Lack of Respect for the 10mm

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Everybody writes about the 9mm being enough gun,the 40 being enough and weather to go to a 45. One person wrote about a Glock 44 Mag. If any of guys would get a 10mm it would solve all your problems. Load it hot it will take care of most any thing or go a little light and will shot like a 40 or a little less and it shoot like a 9mm.
Do yourselves a favor and the next time your going to buy a semi get a 10mm. Dont worry about recoil as it is a little more than a 45. You will not regreet buying a 10mm. My frist semi was a Glock 20 10mm and when a got more money together my next gun it was a Glock 20 10mm. And when I get more money for another gun it is going to be a 10mm.
And if you reload get Lee dies for the 10mm. They are the only ones that I know of that resize the whole case and removes the little bulge around the middle of the the case
 
I have great respect for the 10mm. I also am compelled to buy a handgun in a caliber that is cheap to buy/ reload for. I can't hardly even get much 10mm arond here much less have a selection, when you find it it's too high for me to justify. If the ammo was more easily obtained I would already have one.

I'll probably get one after I get in a good financial situation.
 
Another way for you to eliminate that bulge would be to buy a new barrel for it with a tighter chamber like a Lone Wolf (love them, best customer service and great product, and about the best price too), KKM, Bar-Sto, EFK, whatever you want. I'd probably leave the stock barrel in if you're carrying or leaving the gun in the house for defense until you get a good few hundred or a thousand rounds out of the after market barrel, but for range time go to town with a barrel that won't bulge out your brass quite as much.

And the Glock .44 Magnum was a troll.
 
I don't think anyone has disrespect for the ballistics... but if I can shoot double the 9mm as 10mm, I'll take 9mm.
 
I do have a Bar-Sto and a Lone Wolf for both. Bar-Sto shots very good with everything but I havn't shot the one with the Lone Wolf barrel. And as far as shooting goes I was talking about reloading for the 10mm
 
I do have a Bar-Sto and Lone Wolf for each. And as far as shooting the gun I was talking about reloading for the 10mm
 
I don't think a 10mm is going to solve all of my problems. It may just create more, since there are very few guns chambered for it, the ammo is hard to find, and it's expensive. It does have some really nice ballistics, but I'm not looking for a chart topper. My .45 will work just fine, and I can buy cheap ammo from just about any Walmart I walk into for it. My 9mm is even cheaper and easier to find, and will still get the job done.
 
I would love a 10mm just to have as it is kind of an novelty here locally. Ammo is virtually nonexistent locally and if can be found it's expensive. I'll stick with my 9mm, 45acp, and .357 magnum unless I win the Megabucks. Oh wait, Hawaii doesn't have a lottery:banghead::cuss::what::fire::D
 
I'd love too have and shoot 10mm hand gun(especially with hiking season on the way)....in fact I started a thread not long ago about converting my Glock 30(which I decided not to do) ...At the moment, I have other needs but I see adding a G29 soon enough :)
 
10mm is my next pistol. Not a Glock fan. But the 20 seems to be the near perfect platform for a 10. All sorts of goody's for them. And the 10mm round is a wonderful caliber with great ballistics.

Retail ammo is junk. Most of it is at or just above the wussy .40 ballistic wise. I've shot many a 10mm and it recoils no more than my 230gn .45 +P acp ammo I load for my M&P .45.

Being a avid reloader, after the brass purchase it cost basically no more to reload than the .40. Just a tad more powder. This also allows me to get into the 9x25 dillon. A necked down 10mm round that can hurl a 9mm like a lighting flash with a boom thunder only wished it had.

Yep,,, theres lots of fun to be had in a properly set up 10mm with the ability to stop pretty much anything two and four legged in North America. :)
 
From a previous thread:
What's wrong with 10mm?

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Compared to .40 S&W, 10mm:

--has a longer OAL, and so requires a larger-gripped pistol
--is more expensive
--is often harder to find
--has fewer pistol models available
--has little ballistic advantage for bullet weights 155gr and below
--has significant ballistic advantages for BWs 180-230gr, but that may not matter much for SD use against human attackers
--has more recoil at maximal loadings for any given bullet weight
--has a mythology around the Harold Fish case
--was eventually given a not-such-a-great-idea-after-all assessment by its conceiver, Col. Jeff Cooper.

