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Firearms => 10mm semi-auto handguns => Topic started by: 4949shooter on February 10 2017 03:39:42 PM MST

Title: Article: Brief History of FBI Semi-Automatic Pistols
Post by: 4949shooter on February 10 2017 03:39:42 PM MST
Very good information on the 10mm, some of which I had heard from law enforcement contacts and had never read before:

http://looserounds.com/2017/02/01/brief-history-fbi-semiauto-pistols/
Title: Re: Article: Brief History of FBI Semi-Automatic Pistols
Post by: sqlbullet on February 10 2017 04:17:18 PM MST
Excellent article.  I especially like that it omits the revisionist history about the 10mm being too hot for agents so it was watered down.  The watering down occurred years before an agent was issued a gun.
Title: Re: Article: Brief History of FBI Semi-Automatic Pistols
Post by: 4949shooter on February 10 2017 04:41:26 PM MST
Yes exactly. This fact isn't common knowledge for some reason.
Title: Re: Article: Brief History of FBI Semi-Automatic Pistols
Post by: PCFlorida on February 10 2017 09:20:42 PM MST
Thank you for the link, interesting story.
Title: Re: Article: Brief History of FBI Semi-Automatic Pistols
Post by: DanielWatters on February 11 2017 06:33:54 AM MST
Quote from: sqlbullet on February 10 2017 04:17:18 PM MST
Excellent article.  I especially like that it omits the revisionist history about the 10mm being too hot for agents so it was watered down.  The watering down occurred years before an agent was issued a gun.

I appreciate the kind feedback.

That myth is the one of the reasons I wrote the article.  I keep seeing it show up in magazine articles, blogs, and forums, and I got tired of writing the same comment over and over.

I'll keep updating and expanding the article as I have time and find additional material to share.
Title: Re: Article: Brief History of FBI Semi-Automatic Pistols
Post by: Vice on February 11 2017 09:57:08 AM MST
Welcome to the forum Dan. 

Thank you for an informative article.
Title: Re: Article: Brief History of FBI Semi-Automatic Pistols
Post by: rapidray10mm on February 26 2017 04:46:24 PM MST
That is some pretty interesting history there. Thanks for posting the link.
Title: Re: Article: Brief History of FBI Semi-Automatic Pistols
Post by: ron556 on March 18 2017 06:09:28 PM MDT
Very good read. Thanks!
Title: Re: Article: Brief History of FBI Semi-Automatic Pistols
Post by: Buddy10mm on March 20 2017 10:06:57 AM MDT
Great read!  This clears up a few fables!