Anybody shoot or have a 10mm for conceal/carry? If so, how do you like it ?

[Kent Hunter]

Just wondering how many on this site have or use 10mm for their cocealed/carry weapon? Or how many have had any experience with this calibur? I have a Ruger .45 P90 that I carry but I've been looking at different .10mm's and I'm thinking about getting one. Let's hear it.

[Mossy]

My soon to be father in law has one and loves it but he doesn't conceal. 

[jackelope]

I was about 10 seconds from buying the Glock 30 in 10mm but instead went for the G22, I don't think either of them size-wise would make  a good conceal carry gun.

[CAMPMEAT]

I had a Glock 10mm. Don't remember what model, but loved it. It would blow a hole in a car and leave a hole the size of a quarter.
Traded it for a 300 mag......................oooooooooops ! 

[fremont]

I've sometimes carried a Colt Delta Elite in the field in Alaska with handloads, 155 JFP Sierras over AA#7.

[stumprat]

Why not just carry a .40S&W

[Bob33]

"Concealed carry" = "small".  "10mm" = "heavy recoil".  Not a good combination.

[FC]

Why not just carry a .40S&W

Most commercially loaded 10mm is loaded down to .40 specs anyway which are more than adequate.

[yorketransport]

I've had both Glocks in 10mm (29 and 20), a Dan Wesson CCBT, and a S&W 610 revolver. I like the caliber, but it's not for everyone. The Dan Wesson is currently my carry gun. The Glocks were great guns but they were just to thick for me to comfortably carry in the IWB holsters that I like. The Dan Wesson is great and conceals well. It's not light, but it's lighter than a full size 1911. If you can find a 4" model 610 for a reasonable price you'd be set. Mine is a 6.5", so concealed carry is pretty much out of the question.

The power that the 10mm can offer is the obvious pro for this caliber. The cons would be recoil, muzzle blast, ammunition availability, and gun availability. If you handload you can pretty much eliminate the ammo problems, but this caliber still makes a lot of noise and spits a lot of fire when you light it off. The gun availability is only a problem if you don't like either Glocks or 1911s.

As for recoil, it can be snappy. It takes a lot of practice to make quick, accurate shots with one. I certainly can't do double taps with it. I'm actually planning to sell my Dan Wesson in part because of the recoil. A recent trip the to doctor revealed some significant damage to my wrists and hands from shooting a steady diet of large caliber handguns. While the 10mm didn't do the most serious damage (that's mostly from the Contender and 45/70 BFR ) the sharp recoil from the 10mm in an auto loader is a little less fun every time I shoot it. It's really not bad in the revolver though.

If you're thinking about getting one I say go for it. It really is a great caliber that packs a lot of power into an auto loader. But you may want to try shooting one before you take the plunge.

Andrew

[fremont]

I've shot a lot of full-power 10mm rounds, and I don't find them meaningfully worse than full-power 45.  In other words, manageable.

My experience with factory 10mm is they are significantly hotter than 40 S&W, which they should be.

I like my Delta and don't think I'd enjoy the experience of shooting a compact in 10mm.  If you want a compact, 9x19 is a nice round.