August 2017 Article on 10mm by Wiley Clapp

[4949shooter]

A modern article by Wiley. Good to see the 10mm getting more press.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2017/8/3/wiley-clapp-whats-all-this-10-mm-business/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=insider&utm_campaign=0817

[sstewart]

Good balanced article.
I personally don't buy the 10mm is for hunters angle. (Not that 10mm is bad for a handgun hunter ) Just that many more people than hunters like 10mm.


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[4949shooter]

I agree. The 10mm is a fine self defense round as well.

[CurtisM]

Thanks for the post, thought I had missed a very important article in my American Rifleman and I went back and looked at it again with no luck.  Realized it was an American Rifleman online article that I missed.

[inv136]

I stopped reading after I read this part:

"As a defensive pistol in wilderness scenarios, where the target might be various pack animals—wolves, hyenas, jackals, hogs or even the big African cats—the 10 mm is a viable choice as an emergency gun."

African game hunters tracking lions or tigers would laugh at that ridiculous comment. A .44 magnum or larger as an "emergency gun," maybe. Anything smaller, less powerful is ludicrous. I don't agree with this guy's opinion that 10mm is only a hunter's gun. I sold off all of my 1911 .45 ACP pistols and only have 10mm 1911 pistols. Full power 10mm is all I carry. Most handgun calibers are not adequate for stopping humans. The full power 10mm gets a lot closer.