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At what range do you have that 10mm sighted in for? Using Hornady's calculator, they show a 180 grain 10mm zeroed at 100 yards, still being over 33" low at 200 yards! If you're zeored for 50 yards or less, that's some drop. You must be holding pretty darn high. Not to even mention any potential wind issues.COSteve wrote:Our 200 yd plate is about 15" and I can hit it 80% of the time but remember, I'm shooting two handed, unsupported with open sights, and I'm 62 with older eyes and older nerves. I've had some of the younger fellas shoot it too and a couple of our good shooters can hit a 6" steel plate at 100yds every time offhand. That's better than I can do, but I can hit the 12" plate at 100yds offhanded every time. However, my forte is shooting at random ranges, random targets rather than round after round into the same target.
Ya mean the 10mm Short & Wimpy?Modoc ED wrote:I've read probably 85% of the posts on this thread and haven't read this so I'll say it.
Seems to me the 10mm was really popular for sometime and was on the way up as to top pick in calibers; however, it seems that the .40 S&W came along an let the air out of the 10mm sails...
and this is being posted on a site that specializes in lever guns???JB wrote: At what range do you have that 10mm sighted in for? Using Hornady's calculator, they show a 180 grain 10mm zeroed at 100 yards, still being over 33" low at 200 yards! If you're zeored for 50 yards or less, that's some drop. You must be holding pretty darn high. Not to even mention any potential wind issues.
I just hate chasing brass... almost more than anything else. My .357's don't force me to do that.COSteve wrote:I have to admit that I handload for all my calibers including my 10mm and 357mag so I don't have any issue with ammo availability. Also, I can't conceive of ever shooting commercial ammo because of both the cost and quality advantage of handloading.
I don't have a single caliber that I can't reload for 1/3 the cost of commercial and many are 1/4 or 1/5 the cost so I admit I'm biased towards handloading. In addition, I've found that I really enjoy customizing my loads for each weapon and purpose. I've often wondered if I 'handload to shoot' or 'shoot to handload'.
Oops, my bad. I went back and looked and the new BB 10mm 180s are pushing 1350 while the .357 180s are pushing 1400. Same Same there.COSteve wrote:BB's load data for the 10mm and 357mag can't be directly compared because they don't offer corresponding bullet weights: i.e. no 165grn 10mm vs their 158grn 357mag. Their lightest 10mm is 180grn.
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Except for Han Solo anyway...COSteve wrote:...
Save for the old Broomhandle Mausers and you can see by the picture that their grip is a small diameter and also somewhat conical shaped, making it hard for many to grasp securely.
Ancient weapons and hokey religions are no substitute for a good blaster at your side kid...Camp Cook wrote:I had to laugh at that...
There is a Hans Solo/Star Wars weekend on the TV right now...