taper is an accuracy killer. The x40 case is almost a straight wall. It is the fastest 30 cal standard AR15 platform period. Though some rounds get close no production level AR15 in 30 cal can beat it. It requires the most inexpensive match grade barrel swap out I have ever seen. The AR15 and the x40WT were made for each other. The perfect choice for a 30 AR15 carbine. 100’s of rounds through mine now. Brass lasts 3 or 4 reloads longer than the 5.56. Not sure why on that but… I like it! The “whisper” the “Black out” all easily outdated with this round. It will shoot a 125grn bullet effortlessly at any AR15 safe pressure .30 cal velocity. All my “trick” AR15 stuff works. Unbelievable accuracy. It is hard not to shoot under an 1″ at 100 yards! It’s to bad this wasn’t around when all the other 30’s were cropping up. It really does it all. Nice job Bill. Very nice. A light MOA semi auto Deer rifle. Mild recoil very strong out to 200-250 yards. It is the best caliber for an AR15 hands down unless you’re using it in dog town. Then I switch to the heavy barrel .223. I have a dedicated Wilson parts upper on it and use it with all my lowers. Again, it is to bad this didn’t take off before the other 30’s out there. No jams, no dinged up cases, low recoil, good power with minimal charge weight makes for some very inexpensive reloading. It definitely likes the rounds Wilson has for it however it loves 25 grns of AA1680 and Hornady SST’s it doesn’t get any better than this in a .30 cal carbine. It makes the 6.8 conversion look foolish. Like I said, no jams, no issues what so ever. It took me 2 eight hour days to progresively crank out 1000 rounds. It was fast and easy. The 2nd time reload will take a few more grains of powder and really get it moving with no signs of over pressure in my gun.

By: Wayne Stoops

Wayne Stoops — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:38:19 +0000

I’m doing it. No easier way to convert the anemic .223 to .30. We can’t hunt with the .223 in CT but we can with a .30. Just a barrel, lots of cases on hand, ton’s of .30 cal bullets out there. I have no interest in subsonic or suppressed so this makes sense. Same bolt, same mag. I have my barrel on order.

By: Ninth Stage

Ninth Stage — Sat, 21 May 2011 19:42:31 +0000

Wilson was thinking of $$profit$$. Like when they sell an FN .308 for 1500 bucks (http://shopwilsoncombat.com/FN-Patrol-Bolt-Rifle-308-Win-Black-Armor-Tuff/productinfo/RIFLE3/) that you could buy for four or five hundred bucks from the CDNN catalog.

By: BR

BR — Sat, 21 May 2011 18:02:08 +0000

Quote: “At first it looks like the 7.62×40 WT has more energy than a 7.62×39 and outruns a 6.8 SPC handily. But Wilson omitted some key data for the 7.62×39.” The same can also be said for the 6.8 SPC data as even Wilson Combat’s own factory loadings for 6.8 get much better performance. I do like this option if I was interested in making something better out of 5.56 brass.

By: chrisj

chrisj — Sat, 21 May 2011 11:19:09 +0000

I’d be absolutely SHOCKED if this caliber goes anywhere. The only chance it may have is if major ammo makers made cheap ammo for it. As far as hunting goes…the 30 AR has a significant increase in performance and ammo is readily available from Remington. 7.62×39 ammo can be had dirt cheap and if you want to reload…you can get Lapua 7.62×39 brass for only $45/100. I just can’t imagine what they were thinking here…..

By: Pat Leper

Pat Leper — Fri, 20 May 2011 12:41:16 +0000

There are 30AR cartridges on clearance at our local gun stores. What would make this special? I’m missing something here.