Watchtower Firearms is a new veteran-owned firearms manufacturer located in the gun-friendly area of Spring, Texas. Their facility specializes in AR platform rifles with a share of 2011s and suppressors for good measure. New for 2024 is Watchtower’s take on the AR-10 chambered in .308 Winchester: The Type 10 Spec Ops.
- Model: Type 10 Spec Ops
- Caliber: .308 Winchester
- Capacity: 20+1
- Barrel Length: 18 inches
- Overall Length: 39 inches
- Weight: 7 lbs. (unloaded)
The Type 10 Spec Ops is an AR-10-style rifle chambered in the .308 Winchester round. It features a proprietary 18-inch black-nitrided barrel housed in a Watchtower-produced 7075 series aluminum upper receiver with a fifteen-inch M-LOK handguard. The muzzle comes with Watchtower’s 7.62 Slay-AR muzzle brake. The rifle has four different quick detachable sling points and a full-length Picatinny rail to accommodate any optic in any position along the sighting plane.
“Our SPEC OPS platforms are built to give shooters precision accuracy in an MSR-designed firearm that is as reliable as the sunrise,” said Watchtower CEO Jason Colosky. “The Type 10 is chambered in .308 Win and will serve long-range shooters competing at a high level, law enforcement personnel, and even hunters, over decades of use in all climatic conditions.”
The Type 10 has a 7075-aluminum receiver, an ambidextrous safety selector, and an ambidextrous charging handle. It wears the popular B5 systems telescoping buttstock and pistol grip and uses readily available AR-10 magazines.
The new Watchtower Type 10 is available in a black anodized finish or your choice of wolf gray, FDE, or OD Green Cerakote. This new offering is meant to compete with the next generation of sub-10 lb. .308 MSRs and comes with an MSRP of $1,819.
