I have recently been warming up to the Idea of trading in my .45ACP for a 10 MM. So I thought I would begin a thread discussion on the subject.
I am not looking for a caliber war here, I am looking (specifically) what real world benefits (or lack of) the 10mm JHP can offer when pushed at Double Taps velocities.
My Opinion (as of today):
A .40 caliber projectile zipping along at 1400 fps is firmly within magnum velocities. I wounder why the term .40 magnum doesn't ever get thrown around, because for all intensive purposes that's exactly what the 10mm is.
Double Taps 10MM specs look like this:
DoubleTap 10mm
135gr JHP @ 1600fps - 11.0" / .70" frag nasty
155gr Gold Dot JHP @ 1475fps - 13.5" / .88"
165gr Gold Dot JHP @ 1400fps - 14.25" / 1.02"
165gr Golden Saber JHP @ 1425fps - 14.75" / .82"
180gr Golden Saber JHP @ 1330fps - 16.0" / .85"
180gr XTP @ 1350fps – 17.25” / .77”
180gr Gold Dot JHP @ 1300fps - 15.25" / .96"
200gr XTP @ 1250fps - 19.5" / .72"
230gr Equalizer @ 1040fps - 11.0" and 17.0" / .62" and .40"
It looks VERY appealing. Makes me think of all those silly folks attempting to use Desert eagles for SD.
The amount of power, velocity and expansion that these rounds exhibit look pretty good for whatever the shooter might have in mind. From SD to Black bear country.
I am mostly interested in the potential wound ballistics of this round. (and no I don't think a magic 10MM bullet to the toe is going to do the BG in) But it looks to me (by the numbers I have seen) that we are looking at IMPRESSIVE expansion coupled with enough velocity to create a pretty hefty exit wound. The grain weight has enough mass to plow threw bone with minimal deflection, and though they don't reach the 2,000 + fps mark where temporary cavity damage and fragmentation tend to occur they are much closer then normal service calibers. So I am guessing the BG will really feel a 165 gr JHP open up to 1.0" and go from 1400 fps to 0 in a nanosecond, assuming it doesn't exit out the back of him.
So . . . putting aside the over penetration argument for now. Might these rounds not combine the best of the .357 magnum with the best of the .40 S&W? Might the wound generation of the these rounds not be superior to most other service caliber/loads that are out there?
I await your responses . . .
I am not looking for a caliber war here, I am looking (specifically) what real world benefits (or lack of) the 10mm JHP can offer when pushed at Double Taps velocities.
My Opinion (as of today):
A .40 caliber projectile zipping along at 1400 fps is firmly within magnum velocities. I wounder why the term .40 magnum doesn't ever get thrown around, because for all intensive purposes that's exactly what the 10mm is.
Double Taps 10MM specs look like this:
DoubleTap 10mm
135gr JHP @ 1600fps - 11.0" / .70" frag nasty
155gr Gold Dot JHP @ 1475fps - 13.5" / .88"
165gr Gold Dot JHP @ 1400fps - 14.25" / 1.02"
165gr Golden Saber JHP @ 1425fps - 14.75" / .82"
180gr Golden Saber JHP @ 1330fps - 16.0" / .85"
180gr XTP @ 1350fps – 17.25” / .77”
180gr Gold Dot JHP @ 1300fps - 15.25" / .96"
200gr XTP @ 1250fps - 19.5" / .72"
230gr Equalizer @ 1040fps - 11.0" and 17.0" / .62" and .40"
It looks VERY appealing. Makes me think of all those silly folks attempting to use Desert eagles for SD.
I am mostly interested in the potential wound ballistics of this round. (and no I don't think a magic 10MM bullet to the toe is going to do the BG in) But it looks to me (by the numbers I have seen) that we are looking at IMPRESSIVE expansion coupled with enough velocity to create a pretty hefty exit wound. The grain weight has enough mass to plow threw bone with minimal deflection, and though they don't reach the 2,000 + fps mark where temporary cavity damage and fragmentation tend to occur they are much closer then normal service calibers. So I am guessing the BG will really feel a 165 gr JHP open up to 1.0" and go from 1400 fps to 0 in a nanosecond, assuming it doesn't exit out the back of him.
So . . . putting aside the over penetration argument for now. Might these rounds not combine the best of the .357 magnum with the best of the .40 S&W? Might the wound generation of the these rounds not be superior to most other service caliber/loads that are out there?
I await your responses . . .