I should have known that. Thanks.
The 10mm seems a bit much for most uses. I recall the same issue with the .41 mag. There were full boat hunting loads and a reduced load. Police who tried them mostly used the hunting loads in their duty guns and didn't like the .41 becuse of it. A good idea that never caught on.
You’re absolutely right.
The 10mm was a riff by Jeff Cooper off the .41 Mag, which was Elmer’s fondest dream realized.
Both Elmer Keith and Jeff Cooper put too much emphasis on the idea of a cop taking long range (like 50 yard) shots with a handgun. Today’s cops can barely hit anything at seven yards, so equipping them with a long-range handgun just means that more people, animals and property downrange are in more substantial danger.
The 10mm and .41 are both excellent cartridges, but they’re really now consigned to the limited number of people willing to pony up the money for the high-end handguns to handle them, and the practice needed to use them competently.
Personally, I wish that S&W would put out a product in stainless that holds five rounds of .44 Special, with, oh, a 3” barrel. For me, that would be an ideal CCW revolver.