oh man, where to start?

by bj , Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 20:34 (3605 days ago) @ Gary G

Just random discussion based on my opinions addressing some of the comments here...

The 10mm is more versatile in its power range than .45ACP. There are lots of loads to choose from, 180 grain or less. The Barnes load- is that the only 185 grain load with that performance?

As to what performance you can actually get from 10mm, I look at Buffalo Bore's loads that are tested in actual guns and consider that to be the upper limit for performance. I don't know if I'm all that interested in 10mm although Kimber did make a very interesting target model in it sometime back. However I have been interested in .400 CorBon and you can probably just buy a conversion barrel and heavier mainspring for your favorite autoloader and do the conversion yourself. Again comparing Buffalo Bore loads the .400 CorBon has only a slight advantage over 10mm.

As for buying a new gun to use for 125 yard shots, I would buy a Redhawk, 629 DX, Contender or Freedom Arms in .44mag or higher, and put a good scope on it.

As for reliability- starting with a clean gun and good ammo, I've seen that modern autoloaders can be as reliable as a revolver, and as you shoot them and start to get them dirty, it seems that automatics will become MORE reliable than revolvers. Either one will work for a field gun, but for long range hunting I would choose even more than the 10mm. Besides a power disadvantage even with 10mm, most autoloaders have pretty crude sights for precision work. A proper 1911 can be had with adjustable sights but anything else would probably need optical sights, and if you're going to do that why not just start with a revolver.

And Glocks? There is the saying "beauty is as beauty does", and once you experience how well Glocks work you don't consider them quite as ugly anymore. Not that a good 1911 or Blackhawk wouldn't be preferable to an enthusiast, but for function the Glock is a pretty good piece of equipment.

What is wrong with Para Ordnance? Everything I've seen or read points to them being quality products, and accurate too.