Good 10mm hunting load?

[gehlsurf]

Hi guys, new to 10mm and new to reloading (with exception of shotgun).... infact, just got back from shooting 20 rounds that I reloaded earlier today.  I just purchased an RIA 1911 in 10mm bull barreled for possibly hunting.  Since I am reloading, I was curious as to some recipes or even general data on hunting rounds.  I will be hunting Hog-fairly small in Management areas, and if I see a coyote I'll take a shot.  I'm thinking a lighter bullet, faster speed would possibly go right through a coyote-killing but not tearing up hide, but in a hog have enough kinetic energy to kill em.

Any thoughts?  I know.... trying to kill a 20lb coyote and 150lb hog in one type of round sounds ridiculous, but maybe not?

Thanks!!

[blaster]

if you use a FMJ or hard cast FP bullet it will work o.k. for either animal. if you want a H.P. bullet, an XTP would not damage the pelt much either. they hold together and give good penetration. on a hog, penetration is what I look for in a handgun hunting round. I have killed a few hogs with handguns but not with my 10mm yet.  my load is a 200 gr Hornandy XTP HP or a 200gr. plated F.P. bullet over 9.4grs of Blue Dot.

[Rvrrat14]

165gr will stop a hog.   GDHP or Flat Point running around 1250fps.

[gehlsurf]

Thanks for the replis guys!! Seems like I bought the wrong bullets all together, haha!!  I just loaded some Speer Gold HP 155 Grn and 180 JHP with Blue Dot-at least I got the powder right!

The GDHP 155 was over 11.8 grns Blue Dot, about 1250 fps, fun light load... lots of flash!!  I use alot of Red Dot in shotshells, seems like Blue is the same when it comes to black residue left on cases...

[gehlsurf]

I forgot to ask, blaster, what's the fps on that load with 200 bullet over 9.4 blue dot?  Curious because today's load I made was 180 JHP over 9.5 Blue Dot

[The_Shadow]

My guns will handle 10.5 grains of Blue Dot under the Hornady 200gr XTP seated at 1.252" with 350 CCI  1220 from my S&W1006

[blaster]

I forgot to ask, blaster, what's the fps on that load with 200 bullet over 9.4 blue dot?  Curious because today's load I made was 180 JHP over 9.5 Blue Dot

the book says 1150 fps. the only chronograph I have that is working is one that attaches to a fixed barrel (Magnetospeed bayonet mount) and I can't figure out how to get it to work on a pistol with a moving slide. I need to get my Chrony fixed so I can get some real data but for now I'm going by the book. I would guess that your load is going 1200+ fps. but only a chronograph will tell.

[gehlsurf]

Yeah, about 1200 I think is what the book says, maybe tad more.  I don't have a chronograph either, maybe down the road.  Right now I have been just sticking to the "middle of the road" loads.  My 10mm is ramped and bull barrel, so I would think can actually handle a bit more, but I'm not interested in Max, not in my shottys (I've loaded alot for) or pistol.  I think too many people get obsessed with speed and building cannons, if I wanted more, I'd have bought a different caliber.  10mm even in mild seems to be world's better than 45ACP-normal, in trajectory and ballistics, but small enough to be worth while in hunting/self defense, etc.

[amada8]

the book says 1150 fps. the only chronograph I have that is working is one that attaches to a fixed barrel (Magnetospeed bayonet mount) and I can't figure out how to get it to work on a pistol with a moving slide.

MagnetoSpeed V3 has an attachment for a Picatinny rail, blaster.  I use a MS on a CZ P01

[gehlsurf]

Picatinny rail for the bottom of the barrel?  Or ontop?  My RIA Tac has a rail an the frame-under the barrel

[blaster]

the book says 1150 fps. the only chronograph I have that is working is one that attaches to a fixed barrel (Magnetospeed bayonet mount) and I can't figure out how to get it to work on a pistol with a moving slide.

MagnetoSpeed V3 has an attachment for a Picatinny rail, blaster.  I use a MS on a CZ P01

cool! i'll check it out thanks!

[amada8]

This was during my "build".  Wooden dowels shows WHY I has shooting a groove into the front 3" of the MS.  I added a few shims under the MS adapter plate....and have had zero problems since

[amada8]

Here is the bracket with orange shim

[amada8]

uhhhhh, I tried a few thicknesses......

[amada8]