If that particular 200gr bullet fully expands at 1000 fps, what exactly is the point of an additional 200 fps? To make the petals curl backwards and decrease maximum expanded size?
Dude, ... :upeyes: ... For one thing, you don't
need a 10mm to get '200gns @ 1000fps.' You can get that in factory .
40S&W ammo from DT. They market three 200gn .40 loads, all doing 1050fps/490fpe, as tested in a G23. In fact, one of those is a hardcast load. See:
http://www.doubletapammo.net/index.php?route=product/category&path=303_341
Where's the sense in paying for downloaded performance out of the more expensive 10mm case? It's a .40-load masquerading as '10mm ammo.' Junk. :upeyes:
Heck, if I want to shoot .40-level ammo, I just grab an aftermarket (LWD) .40 barrel in my parts bin, swap it into either my G29 or G20, load up the mags with
real .40S&W ammo, and head to the range.
To create more blast and recoil, to give the full 10mm experience that only real men can understand?
Okay sweetie, if you can't handle the high-performance '10mm experience,' then just stick to pistols chambered for the .40 or 9mm. :whistling: Look, I get that some 10mm guys like to shoot or plink with the low-power stuff in the .40 range. To me, that's a waste of money (why I got the aforesaid LWD 'drop-in' 40 tubes), and it's not why I've been carrying and shooting 10mm pistols since the late 1980s.
The full-throttle 10mm is very accurate, has better sectional density than the .45acp, and combined with its velocity offers superior penetrative capability against intermediate barriers. The claim of excessive 'blast and recoil' is overrated. If you practice and train with your 10mm pistol (a G20, for example), felt-recoil is quite manageable and really no worse than a .45 1911 firing stiff hardball loads.
The 10mm is even a better round
now than when it was introduced in 1983. That's due to the advent of modern hybrid propellants that yield higher velocities with less pressure than what Norma loaded back in the day; far superior bullet-technology over what was available in commercial ammo in the '80s; and the availability of modern hardcast bullets that are
poly-coated for use in autoloaders, which eliminates the leading issue (important w/ Glock barrels) and aids in feeding and chambering due to the 'slickness' imparted by the coating. The coated HC 10mm ammo with heavy slugs (200gns/220gns) is ideal for a penetrating defensive load when out in the boonies, hiking or camping.
Unless you’re trying to crack Grizzly Bear skulls, it may not be necessary to load defensive rounds to their maximum potential velocity. Looks like a beautifully performing self defense round to me.
It's junk '10mm' ammo - being a '10mm' only on the box-flap.
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