10mm Question.

I see a few Dan Wesson/CZ 10mm for sale and the ones I've seen have been very well made...I have a CBOB that shoots great and after a few tweeks it was ready to go.

old Delta Elite's had some hiccups

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If it was anything but the frame cracking I don't know about it. The crack didn't affect function and the fix was to mill out the portion of the frame that was cracked. Other than that I never heard anything and certainly didn't experience anything. My Delta has been perfect from day one and for over 20 years. It's hogwash for anybody to think the Delta hasn't proven itself able to handle the 10mm round; my own is proof positive, IMO.

That's just funny. As others have already mentioned, it's about the toughest gun out there so chambered. I've hammered my 1006 with nuclear loads, the gun is just fine.

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i urge you not to use thermonuclear propellants unless you have the appropriate background and experience in thermo nuclear physics.

cooling, radiation, and overpressure signs are extremely easy to miss for novice/apprentice sub-atomic reloaders.

i would suggest dabbling in hydrogen before graduating to the sub-atomic level.

i urge you not to use thermonuclear propellants unless you have the appropriate background and experience in thermo nuclear physics.

cooling, radiation, and overpressure signs are extremely easy to miss for novice/apprentice sub-atomic reloaders.

i would suggest dabbling in hydrogen before graduating to the sub-atomic level.

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Just a small dose of Pu-239. I wear a lead vest while loading and shooting

I love my g20 and I have a couple of witnesses. The witnesses have nicer triggers and are easier to shoot accurately but the glock has a wolf barrel, steel guide rod and heavy recoil spring. It is a beast that handles heavy loads easily. My next is going to be the kimber 1911 style.

To the OP:

So I haven't bought a gun in a while and I think I'm going through withdrawal I'm extremely pleased with my Glock 20SF but I'd really like something with "Made in America" stamped on it. A quick google search shows me the Kimber Eclipse Custom II, Colt Delta Elite, and S&W 1006 series. I have heard that the S&W wears out relatively quickly and tends to develop the "baby rattle" and that the old Delta Elite's had some hiccups but the post 2009 models had solved them. I haven't heard a thing about the Kimber. I don't have any firsthand experience with any of them.

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Buying "made in America" 10MM? Your choices are extremely limited in current production to 1911 platforms. STI, Colt, Kimber, etc. are the ones that make guns chambered in this.

Does anyone have any firsthand knowledge with any of the above and if so, what was your experience? What would you suggest and why?

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I currently own a Glock 20 and IMHO, this is the best platform made to digest the 10MM round. It's still in production, cost is reasonable, and there's a lifetime warranty for it as well. If you'd like some accessories / aftermarket parts. They are there.
Whoever told you the 10XX series from S&W was fragile has no idea of what they talk about. These are stainless steel guns made to be robust and designed for the 10MM round. I have a 1076 that's been pretty flawless in operation. S&W discontinued the series as the marketplace for the 10MM round pretty much dried up.

I look forward to a G20 with 6" barrels in 10mm and 9x25 Dillon.

I have owned a number of 10mms over the yrs, they have all been extremely accurate and reliable. I currently have a Les Baer, Dan Wesson Razorback, and a Tanfoglio/Witness Elite Stock. The Elite Stock is the most accurate followed closely by the DW.