10mm loads? What is your favorite?

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  • Mitch Dufour

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    I dropped some 200 Gr. HG 396 bullets last year to run in my Dan Wesson Bruin and am just now getting ready to load them up.
    Any 200 Gr. 10 MM pet loads you want to share?

    0011 share hensley gibss 10mm 200 gr oct 2021 powder coat fun (28).jpg
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    RussnAttitude

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    I've been running the Buffalo Bore 220gr I think it is. Takes some getting used to, but fun as hell. I've been pretty accurate with em out to 40ft at the range too
     

    The_Shadow

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    For my 10mm guns I have been loading BE-86 lately under my 200 grain Gold Dots making 1230 fps.
    These match up to Underwood 200 grain poly coated cast bullets.
    I have documented many 10mm commercial loadings to include Underwood, Double Tap, Buffalo Bore and the loads from older Swampfox ammo as produced by William Mike Willard who has passed on!
     

    gwpercle

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    The Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook 4th edition has data for
    10mm Auto with RCBS 10mm-200-SWC and Unique powder bullets sized .401" dia.
    book data with universal receiver / 5" barrel
    standard , CCI - Large Pistol Primers

    start load of - 5.7 grs. Unique @ 1060 fps
    max load - 6.4 grs. Unique @ 1161 fps

    Our testing with a Colt Delta Elite 10mm Auto
    a load with 6.0 grains of Unique gave 100% functioning , good accuracy and clean , complete burns with Unique .

    So we called the RCBS cast 10mm-200-SWC /
    6.0 grain Unique - our Pet Load .
    Unique works well with the pressure this load develops and I like it a lot.
    It should work well in thatr fine looking Dan Wesson you have there ... Awesome Handgun !
    Gary
     

    Sbeduckman

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    I've hunted a fair amount with the 10mm, and have had great results with the XTP 180gr on deer and hogs, mostly one shot kills when I've done my part (did have to run a hog down and put a second one in him last fall). I've used the factory Underwood offering and more or less replicated it using Blue Dot at 11.2gr. They're spicy but safe (in my pistol).
     

    The_Shadow

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    I've hunted a fair amount with the 10mm, and have had great results with the XTP 180gr on deer and hogs, mostly one shot kills when I've done my part (did have to run a hog down and put a second one in him last fall). I've used the factory Underwood offering and more or less replicated it using Blue Dot at 11.2gr. They're spicy but safe (in my pistol).
    The very first loads I did at the start of 1990 were with Blue Dot powder. Was doing 10.5 grains under my 200 grain cast back then before data came out.
    Yes, I used a bunch of Blue Dot see picture...that didn't include many one pound canisters.
    Also see what Speer sent out to me a supplement page before SPEER #12 manual came out to press. Yes, I'm that old!
    Underwood was loading the 180 XTP over IMR800X in the early years. During the time of powder shortages Keven switched to Shooter's World MAJOR PISTOL same as LOVEX D037-01
     

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