TEXASforLIFE
Ronin
That's another reason I don't like 1911s! Sometimes I don't have enough pressure on it to eject or fire! I do like both of my xdm's 10mm and 40s&w!
Unambiguous Power: XD-M 10mm
- Thread starter Mike H.
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TexasBEAST
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I would disagree a little on one part of the source article.
The agents in charge of testing tried to head off any potential problems with excessive power and recoil by purposely choosing a load for the 10mm that was lower than anything that existed on the market. They wanted something that would have a muzzle velocity of 950fps in order to make it comparable to both 9mm and .45ACP for testing. By doing this, they virtually ensured that their 10mm would never be too powerful. But at the same time, because the earliest 10mm guns, the Bren Ten and the Delta Elite, were both having problems breaking with hot loads, the FBI told S&W to make sure theirs wouldn't. The result was that the FBI's S&W 10mm's didnt have a rash of breakages from the ammo being too powerful, but instead, they had a rash of jams from the ammo being too weak for the heavy duty guns!
There were a few complaints from female agents that the guns were just too big for their hands, though.
My understanding from the FBI agents in charge of the brief stint with 10mm is that there were never any reported problems with the 10mm having excessive power or recoil, but actually with the size of the S&W gun chosen to shoot it from.
The agents in charge of testing tried to head off any potential problems with excessive power and recoil by purposely choosing a load for the 10mm that was lower than anything that existed on the market. They wanted something that would have a muzzle velocity of 950fps in order to make it comparable to both 9mm and .45ACP for testing. By doing this, they virtually ensured that their 10mm would never be too powerful. But at the same time, because the earliest 10mm guns, the Bren Ten and the Delta Elite, were both having problems breaking with hot loads, the FBI told S&W to make sure theirs wouldn't. The result was that the FBI's S&W 10mm's didnt have a rash of breakages from the ammo being too powerful, but instead, they had a rash of jams from the ammo being too weak for the heavy duty guns!
There were a few complaints from female agents that the guns were just too big for their hands, though.
Keystone19250
SAINT
With the price of ammo and the scarcity lately most of the shooting I've been doing is with .22lr.I don’t believe anybody had a clue.
Going forward you can call me .22lrLife......
Keystone19250
SAINT
You will forever be known as the greatest 10mmLife size chicken.With the price of ammo and the scarcity lately most of the shooting I've been doing is with .22lr.
Going forward you can call me .22lrLife......
That's well dressed chicken to you sir.......You will forever be known as the greatest 10mmLife size chicken.
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Keystone19250
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Point made.That's well dressed chicken to you sir.......
Keystone19250
SAINT
Great article Mike. On my last trip to the range the range store had two different models of the XDM 10mm firearms. Totally beautiful and well balanced handguns. One of them is on my short list.Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled Unambiguous Power: XD-M 10mm and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/unambiguous-power-xd-m-10mm/.
