I am wondering what type of loading the FBI used then for 10mm. Thanks for sharing
The original 10mm load was a 200 gr bullet at 1200 FPS from a 5" barrel. That loading was from Norma. The FBI did use some of those original Norma loads but issued a 175 gr Winchester Silvertip at 1275 FPS. I've fired both the original Norma load and the FBI load and they both have pretty stout reoil. There were a couple of problems with that FBI loading.
1. The affirmative action hires couldn't handle the recoil.
2. The bullet wasn't really designed to handle those velocities.
As a result of those two problems the wise heads at the FBI neutered the 10mm to the 100 year old ballistics of the .38-40.
Since almost every non-FBI LEO fancies themselves a junior FBI agent they started following the FBI in lockstep to the .40 Short and Weak. Same thing happened when the FBI went back to the well over 100 year old 9mm, LEO agencies across the country couldn't drop the .40 Short and Weak fast enough.
As to 9mm, just remember Gabby Gifford’s was hit in the HEAD at point blank range with one and lived to be a vocal anti-gun critic.
I consolidated all of my handguns except my 22s to 9mm.
That's slower than Underwood 200 gr. which is what I thought the originals were loaded to...
https://www.underwoodammo.com/colle...p-jacketed-hollow-point?variant=7865916686393
Just do a Google and you'll see the original load was 200gr at 1200 fps. A power level that few reloading manuals today will even approach.
Haven't pushed this particular envelope yet, but a quick check seems to show Longshot, AA#9, and CFE coming in pretty close to that at max-listed..
Get one if you want a deal. We sell probably 50 9mm's to every 40S&W. The caliber has just lost favor int he marketplace.Sometimes I wonder if I should get a .40 hand gun. Your thoughts?
I am a sucker for a stainless slide, two HKC .45's and one HK USP .40, and a nitron boron covered slide on my G-21 C