mr.trooper
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I love my 310 night guard.
I'd love to accompany it with a Witness long slide 'hunter'.
I'd love to accompany it with a Witness long slide 'hunter'.
I'm a little skeptical of 1275fps/200gr FMJ bullet. Anyone loading something like that? I believe it is possible with a hardcast lead bullet, but the poster above is a little misleading. If you are loading to those specs, I'd sure like to know how you are doing it.
I still need the loading data. I'm not going to buy Double Tap when I can load my own. It's a money thing.
RE: Load data. O.K., as I suspected, 200fmj bullets and a max of about 1200 fps is all that has ever been published, and that is pushing it. Yes, you CAN achieve more, if you don't like your gun or brass much. The original Norma loading was publicized at exactly that, 200grains @1200, but it soon was regarded as too hot, and Norma discontinued it. No big name ammo companies have duplicated the hot load, only small outfits like Double Tap, and that may be still a little risky, but living on the edge sells (DT may be willing to take the risk of liability to market a load that others won't). Lead bullets can be pushed higher, with less pressure, but FMJ's are at a different pressure level at any given velocity than lead. I don't mind the occasional hot load, carefully crafted, and using new brass, but a steady diet of stuff off the charts in manuals is probably not a good idea, even in a robust gun with a supported barrel. Everything has its limits.
However, the 10mm offers so many disadvantages that it's painfully obvious why it's not commonly used.
1) Too rare and pricey - which leads to less practice which leads to less accuracy
2) Not as many choices for HD ammo
3) WAAYYY too hot for most shooters and platforms.
4) Too large for most people's comfortable grip.
Well, we've been corrected on history, and heard a lot of philosophy, but where is the loading date for getting a 200 grain jacketed bullet over 1200fps safely? Still waiting........
What ammo could I get that lightens the 10mm load down to where I will not shoot my neighbor..
ruger9315 said:I am considering the Glock 29 ( 10mm ) for a woods guns, but would also like to use the same gun for home defense, and is why the Ruger SP101 seems to be a better choice..
38 specials for the home and 357 magnum for black bear defense..
The 10mm seems to be ( I hate saying this ) too much power for the home. What ammo could I get that lightens the 10mm load down to where I will not shoot my neighbor.. ( unless he is the one breaking into my house ) Yes I am smart enough to realize that the only way it is too much power is if I miss.. but then again the 10 seems to be a beast of a caliber and I may be forced to unleash it before fully comfortable with it..