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Nine Lives of the 10 mm Auto
American Rifleman ^ | 18 Jul, 2018 | Jeremiah Knupp

Posted on 07/29/2018 6:46:18 PM PDT by MtnClimber

Anyone in search of a candidate for the title “Comeback Kid of the Cartridge World” should take a serious look at the 10 mm Auto. Though ballistically the 10 mm is known for its flat trajectory, its arc through history has seemed more like the peaks and troughs of a heart monitor readout. Touted as the “ultimate,” lampooned as a “dud,” ensnared in problems and mired in controversy not of its own making, no other cartridge in the modern era has teetered on the brink of obscurity and clawed its way back as many times as this proverbial cat. Along the way, the 10 mm Auto has acquired its own mythology, including a healthy dose of downright falsehood: the power of a .41 Magnum; a destroyer of firearms; a recoil monster waiting to gobble up weak and timid shooters. The 10 mm is not really any of these things. Those who have taken the time to get to know the 10 mm have discovered what it really is—a powerful and versatile handgun cartridge that favors the performance-oriented aficionado of semi-automatics.

Lately, the 10 mm has experienced a renaissance of sorts that has resulted in its greatest popularity since it was introduced. To understand the 10 mm Auto’s new-found success I took a look at some contemporary 10 mm firearms. But to understand how the 10 mm got to where it is today, I also needed to understand its history. So, first, a little truth.

The History

The 10 mm Auto was born from an attempt to get maximum performance out of a 9 mm Luger-size handgun. Gun writers such as Jeff Cooper had been kicking around the idea of a .40-cal. cartridge that would offer more power than a 9 mm and more capacity than a .45 ACP.

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To: Vaquero
It failed as a Police revolver for multiple reasons.

What went wrong, if you have time to elaborate?

61 posted on 07/30/2018 6:18:05 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: Tijeras_Slim

There you go then.

I got charged by a black bear in my back yard in Wasilla, AK many years ago before I knew of Brenneke slugs. Shot him 4 times with a .308 semi-auto before all aggressive activity ceased. The first shot was in his brain and killed him - he just didn’t know it yet. When I worked in the North Slope oilfields I had personal experience with two one-shot kills on a Tundra Grizzly and a Polar Bear. I didn’t do the shooting but I was impressed with the results!


62 posted on 07/30/2018 6:51:59 PM PDT by 43north (Its hard to stop a man when he knows what's right and he keeps on coming.)
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To: mabarker1

they’ll start queing up to the back gates today


63 posted on 07/31/2018 3:46:55 AM PDT by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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