Chrono'd some 10mm today
With the recent purchase of a chronograph, I've got lots of loads to test out. Today I decided to run some 10mm through my Chrony F-1. The loads were all factory loads. I could have ran a few more 10mm loads from Hornady and CorBon, but stuck with DT for this one. Firearm is a Kimber Eclipse 10mm w/22 lb recoil spring and Wilson Combat Shock Buffs.
Uncomfortably warm and high humidity, about 85 degrees. Elevation is about 900 feet above sea level.
CCI Blazer 200gr TMJ
1076 fps
1076
1090
1090
AVG= 1,083 fps / 521 ft-lbs.
DoubleTap 200gr WFNGC (Beartooth)
1188 fps
1184
1203
1218
AVG= 1,198 fps / 637 ft-lbs.
DoubleTap 180gr Speer Gold Dot
1263 fps
1273
1231
1222
AVG= 1,247 fps / 622 ft-lbs.
DoubleTap 155gr Speer Gold Dot
1402 fps
1370
1381
1394
AVG= 1,387 fps / 662 ft-lbs.
Not too bad really. I've been seeing DT's numbers putting up less than advertised velocity, and I wanted to see for myself. I know there are other factors such as temperature and elevation, but there's not going much of noticeable difference. I'm sure a 6" barrel would have raised the velocities some, but probably not more than 50 fps on average.
Feel free to compare with some DT .40 S&W and some handloads I loaded up.
http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=368651
With the recent purchase of a chronograph, I've got lots of loads to test out. Today I decided to run some 10mm through my Chrony F-1. The loads were all factory loads. I could have ran a few more 10mm loads from Hornady and CorBon, but stuck with DT for this one. Firearm is a Kimber Eclipse 10mm w/22 lb recoil spring and Wilson Combat Shock Buffs.
Uncomfortably warm and high humidity, about 85 degrees. Elevation is about 900 feet above sea level.
CCI Blazer 200gr TMJ
1076 fps
1076
1090
1090
AVG= 1,083 fps / 521 ft-lbs.
DoubleTap 200gr WFNGC (Beartooth)
1188 fps
1184
1203
1218
AVG= 1,198 fps / 637 ft-lbs.
DoubleTap 180gr Speer Gold Dot
1263 fps
1273
1231
1222
AVG= 1,247 fps / 622 ft-lbs.
DoubleTap 155gr Speer Gold Dot
1402 fps
1370
1381
1394
AVG= 1,387 fps / 662 ft-lbs.
Not too bad really. I've been seeing DT's numbers putting up less than advertised velocity, and I wanted to see for myself. I know there are other factors such as temperature and elevation, but there's not going much of noticeable difference. I'm sure a 6" barrel would have raised the velocities some, but probably not more than 50 fps on average.
Feel free to compare with some DT .40 S&W and some handloads I loaded up.
http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=368651
