Any why should it?
Its like the perfect gun.
But now they have begun to offer it in 10mm.
Why 10mm?
Lack of available ammunition is the biggest complaint I hear from people about the 10mm.
While this is true to an extent, its changing rapidly.
At the time of this article, I have numerous loads of 10mm ammunition ranging from 60-gr.
bullets, with muzzle velocities of 1,125 fps all the way up to 2,400 fps.
The cost of these rounds is in step with 9mm defensive rounds and available from most major manufacturers.
Loading your own is always an option.
So, it makes a lot of sense that Springfield has added the round to its 1911 line up.
And Ive had a chance to try out one of those new guns for myself.
The 10mm seems to have a bit of snap to the recoil, a bit like a .40.
However, once you get used to it, which only takes a few rounds, its very controllable.
The weight controls the recoil nicely.
Our latest piece of testing gear is from LabRadar.
Range Time
At the time of this article, we had loads from four different manufacturers.
First up we have Speer, which sent us a 200-gr.
Gold Dot hollow point rounds This round has excellent ballistic stability.
With a few flyers, looking at my grouping, were at just over 1.
The velocity between the rounds was also very tight, suggesting good consistency during the loading phase.
Barnes Bullets sent in a 155-gr.
jacketed hollow point load.
Part of their premium hunting line, it is a powerful round.
It was a little more spread out in the grouping, falling right at 1.9.
However, this is still good accuracy at this distance and more than capable of hitting your target.
Federal Premium sent some Personal Defense HST200-gr.
jacketed hollow point 10mm ammo.
This round came in with very good ballistic stability and hit sub 1, ignoring a flyer.
This will be a great, heavy-duty defensive round.
Liberty Ammunition sent in a crazy insane 60-gr.
Civil Defense jacketed hollow point.
It held about 1 vertical, and 2 on windage.
The recoil was similar to that of a .40 round.
The muzzle blast of it was impressive, to say the least.
Expect a few glances at the range.
Its also a bit loud.
But man, is this a fun round.
Can You Handle It?
It isnt too powerful and proves that10mm for self defensemakes a lot of sense.
Its controllable, powerful and capable.
Sounds like a winner to me!
