founded 1977 1977 founder bill wilson headquarters berryville arkansas u.s. area served worldwide products custom m1911 a1 pistols ar 15 pattern rifles tactical shotguns knives parts accessories and ammunition services m1911 and model 870 shotgunsmithing owner bill wilson website http www.wilsoncombat.com wilson combat is a custom pistol manufacturer located in berryville arkansas that specializes in customizing and manufacturing m1911a1s . 1 first started under the name wilson s gun shop in 1977 bill wilson started his new gunsmith business in the back of the family jewelry store wilson s jewelry on the corner of berryville s public square . in 2000 the company bought scattergun technologies and markets combat shotguns under the name wilson combat scattergun technologies . 2 contents 1 history 2 products 3 military 4 references 5 external links history edit some of the first firearms wilson modified for customers were the colt 1911 a1 smith & wesson model 10 revolver and ruger single action revolvers . models like the ppc .38 special and the .44 magnum hunter made wilson s reputation for producing quality firearms . 3 4 5 wilson originally customized pistols with aftermarket parts from gunsmiths such as armand swensen and by 1983 began making his own parts . 6 by 1996 wilson was building his own m1911 pistols completely in house . 6 wilson s handguns have a quality guarantee of 1 in 25 mm groups at 25 yd 23 m . 7 8 products edit custom m1911 a1 handguns in calibers such as .460 rowland .45 acp 10mm norma .40 s & w .38 super 9mm luger and .22 lr . scattergun technologies 870 shotguns in 12 gauge and 20 gauge . 11 87 shotguns in 12 gauge only . customization of beretta model 92 96 series of handguns including refinishing action tuning and various parts upgrades . ar 15 style rifles in .223 .223 wylde 5.56 mm 6.8 spc 300 aac blackout .308 .338 federal 7.62 x40 wt .204 ruger .458 socom and 9 19mm parabellum bolt action rifles in .308 7.62 mm only custom knives fixed blades and folders based on designs from custom knifemakers accessories for the above including the respected model 47 m1911 magazines rifle and handgun ammunition military edit handguns from wilson are used by special forces including delta force 9 and navy seals . 10 references edit wilson combat scattergun technologies company profile . manta . retrieved 12 september 2010 . wilson combat scattergun technologies semiautomatic shotguns united states tactical shotguns . jane s. retrieved 12 september 2010 . rodriguez greg . wilson combat s m4t . guns & ammo . retrieved 12 september 2010 . humphries michael o. wilson combat carry comp .45 acps . combat handguns . retrieved 12 september 2010 . when it comes to a sterling reputation for quality few in the firearms community have earned the standing of wilson combat . crane david . wilson combat ut 15 urban tactical rifle carbine fast and light . defense review . retrieved 12 september 2010 . grassi found the wilson ut 15 urban tactical rifle carbine to be accurate and reliable . a b sweeney patrick 2010 . 1911 the first 100 years . iola wisconsin krause publications . p. 166 . isbn 978 1 4402 1115 7 . ayoob massad nov dec 2003 . promised functionality wilson combat cqb .45 s . american handgunner . retrieved 12 september 2010 . nd did indeed break 2.5 at 50 yards rodriguez greg . wilson combat master grade limited . shooting times . retrieved 12 september 2010 . as expected the sights were dead on and the crisp light trigger pull made breaking accurate shots easy . pushies fred j 2010 . weapons of delta force . zenith press . p. 128 . isbn 978 0 7603 3824 7 . among the favorites are colt national match wilson combat and les baer pushies fred j. 2004 . weapons of the navy seals . zenith press . p. 87 . isbn 978 0 7603 1790 7 . external links edit wilson combat official web site this firearms related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wilson combat & oldid 735854406 categories companies based in arkansasfirearm manufacturers of the united statesprivately held companies based in arkansasfirearms stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 23 august 2016 at 14 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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