10mm or .45 ACP?

10mm or .45 ACP?

  • 10mm

    Votes: 26 40.6%

  • .45 ACP

    Votes: 38 59.4%
  • Total voters
    64
jdc1244 said:
10mm is a better revolver cartridge than semi-auto.
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As a 610 owner I am not sure I agree. 10mm Auto works well in the revolver but in some of the semi autos capacity is nearly tripled with little or no loss in velocity or shootability.

If we where talking about 10mm Magnum I would bet inclined to agree the revolver does as well or better with the cartridge but 10mm Auto really does well in the semi-autos designed for it.
 
Miami_JBT said:
For me, I like. 45 ACP in revolvers because my Colt 1917, S&W 1917, and S&W 625 all shoot .45 Auto-Rim and .45 GAP too.
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That S&W Model 625 will handle the two you mentioned and the 45 Super. But, keep the Super away from the 1917s.

Kevin
 
Miami_JBT said:
Tell me more about about 'em @45 Dragoon
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I am not Mike, but here are a couple of threads.

Uberti 1860 .45ACP conversion by Goons Gun Works

Just a sneak peak at this little gem. Goon and I have been talking about doing one of these since he first started testing the Kirst .45ACP conversion. I ended up sending him a Uberti 1860 and yesterday it came home. Did a little bit of shooting this afternoon using factory .45ACP hardball. Yes...
www.thehighroad.org

Kirst 45acp for 1860 Army!!

I have the pleasure to announce the latest offering from Kirst Konversions. The first ever 45acp for an open top revolver!! Here is a pic of the first revolver to fire the 45acp!! A Cimarron sourced Uberti with a silver plated trigger guard. I call it "Beauty and the Beast"! Mike
www.thehighroad.org

Kevin
 
People up-thread mentioned reaming 10mm revolvers out to 10mm Mag got me to wondering: Has anyone ever made a 45 Win Mag revolver?
 
Mycin said:
People up-thread mentioned reaming 10mm revolvers out to 10mm Mag got me to wondering: Has anyone ever made a 45 Win Mag revolver?
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Freedom Arms I think will supply a spare cylinder in .45 Winchester Magnum if you want one. But the real question is why go through that effort when .454 Casull exists and blows the socks off .45 Winchester Magnum.
 
Miami_JBT said:
Freedom Arms I think will supply a spare cylinder in .45 Winchester Magnum if you want one. But the real question is why go through that effort when .454 Casull exists and blows the socks off .45 Winchester Magnum.
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I don't know why. I don't want one. Neither do I want a 10mm Mag revolver (I'd prefer a 41Mag in that size range). But different strokes for different folks.

It sounds like the sort of thing someone might do just because, and I wondered if anyone had.
 
These are my 10mms, SA Ronin and MR DE. Both very good shooters and I've never encountered any hiccups with either. I did have a S&W Model 610 w/6.5" barrel, but I sold it because quite frankly it didn't do anything for me and I was able to replace it with a S&W Model 29 w/4" barrel. Having said that, I did vote for the .45ACP. Always been a favorite cartridge of mine, so much so that I had TK Customs machine the cylinder on my Model 25 so that it would accept w/moon clips the .45ACP 10 mms.jpg TK Model 25.jpg
 
TTv2 said:
I'm sure .45 will win on popularity alone, but I was trying to think of more calibers to make these poll topics about and thought for revolvers a rimless head to head would be interesting.

So, the plot here is you've decided you want a bigger bore revolver that shoots a semi auto caliber. Either you just want the accuracy of a single action or you want to play with moon clips, whatever the reason you woke up this morning and got to get yourself a new gun and mama always said you'd be a choosin' one, so between 10mm or .45 revolver, what will you choose?
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This is nothing more than a popularity contest lol. More people have owned and shot 1911 and other handguns in 45acp, so that's what they're going to go with, aka, what they know best. If this was a 9mm vs 45 or 10mm question, more people own, shoot, and carry 9mm, so that's what they'll pick by default. Most aren't choosing based on objective merit reasons.
 
TTv2 said:
I'm sure .45 will win on popularity alone, but I was trying to think of more calibers to make these poll topics about and thought for revolvers a rimless head to head would be interesting.

So, the plot here is you've decided you want a bigger bore revolver that shoots a semi auto caliber. Either you just want the accuracy of a single action or you want to play with moon clips, whatever the reason you woke up this morning and got to get yourself a new gun and mama always said you'd be a choosin' one, so between 10mm or .45 revolver, what will you choose?
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I'll be a bit different and choose Ruger Blackhawk Convertible in 45 Colt/45 Auto with 5 1/2" barrel. I am not a fan of 10mm in revolvers when the Glock 20 and 15 or 17 round magazines are available. I'd rather go actual big bore and shoot some really heavy loads in 45 Colt and have compatibility with my 45's via 45 ACP for plinking.

Of course, I could do the same with a S&W 610/Glock 20 combination. The difference is I'm just getting +/- 5% of equivalent 357 Magnum using high end ammo. The primary differentiator of revolvers is heavy loads that semiautos cannot handle and the 10mm is too light. Nothing says "Ouch Fun!" like a 325 grain bullet at 1365 FPS from the 45 Colt cylinder!
 
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To do a job I wouldn't want a softball trajectory. At 7 yards who cares.
 
mcb said:
As a 610 owner I am not sure I agree. 10mm Auto works well in the revolver but in some of the semi autos capacity is nearly tripled with little or no loss in velocity or shootability.

If we where talking about 10mm Magnum I would bet inclined to agree the revolver does as well or better with the cartridge but 10mm Auto really does well in the semi-autos designed for it.
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I would agree, 10mm Magnum is better in a revolver than 10mm Auto and better than a 10mm Magnum autoloader. I've been signing the praises of 10mm Magnum in a revolver for years now as I think it could prove to be more popular than .41 ever was or will be and that largely has to do with compatibility with 10mm Auto and .40 S&W for lower cost practice ammo.

Kind of the same dynamic as the .327 has with other .32's where .32 S&W Long is .40, .32 H&R is 10mm Auto, and .327 is 10mm Mag.
 
Styx said:
This is nothing more than a popularity contest lol. More people have owned and shot 1911 and other handguns in 45acp, so that's what they're going to go with, aka, what they know best. If this was a 9mm vs 45 or 10mm question, more people own, shoot, and carry 9mm, so that's what they'll pick by default. Most aren't choosing based on objective merit reasons.
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There was no way 10mm was going to win and I knew that going in, it was a question of ratios and reasoning I wanted to see, but 9mm vs .45 ACP in a revolver would probably be an interesting follow up poll. That said, I do try to keep the size of the calibers close as it evens the playing field out, otherwise I assume everyone is going to pick the bigger caliber as people have been conditioned that bigger always means better.
 
StrawHat said:
A S&W Model 1950?

Kevin
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Model of 1950 became the Model 26. It has a tapered barrel instead of the heavy barrel of the M25 (which was the Target Model of 1955 before 1957), although both are chambered for .45 Auto. A no-dash M26 is Unobtanium, very rare.
 
bangswitch said:
Model of 1950 became the Model 26. It has a tapered barrel instead of the heavy barrel of the M25 (which was the Target Model of 1955 before 1957), although both are chambered for .45 Auto. A no-dash M26 is Unobtanium, very rare.
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Quite familiar with the Model 1950, both the Target and the Army Models and the Model 1955. Just thought it a rather piece to be modifying.

Kevin
 
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