Wilson Combat Bill Wilson Carry
Wilson Combat · Pistol · In Production · 2010
Also known as: BWC, Bill Wilson Signature Carry
Overview
The Wilson Combat Bill Wilson Carry is a personal-design 1911 named for and specified by Wilson Combat founder Bill Wilson, intended as the ideal everyday concealed-carry .45 ACP. Introduced in 2010, it features a 4-inch bushingless match barrel on a custom Compact-frame steel chassis, a rounded butt for concealment, a black Armor-Tuff finish, and Bill Wilson Signature G10 grips. The pistol is hand-fit and tuned at Wilson Combat's Berryville, Arkansas shop and ships with a green fiber-optic front sight paired with a Battlesight rear.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 992 g (35.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 197 mm (7.76") |
| Barrel Length | 102 mm (4.02") |
| Height | 130 mm (5.12") |
| Width | 32 mm (1.26") |
| Sight Radius | 159 mm (6.26") |
| Action Type | Short Recoil |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Trigger Pull | 16 N (3.6 lbf) |
| Magazine Capacity | 7 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Muzzle Velocity | 260 m/s (853 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 477 J (352 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 50 m (55 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 1500 m (1640 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 406 mm (15.98") |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Slide Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Stainless Steel |
| Stock Material | G10 |
| Finish | Armor-Tuff |
Calibers
- .45 ACP · primary — also known as .45 Auto, 45 ACP, 11.43x23mm
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Thumb Safety, Grip Safety, Firing Pin Block
- Features: Bushingless Match Barrel, Beavertail Grip Safety, Skeletonized Hammer, Skeletonized Trigger, Fiber Optic Front Sight, Battlesight Rear, Rounded Butt, Concealed Carry Cuts, G10 Grips
Variants
- Wilson Combat Bill Wilson Carry II — Second Generation
Production
Production years: 2010-present
Custom-shop semi-production pistol; built to order at Wilson Combat's Arkansas factory.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Designer: Bill Wilson
Notes
The original Bill Wilson Carry was offered exclusively in .45 ACP at launch; later the Bill Wilson Carry II expanded the specification with optional calibers and minor refinements.
Background
Bill Wilson personally specified every detail of this pistol as the gun he wanted on his own hip - from the rounded butt to the deep slide-stop relief cut so it never bit his support thumb. The Bill Wilson Carry has remained one of Wilson Combat's most-requested 1911s, and competitors regularly cite it as the benchmark for a custom 1911 carry gun.