Is a 45mm better than a 10mm?
Is a 45mm better than a 10mm?
However, the 10mm round is generally considered the faster of the two when speed is necessary and the 45 has better expansion qualities and can usually do more damage, so they tend to even out.
Is the 10mm Auto bigger than the 45 ACP at 100 yards?
The 10mm Auto devotees point out that the 10mm has more energy remaining at 100 yards than the .45 ACP does at the muzzle. Fans of the .45 ACP counter that the .45 is bigger at 100 yards than the 10mm is at the muzzle. As you can see in the photo above and the table below, both of these statements are true.
Is it possible to get hot 10mm ballistics with 45 Super?
The classic load of .45 Super boosts a 230-gr projectile to 1,100-ish fps and 620-ish ft-lbs of energy, and a 200-gr load to the same specs as the original 10mm Norma load. So it is possible, with a pistol converted to .45 Super, to get hot 10mm ballistics…but at 28,000 psi of chamber pressure.
What do you think about the 10mm Auto Pistol?
Felt recoil of this pistol is sharp but manageable, and I can run “Mozambique” drill just as fast as I can with the .45 ACP. The high pressure of the 10mm Auto dictates that chamber support be as high as possible. I have found; however, that 10mm Auto pistol can be persnickety about practice ammunition choices.
Is the 10mm a good caliber?
That being said, the 10mm recoils only a little more with than the .45 ACP. So, well-trained shooters using good quality handguns can handle it without much trouble. Additionally, 10mm ammo isn’t extremely common.
Can 10mm make a difference in competition?
That has an advantage in competition, as both 10mm and .45 ACP comfortably make Major Power Factor. That said, .40 S&W and .38 Super also make major, which have been the smart guy guns for some time…and a lot of those guns have a 1 or 2 round capacity advantage (depending) over 10mm. Not always, but they can. 10mm is the better woods cartridge.
Is a 10mm worth it for self defense?
Overall, a 10mm is tougher on the pocketbook. There are options less than 50-cents per round, but mostly range fodder. The self-defense stuff quickly gets up to $1 and above each trigger pull. In either case — and like with all guns and cartridges — you should practice due diligence.