One trend American gun dealers will see next week at their biggest trade show, the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, will be new 10mm Auto pistols by major makers.<\/p>\n
The 10mm semiautomatic has a lot in common with the .41 Magnum revolver. Each had big name proponents behind it.\u00a0 Elmer Keith and Bill Jordan were the ones who convinced Smith & Wesson and Remington to come out with the .41 Mag circa 1964; it was promoted as the coming thing in police service revolvers; it turned out to be too large and powerful to catch on there, but became a \u201cniche\u201d cartridge that held great appeal for hunters and enthusiasts.<\/p>\n
Whit Collins and Jeff Cooper were credited with bringing the 10mm Auto cartridge to life in the 1980s, and it was predicted to become the new paradigm of police service pistols.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t\u2026but \u201ccivilian\u201d handgunners, particularly outdoor sportsmen, loved its ballistic potential combined with auto-pistol round count and shootability, and there it found its niche.<\/p>\n
This year, SIG-Sauer is bringing out their excellent P220 all steel double action pistol in 10mm, both in service size (4.4\u201d barrel) for general carry, and a long-slide (5\u201d barrel) for those who want maximum velocity and\/or sight radius.\u00a0 The 10mm P220 was pioneered as a custom item by master shooter and gunsmith Bruce Gray, whom I had the privilege of shooting with on the HK factory competition team back thirty-some years ago.<\/p>\n
Glock has announced their G40, which will be their sixteen-shot 10mm Glock 20 of 1990, but with a longer, slimmer slide and 5.3\u201d barrel, identical in appearance to the .45 caliber Glock 41 introduced a year ago.\u00a0 And mainstream ammo-maker Federal has joined small boutique ammo-makers like Buffalo Bore and CorBon in offering specific 10mm hunting loads.<\/p>\n
The rationale for the outdoorsman is that, delivering ballistics between .357 Magnum and .41 Magnum revolvers but with way more than six shots, the 10mm with a deep-driving bullet gives more of a fighting chance against large bears, and perhaps faster follow-up shots on big feral hogs.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve long been a fan of the 10mm concept, and I\u2019m glad to see it making something of a comeback. \u00a0My only complaint is the name Glock gave their new one.\u00a0 The company has long been overdue to make a factory .22 conversion unit for their popular pistols.\u00a0 Since the Glock 22 of 1990 is .40 caliber, it would have seemed \u201cfair and balanced\u201d for a .22 caliber version to be the Glock 40\u2026<\/p>\n
Correction, 1\/21\/15: \u00a0Oops, the barrel length on the Glock 40 10mm is six inches, not 5.3. Sorry about that– Mas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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