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<blockquote data-quote="Dmc707" data-source="post: 4224801" data-attributes="member: 54876"><p>Been shooting .357's since i was in the service in late 80's/early 90's --- our unit procured some .357 mag Smith's because, as my company commander said at the time -- "If the SEALs are using them - we should be too !" (late 70's and 80's it was reported ST6 was using .357's ) - Nevermind that we were a maintenance unit and not front linecounter-terrorist dudes or anything </p><p></p><p> Theyve no doubt moved on since then, but the lessons remain the same 35-40 years later -- .357 Magnum solves problems and as a 20 year old kid - that mantra kind of stuck with me , so a few years down the road as a civilian when i was well heeled enough to buy my first handgun - i went with a 4" .357 (Colt Lawman) </p><p></p><p>That was mid 90's , but i bacame enamored with the 10mm inabout '98 or '99 due to capacity. The only game in town was Glock - and a few metal frame Smith's and Colt Delta's floating around - but the Delta;s were reportedly not foolproof (they're 1911's after all ) </p><p></p><p></p><p>Capacity ( 15 +1 in Glock 20 and 10+1 or 12+1 -w/ extended mag baseplate - im Glock 29)</p><p></p><p>The 10mm's are also softer shooting - at least in the Glock format --</p><p></p><p> Capacity though is almost a moot point with a single stack like a Sig 220 or a 1911 variant. I admit to not having fired a 1911 10mm, but i owned a SIG 220 in 10 and it was honestly very easy to shoot. It was heavy - all steel unlike a standard .45 ACP 220 with an alloy frame - had great sights and was ---- well , it was a traditional SIG - just a great gun all around -- but also 8 shot capacity in single stack format -</p><p></p><p>8 shots vs 6 shots -- ehhhhhhhhhh - but 6 shots versus 12 or 15 is another story</p><p></p><p>Sig made .40 cal versions of the 226 - i wonder what kept them from doing a 10mm there unless the mag length restriction due to grip frame size had anything to do with it ---- just not that excited about the 320 based X-TEN that they do now - it addresses the mag capacity issue, --- but shoot , Glock has been doing that for years - and with the option of having a companion compact 29 too - well, somewhat compact - the 29 is almost the same size as a Model 19 </p><p></p><p>I need a Glock 40 Gen 5 (10mm longslide) when/if they decide to release it and that will complete my Glock 10mm triumverate</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dmc707, post: 4224801, member: 54876"] Been shooting .357's since i was in the service in late 80's/early 90's --- our unit procured some .357 mag Smith's because, as my company commander said at the time -- "If the SEALs are using them - we should be too !" (late 70's and 80's it was reported ST6 was using .357's ) - Nevermind that we were a maintenance unit and not front linecounter-terrorist dudes or anything Theyve no doubt moved on since then, but the lessons remain the same 35-40 years later -- .357 Magnum solves problems and as a 20 year old kid - that mantra kind of stuck with me , so a few years down the road as a civilian when i was well heeled enough to buy my first handgun - i went with a 4" .357 (Colt Lawman) That was mid 90's , but i bacame enamored with the 10mm inabout '98 or '99 due to capacity. The only game in town was Glock - and a few metal frame Smith's and Colt Delta's floating around - but the Delta;s were reportedly not foolproof (they're 1911's after all ) Capacity ( 15 +1 in Glock 20 and 10+1 or 12+1 -w/ extended mag baseplate - im Glock 29) The 10mm's are also softer shooting - at least in the Glock format -- Capacity though is almost a moot point with a single stack like a Sig 220 or a 1911 variant. I admit to not having fired a 1911 10mm, but i owned a SIG 220 in 10 and it was honestly very easy to shoot. It was heavy - all steel unlike a standard .45 ACP 220 with an alloy frame - had great sights and was ---- well , it was a traditional SIG - just a great gun all around -- but also 8 shot capacity in single stack format - 8 shots vs 6 shots -- ehhhhhhhhhh - but 6 shots versus 12 or 15 is another story Sig made .40 cal versions of the 226 - i wonder what kept them from doing a 10mm there unless the mag length restriction due to grip frame size had anything to do with it ---- just not that excited about the 320 based X-TEN that they do now - it addresses the mag capacity issue, --- but shoot , Glock has been doing that for years - and with the option of having a companion compact 29 too - well, somewhat compact - the 29 is almost the same size as a Model 19 I need a Glock 40 Gen 5 (10mm longslide) when/if they decide to release it and that will complete my Glock 10mm triumverate [/QUOTE]
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