Sean Smith
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I've heard this from people I respect.
They are also people who don't know what the hell they are talking about concerning the subject in question. I'm guessing their firsthand experience with the cartridge hovers around... zero? Or are they using a gun sample of one (1) to "prove" their point?
For one thing, the OAL of 10mm isn't any longer than .45 ACP or .38 Super. In fact, they are all about identical. But to know that would require actually looking at the cartridges in question. Yet you don't hear people crying about how the straight-walled, long-OAL .45 ACP or .38 Super are unreliable feeders.
In fact, I will go a step further and say that 10mm is MORE feed reliable by design than .45 ACP in a Glock or 1911 pattern firearm, because the centerline of the top cartridge in the magazine is higher for a 10mm than a .45 ACP can be, giving it a straighter shot into the chamber.