7.62x40WT Wildcat by Wilson Tactical, using 2013, 5.56mm NATO brass with “⊕ LC 13” H/S, One Cartridge, not a box.

Description

Please Note: In the picture, left to right 5.56 NATO, 7.62x40WT, 300 Blackout for  size comparison.

One Cartridge, not a box: 7.62x40WT or 7.62x40mm Wilson Tactical by Wilson Combat of Idaho, USA, factory loaded using (then new) 5.56 Lake City NATO brass, “⊕  LC 13” Head-Stamp and loaded with a 125 grain TNT by Speer FMJ (Full Metal Jacket) Projectile.

History of the 7.62x40WT Cartridge:

This cartridge was designed by Bill Wilson of Wilson Combat and marketed in or around 2011.

The 7.62×40 WT, WT for Wilson Tactical, is a .223 Remington or 5.56 NATO case neck out to .308″ or 30 caliber and shortened to 40mm so the cartridge will fit in an AR-15  (.223 Remington or 5.56 NATO) magazine. I

It is is about 5mm longer then the 300 Blackout and 300 Whisper cartridges.