That's about it. (For a longer list, start a thread entitled, "What's RIGHT with 10mm?" )
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As to respect, I believe it goes: "I have heard many speak disrespectfully of the .22 LR, but never when one was pointed at them." So much moreso with 10mm. Oh, and for the record, my EDC piece is a 10mm, and there is NO shortage of ammo--in my basement.
 
Most 10mm pistols can be easily switched to 40 S&W for cheaper practice and general shooting. I think the biggest boost for the 10mm would be a name-change to 40 S&W Magnum.

John
 
10mm ammo can be found here http://georgia-arms.com/new10mm180grfullmetaljacket50pk-2-1.aspx for as little as $17.50/50 rounds.

I know they say out of stock at this time, but if you look it says the same about 45 ACP and even the 9mm availibility is limited. I've been buying form this company for 20 years and have never had a problem. The ammo will be available shortly.

Using the excuse that ammo is too expensive and hard to find is not valid. Doing a little research will turn up lots of 10mm ammo at good prices.
 
Yeah ammo is available online but what about when you run out and wanna go shoot? You gotta find it online pay the shipping and wait. I order a lot online but I also like being able to hit the gun store in a pinch.
 
When so many say a 45 is better than 9mm then a 10mm is better than a 45 I know i can place a double tap quicker on target with a light 9mm than either of those includeing a 40 I also have. I atleast will stay with a 9mm with more of them in the mag. None of these rounds are a sure fire one hit wonder so shoot what you shoot best . Heck if i want a badder round let me get a automag right?? 10mm would make a great in the wild defence gun but not for me or many around town. Reather have several real quick shoots that might hit the off switch. Yes i have shot a glock 20 and would not mind owning one . But thats just me.
 
Beenbag sometimes you have to be aware of the conditions and plan accordingly. If you start running low, order more.

Yes it's not as convenient as being able to swing by the shop and grab some nicely priced practice ammo any time, but in the year 2011 it really isn't a legitimate hindrance to being able to shoot often.
 
Got ya all beat,I have a 2.5 inch S&W 5 hot .500 caliber that is real nice to shoot and carry. And the recoil,,,,,,,,,,,,, NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
 
And if you reload get Lee dies for the 10mm. They are the only ones that I know of that resize the whole case and removes the little bulge around the middle of the the case
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All standard die sets only come with a sizer that bottoms out on the press ram. You have to purchase a seperate push through die (new from Lee, I think RCBS makes one too) to remove the bulge at the base of factory barreled, glocked brass.
 
I respect the ballistics and find that even at full power it's incredibly easy to shoot for the power it delivers.

However I'd be tempted to go with the ballistically similar .45 Super if I was going to mess with a round that's going to require reloading at some point anyway.

Not to mention that most .45 ACP loads will still run in a .45 Super gun, so in a way its much easier to find ammo on the shelves for it even if actual .45 Super ammo is rare even compared to 10mm.
 
To me, where the 10mm shines, is as a woods carry load. I like the idea of a concealable semi-auto firing 8 or more heavy, wide, hardcast lead bullets quickly and accurately.

But these days, if you want a 10mm, new-in-the-box from a gun shop, it's probably going to be a Glock. Glocks have polygonal rifling (not friendly to lead), and a poorly-supported chamber (not friendly to high-powered loads). So what good is it? Many people recommend installing an aftermarket barrel in the Glock to make it ideal for these hot lead loads.

Someone (Springfield Armory, Beretta, S&W) need to come out with a rugged 10mm to compete with Glock. Of course, to cater to those looking for a woods gun, it needs conventional rifling and a fully-supported chamber. A metal frame would be nice, too.
 
OregonJohnny said:
To me, where the 10mm shines, is as a woods carry load. I like the idea of a concealable semi-auto firing 8 or more heavy, wide, hardcast lead bullets quickly and accurately.

But these days, if you want a 10mm, new-in-the-box from a gun shop, it's probably going to be a Glock. Glocks have polygonal rifling (not friendly to lead), and a poorly-supported chamber (not friendly to high-powered loads). So what good is it? Many people recommend installing an aftermarket barrel in the Glock to make it ideal for these hot lead loads.

Someone (Springfield Armory, Beretta, S&W) need to come out with a rugged 10mm to compete with Glock. Of course, to cater to those looking for a woods gun, it needs conventional rifling and a fully-supported chamber. A metal frame would be nice, too.
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