school me on 10mm ammo

[chef1231]

Okay so I ordered a 10mm and should have it in a week or two. I already ordered some carry ammo in Horrandy and Gold dot plus a little range ammo like Magtech but I would like to buy a 1,000 rounds of something. I am looking at SGAMMO.com and see Magtech has 1000 rounds of HP for like $300 around 1230FPS. I am a little confused as to what FPS I should be looking for. I see Underwood loaded up to 1700 FPS but I don't want to buy that stuff for the range. Is the 1230 good for 10mm? I will never reload my own rounds so I am just looking for an idea of how many FPS I should be looking for when I am buying range ammo so that I at least know I am shooting a 10mm and not a 40 cal

 

[mcapo]

Okay so I ordered a 10mm and should have it in a week or two. I already ordered some carry ammo in Horrandy and Gold dot plus a little range ammo like Magtech but I would like to buy a 1,000 rounds of something. I am looking at SGAMMO.com and see Magtech has 1000 rounds of HP for like $300 around 1230FPS. I am a little confused as to what FPS I should be looking for. I see Underwood loaded up to 1700 FPS but I don't want to buy that stuff for the range. Is the 1230 good for 10mm? I will never reload my own rounds so I am just looking for an idea of how many FPS I should be looking for when I am buying range ammo so that I at least know I am shooting a 10mm and not a 40 cal

The short answer is something around 1250 will give you close to the original load. Sig makes a nice round.

 

[hpd855]

I only carry Underwood Bonded JHP 180 grain in both my Glock 20 and my Tanfoglio P Carry. I bought 1000 rounds of the Magtech JHP for range use. Really feel the difference between the two when shooting.

 

[NyleRN]

Op, depends on the bullet weight. 1250fps with a 200gr bullet is a fairly stout load. 1250fps using a 135gr bullet is anemic

 

[chef1231]

It's 180

 

[mcapo]

Below is a list of the 10mm ammo as made by NORMA.

200gr JTC @ 1200 fps 635 Ft/Lbs Norma Ref #11001
170gr JHP @ 1300 fps 636 Ft/Lbs Norma Ref #11002
165gr JHP @ 1400 fps 719 Ft/Lbs Norma Ref #11002 (Sample labeled as 165 gr was 170gr)

Copied from interwebz

 

[ECS686]

Not all 10mm Is the same. Magtec is maybe not the hottest but it sure is well above some of the watered down offerings from a lot of companies

It's a good round. Good luck

 

[9mmfan]

I also only carry Underwood. 180 Gr XTP for me. Underwood is one of the few companies that actually make origional 10 mm power loads.

They have many weight offerings. I found I shoot the 180 gr the best and most accurate out of my Glock 20.

 

[Sigblitz]

10mm is like 9mm, but one louder.

 

[mcapo]

10mm is like 9mm, but one louder.

 

[edporch]

For defensive ammo, I use Underwood.
They have a variety of loadings which I'm sure you can find one's that work best for you.

 

[TheDude]

Tagged for wisdom

 

[Sigblitz]

 

[71silverbullet]

One thing we are overlooking here is what gun you ordered. You mentioned carrying it but, that still is very broad. You probably won't want to shoot a glock 29 all day with 1300+fps. Put those in a S&W 610 with a 4 inch barrel and try not to smile.

 

[churchmouse]

Underwood and Sig are what I keep in the secure ammo cabinet with other offerings just to see. A friend loads out some really nice dusk fire show rounds for me.

All I can say about MagTech is they suck. We have had some really crappy experiences with them searching for "Deals" to stock up. Horrible rounds. Just horrible.
Granted this was a few years ago but that was enough for me. If you have a really nice gun put like and same ammo in it.

JMHO on this subject.

Also.....what brand/model are you getting.....?????

 

[Expat]

I have heard too many bad things about the Magtech over the years.
I will make guilty confession though. I do buy some S&B when it is on sale. Yes it is a bit anemic. But it can be very cheap at times compared to the legitimate 10mm. I have also never had an issue with it and I have fired thousands of rounds of it, if I include all calibers.

 

[71silverbullet]

And.... If you never plan on reloading.... send me your brass. I'll pay you more than shipping cost

 

[churchmouse]

I have heard too many bad things about the Magtech over the years.
I will make guilty confession though. I do buy some S&B when it is on sale. Yes it is a bit anemic. But it can be very cheap at times compared to the legitimate 10mm. I have also never had an issue with it and I have fired thousands of rounds of it, if I include all calibers.

We had issue with S&B using very hard primers. If you diddle with your ignition controls to run a light responsive trigger in a 1911 or a CZ this can and will cause issues. Cause and effect pretty much and no knock on S&B.

 

[mcapo]

We had issue with S&B using very hard primers. If you diddle with your ignition controls to run a light responsive trigger in a 1911 or a CZ this can and will cause issues. Cause and effect pretty much and no knock on S&B.

I think they have gone to softer primers in 45 as I have ran a lot of it through my 1911s and CZ97 and, well, you know the triggers. :-)

Never ran SB 10 mm.

....but buyer beware.

 

[ECS686]

I have heard too many bad things about the Magtech over the years.
I will make guilty confession though. I do buy some S&B when it is on sale. Yes it is a bit anemic. But it can be very cheap at times compared to the legitimate 10mm. I have also never had an issue with it and I have fired thousands of rounds of it, if I include all calibers.

Never had any issues and with Magtec myself and a couple 10mm folks I know use it and the 10mm Magtechs while no Buffalo Bore or Double Tap is warmer than most factory stuff Just my experience