10mm, just wondering?

ms6852 said:

Was just wondering if any one that shoots a 10mm handgun have the same issue I have with mine.
The gun is a 6" long slide Springfield 10mm TRP which I recently purchased and love shooting this. The problem is that it ejects the spent brass way way out at least 2 to 3 lanes over from where I am. I am limited at the range to shoot at 20 yards and closer because if I shoot at 25 yards the brass lands on the roof where shade is provided for the shooters. I lose about 20% of the brass for reloading as I can not locate it. Luckily I have plenty of factory ammo but was hoping to reload this caliber sooner than later.

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yes. i have a kimber long slide and it throws the cases much father than my 45s, i all so have a rem r11 hunter in ten mm, same with it, i reload for each and like them and like each.

yes, mine do the same.

I have quite a few Tens, and that’s just what they do unless you reload some mild loads.

Yes. I've had several different 10MM semi-autos, and even with heavy recoil springs they eject expended brass to somewhere over in the next county. That is, if I'm using the "real" 10MM type loads. FBI/.40 S&W level expended 10MM cases practically dribble out of the ejection port, and land near my feet....

10mm guns - the semi-auto ones anyway - were born with a hatred for brass. It's in their nature, they just can't help themselves!

Both my original Delta Elite and my Glock 29 launch the brass into the next county. Finding 50% of them is considered a good day, so I naturally also collect anybody else's that doesn't seem to want them.

You may consider a brass catcher.

ms6852 said:

The problem is that it ejects the spent brass way way out at least 2 to 3 lanes over from where I am.

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I have a sheet of nonwoven, nonmetallic bug screen, on a couple spring clamps, that I hang from the rafter to my right for semi-auto. It catches everything that isn't ejected straight forward, back or up.

I am thinking you are only losing 20% of your brass you are doing really good!!

My 10mm's usually send the brass into a different zip code.
One of my friends personal ranges, he hangs a blue tarp to try and keep the brass contained.

My 10mm pistols eject brass enthusiastically to the right, which is preferred rather than toward my head.

Had an old Colt Delta Elite. Empties were in a different zip code!

Nature of the beast, it seems. My SR1911 10mm throws brass like an NFL quarterback's Hail Mary pass. If there's anyone else at the range (club outdoor), I give myself at least one empty shooting position between them and me, so I'm not pelting them with 10mm cases.

If you have the space at your range's shooting position, make yourself a catch net with a piece of deer netting, and hang it using an easel or camera tripod where the brass flies . It will at least deflect it so it drops close to you. I end up half the time out in the range parking lot searching for my brass.

ms6852 said:

Don't believe in loading mild loads, if that were the case I would have bought a .40 cal pistol. I read all the time that people buy .357 but want mild loads like .38 .

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You don't have to download them that far; a "midrange" 10mm load is still hotter than a full power .40S&W load, using the same bullet weights. I don't know what bullet weight you like, but I shoot mostly 155 grain out of my 10mm, a full-power load can approach 1450 fps, and a hot one about 1500. Even then, the lighter bullet than the "usual" 180-200 grain gives a lighter recoil. I shoot a lot of .40 as well as 10mm and use the 155 in both guns.

You might try EGW oversized firing pin stops in your 1911s. They are not beveled on the bottom where they strike the hammer to push it back to cock it. The sharper angle requires more pressure to start the hammer back. That slows the slide a little bit during final recoil and reduces how far brass is thrown. The lesser slide speed reduces impact against the frame and also reduces the slide rebound forward back into battery, thus reducing the need for extra heavy recoil springs.

That's the first thing I did when I received my DW 1911 Govt model and CCO model 10 mms.. Brass is only thrown a few feet and usually in a reasonably small area.

It's worth a try. I've never had a jam or failure to return to battery using them in my guns in the nearly 20 years I have had them.

I would literally weep and be more concerned about losing my 10mm brass than having a good time.

Why I only shoot it from my 610 now.

You might try a stiffer recoil and/or main spring or even changing to firing pin retainer with a squarer lower corner to slow the slide down a little reducing the ejection distance. This might also makes the gun slightly more controllable.

A S&W 610 does nicely leave your brass in little piles of 6.

You should have gone with a Kimber. They don't usually eject the brass case.

My Glock 20SF throws brass straight into the Twilight Zone.

Balrog said:

You should have gone with a Kimber. They don't usually eject the brass case.

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Omg....too funny.

I only have 1 kimber, but it runs like a top. Guess I’m one of the lucky ones.

ms6852 said:

Was just wondering if any one that shoots a 10mm handgun have the same issue I have with mine.
The gun is a 6" long slide Springfield 10mm TRP which I recently purchased and love shooting this. The problem is that it ejects the spent brass way way out at least 2 to 3 lanes over from where I am. I am limited at the range to shoot at 20 yards and closer because if I shoot at 25 yards the brass lands on the roof where shade is provided for the shooters. I lose about 20% of the brass for reloading as I can not locate it. Luckily I have plenty of factory ammo but was hoping to reload this caliber sooner than later.

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I hate that about autos. I think you can get some sort of contraption that catches brass - if it was easy to use, I would in a heartbeat. ( If someone could invent something like that, they could retire!) By the way, that's one thing I like about revolvers. Plus they don't scratch up the brass.

kell said:

I hate that about autos. I think you can get some sort of contraption that catches brass - if it was easy to use, I would in a heartbeat. ( If someone could invent something like that, they could retire!) By the way, that's one thing I like about revolvers. Plus they don't scratch up the brass.

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Those sorts of things are out there. I have found after much experimentation that a particular net built for the purpose (can't recall the manufacturer) works best for what I need caught. It mounts on a camera tripod and is wide enough to catch most everything. My preferred method for general collection - if I just want to knock the brass into a big pile - is a tarp or something similar hung from the overhead support, if available.

mcb said:

You might try a stiffer recoil and/or main spring or even changing to firing pin retainer with a squarer lower corner to slow the slide down a little reducing the ejection distance. This might also makes the gun slightly more controllable.

A S&W 610 does nicely leave your brass in little piles of 6.

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My 6" RIA would launch them some 15'. Adding a square bottom (short radius) firing pin stop brought that down to 6-8'
Going to a heavier recoil spring would help as well, but increases the slide velocity and battering on return so I've been trying to avoid going to a much heavier recoil spring. I may try an increased mainspring and see if it bothers the trigger much.
I don't want to go to a comp or ports, so if that don't work, I'll live with it tossing brass a ways off.


My xd45 running SUPERS used to toss brass about 15' up and 10-15' out. Went to a 24lb recoils spring, increased tension firing pin spring, and a compensator to deal with that gun.

Same problem with my 357mag Conan.I never find all the brass.I had my ford e150 van parked a good 15 feet behind me and several shells landed behind it.