Anyone else shoot 10mm???

[chickenfried]

If I only had one handgun I wouldn't pick a 10mm. But it can be a fun addition to a collection. It's uncommon enough to be a unique part of the collection. But not that rare that you'll have trouble finding ammo or reloading components. 1911's fit my hand really well, the 10mm gives me a bigger bang in a 1911.

I really dont understand the fascination with this round. It is not common, hard to find ammo anywhere, not a lot of manufactures make 10mm pistols. What is so special about the 10mm??? Id like a serious answer, please elaborate.

[dwtt]

Glock 20 and EAA Witness. Someday I'll find a way to get a Dan Wesson Razorback.

[stevie]

Safe Queen Big Time....



Also have a S&W 1006 and Glock 20 that gets out now and then.

[naimad]

Safe Queen Big Time....



Also have a S&W 1006 and Glock 20 that gets out now and then.

sweet pistol i want one

[dychen]

I really dont understand the fascination with this round. It is not common, hard to find ammo anywhere, not a lot of manufactures make 10mm pistols. What is so special about the 10mm??? Id like a serious answer, please elaborate.

Power, plain and simple, when you can get DoubleTap 165gr JHP's coming out of a G20 at 1400fps, it just says "What do you need". Plus, it will shoot 215gr waddcutters out of the same G20 at 1200fps, it will put down any critter we got here in california, two or four legged in a nice sized package. Another bonus is if you are lucky enough to have prebans or move to a free state, you get 15 rounds of that, i'd rather take 15rounds of 10mm then 6 rds of 41mag.

Plus, with a G20, you can get 40S&W and 357sig barrels for it if you want to shoot it for cheaper. When i want to goto the range and just put holes in paper, i'll take make G19C or my girls G19 (my first handgun, now its her first handgun) just to save money. When I'm out hiking in the woods, the G20 is what comes along.

[E. Fudd]

G20. Makes a great trail gun or backup while deer hunting. No worries about rain, morning dew, brush dings, etc. on the finish. Way lighter to pack than a S&W M29/629.

Mine is 'semi-retired' except for the above mentioned use, which is not very often. Thinking about converting it to .40S&W with a drop-in barrel and using it for a match gun, if reliable. Cheaper ammo, higher cap than the G21...

[m1371]

I really dont understand the fascination with this round. It is not common, hard to find ammo anywhere, not a lot of manufactures make 10mm pistols. What is so special about the 10mm??? Id like a serious answer, please elaborate.

Have you shot one yet? Once you get the full-on "10mm Experience" then you'll get it.

But seriously..... A lot of the replies here have addressed WHY the 10mm is so popular with some people. Not everyone is going to like it because it can be loaded REALLY hot to the point where it's uncomfortable for people to shoot.

Personally, I like the fact that I can simply change magazines and go from watered-down .40S&W power levels to maxxed out high-velocity loads. The sheer versatility of the round is what has me hooked.

Oh, yeah. The gun list:

Glock 20
Glock 29
S&W 610-3
S&W 1006
S&W 1066

Eventually I'm going to score another S&W 610, put a 6"bbl on it and have the cylinder reamed out so I can run 10mmMag.

Why? Just because!

[SnWnMe]

10mm Mag. Now there's a scorcher.

41 what?

[TKM]

Delta Gold Cup, G20, G29, Kimber, Ruger Buckeye, 610 and a .40 Vaquero that I'm gonna fix someday. Still thinking about the AR. Maybe one of the big Smiths if the price is right.

Fortunately I reload so I can go nuclear or almost non-lethal (okay, that last one never happens) depending on my mood.

200 gr. Double Tap split a case in my brand new Kimber leaving the front wedged tightly in the chamber.

Instant paperweight.

Followed by the joy of digging the brass out of my shiny new barrel with a dental pick.

Mcnett never has replied to me as to what happened. I sent the pieces of brass back along with a bunch of fired cases and some of the rest of the box. No reply, nothing, nada, zip, bupkus, squat, not even a suggestion that I go outside and play hide and go f myself.

That 's cool. It's better to know how people act when something goes wrong than when everything is fine.