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RickB · January 18, 2022, 09:49 AM

Winchester Silvertip has always been a full-power load. SIG has a pretty hot 180gr JHP.
I rarely shoot anything more threatening than cardboard, but it's still nice to have some shock and awe, occasionally.
The intent of 10mm was to replace .45 as a duty/military cartridge, with ballistics of 200gr @ 1050fps.
The original hot-hot Norma loads resulted largely from miscommunication between them and the cartridge's designer, and shouldn't be considered a starting point for "real" 10mm.

January 18, 2022, 09:49 AM	#5
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,518	Winchester Silvertip has always been a full-power load. SIG has a pretty hot 180gr JHP. I rarely shoot anything more threatening than cardboard, but it's still nice to have some shock and awe, occasionally. The intent of 10mm was to replace .45 as a duty/military cartridge, with ballistics of 200gr @ 1050fps. The original hot-hot Norma loads resulted largely from miscommunication between them and the cartridge's designer, and shouldn't be considered a starting point for "real" 10mm. __________________ Runs off at the mouth about anything 1911 related on this site and half the time is flat out wrong.