10mm !! what does everyone think!!

[FieldsofFire]

I have nothing against the cartridge and I can see some great applications where it could be used but I just don't think I have any need for it, so I probably won't ever own a gun chambered for it.

[locosway]

I have nothing against the cartridge and I can see some great applications where it could be used but I just don't think I have any need for it, so I probably won't ever own a gun chambered for it.

You don't have a need for one of the most effective auto-loader rounds?

[hill billy]

All you guys who say the 10mm is too expensive to shoot, obviously don't reload. If you do, then it costs about the same to shoot as compared to .45ACP and .40S&W. Reload and you'll be able to better appreciate the 10mm cartridge - or shoot more of your favorite caliber today.

Turby

MY thoughts as I read this thread as well.

I think the 10mm round is too expensive and too hard to find to justify me purchasing a handgun for that round. In both aspects its worse than even .45ACP right now, which will become an even worse problem for 10mm owners once the restrictions from that new law preventing online handgun ammo purchases takes effect.

Something to think about for sure in my opinion.

Baloney, It costs me the same to load 45 ACP, the 10mm just uses more powder. I buy bullets for my 10mm at my leisure and if they ever stop selling them, I'll just keep casting them.

[RaymondMillbrae]

I also love the 10mm round.

It is powerfuls, snappy, and has better wound ballistics than the .45 ACP. (Click HERE to check out a web page on water penetration).

But the catch is that it is snappier, hence the recoil/flip is noticeable. This translated to slower follow-up shots...or quick follow-up shots with less accuracy. (Pick your poison).

As for reloading, I find that it is about the same as the .45 ACP. I remember working it out a while back using the HANDLOADING COST CALCULATOR, and it was pretty close. But then again, I usually buy in bulk (5000 primers, 8-pound jugs of powder, etc...), so any bullet I reload for comes out waaaaaaaaaay cheaper than factory. Sometimes it comes out to almost 1/4 the cost of factory made rounds.

The hardest thing to find for 10mm is brass. (If you purchase it, it is more expensive than .45 ACP brass. And since it's a hotter round, you really don't know what you are getting when a seller claims "once fired"). So when you go shooting, watch where your brass falls after you shoot, so that you can pick it up later.

My 10mm is a Kimber Eclipse Custom II. I have tweeked it to suite my taste, and it shoots really nice. I prefer the 180 grain HP bullets @ 1,150 FPS for a nightstand buddy. But I am contemplating working-up a softer load to try it at a USPSA match sometime.

Below is an old picture of my 10mm. (I have since sold my SIG and Glock...so those patches are disappearo).

In Christ: Raymond

[freakshow10mm]

How does this damage the gun?

I'm not exactly sure. I have heard from a guy who owns several of the 10xx series and said the prepping of the trigger misaligned the FP and it wore unnaturally causing FTF failures. Whether that is fact I don't know and I've been looking into it for some time.

[NavDoc]

I have a G20 without the finger grooves or rail. I love it.
I have 5 other 10mm handguns, but the G20 rides on my hip when hog hunting.

[Harley Quinn]

It is a good round, why I have a barrel for it, fits into my G21 And bought a few mags to go with it.
But, I do like the 400 Corbon, also...

Regards

[supersonic]

You don't have a need for one of the most effective auto-loader rounds?

CORRECTION: THE most effective autoloader round!

[justin_5585]

CORRECTION: THE most effective autoloader round!

More so than the .50 AE in a DEagle? It is an autoloader...

[Afterburnt]

More so than the .50 AE in a DEagle? It is an autoloader...

Yes, because it does not require a self propelled mount like the DEagle lol

[jvquattro]

Very Nice

I love the 10mm. When I saw Ted Nugent hunt some big pigs in Texas with a Glock 20. I had to have one. The pigs dropped like flies.

Here's my Glock 20 10mm that I modified for Wild Boar side arm! With Dr.Dot & KKM Barrel & Compensator installed, Stippling & Trigger job done to her. Very flat shooting!




Here's my stippling work on the G20

Using Double Tap Ammo!

Bullet : 200gr Wide Flat Nose Gas Check Hardcast

Ballistics : 1300fps/ 750 ft./lbs. - Glock 20 , Now this is power of a 41 Magnum!

The fun part is...... I was able to find the secret recipe of Double Tap Loads!

[tbhracing]

^^^ 9mm ho fo so.

[chuckdc]

Yes Olympic Arms has had an upper for over 10 years

http://www.olyarms.com/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=12&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=37&vmcchk=1&Itemid=37

Someone also makes an clone MP5-10 Vector arms

There was also a run of Thompson SMG conversions in 10mm for the FBI. I saw a barrel and other 10mm parts for sale on GunsAmerica a while back

I would LOVE to have one of those.

[Mstnpete]

Very Nice

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Thanks Bro!

[Harley Quinn]

Mstnpete,
Yes that is nice... You mentioned flat shooting, can you elaborate?
Seems the reason for all your goodies is to keep it from recoiling bad
Which makes a lot of sense

How much money, have you got into that piece?

I like the sights Compensator Is it really needed?

Talking about the DE they now have a compensator for their pistol.
DE in 44 mag is nice, but so is the 10 mm you have

Regards