However said bullets also go faster because they are smaller. But the 45 gives great diameter and has stood the test of time.
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Its bullet may be wider and accordingly generate more drag in flight but its added heft gives it greater momentum to fight off wind drift and its greater velocity also helps it to simply overpower air resistance.
10mm bullet velocity. Maximum damage becomes very handy when youre in dangerous situations and the 45 is going to give you the largest bullet expansion. The original round contained a 170 grain bullet with a muzzle velocity of 1300 fps muzzle energy of 600 ft-lbs. So as you can see the 10mm isnt as big around but generates more than 15 times the chamber pressure of the 45 ACP.
The heaviest 357 Magnum is 157gr while you can get 10mm Auto up to 220gr all the while the 10mm is 40 while the 357 is 358. I was told that Buffalo Bore uses 71gr of Longshot in their 10mm ammunition. Double Tap Ammunition Ballistics.
Specialty 10mm loads can be found as low as 60 grains and as high as 220 grains. SAAMI specs indicate that the. Bullet weights will be Nosler 135 150180 gr HPs Hornady 200 XTP cast bullets 190gr LFNGC 215gr WFNGC.
10MM Velocity Comparison- 3 Guns- 4 different barrel. Guns used are Caspian 6 Custom STI Perfect 10 G20SF wextra LWD 547 barrel. Standard 10mm ammo will come in a bullet weight range of 165 180 and 200 grain projectiles.
Handgun shooters looking for supreme accuracy and maximum knock down power have come to rely on Hornady Custom pistol ammo loaded with either the famous Hornady XTP Extreme Terminal Performance bullet our FMJ or FTX bullet. Round Type Weight Muzzle Energy ftlb Muzzle Velocity ftsec. 100 rows 10mm Auto.
Which caliber has more power. I recently picked up a Hornady 10 reloading manual the manual lists a maximum load of 73gr of Longshot for a 200gr bullet. Also it is not all about velocity but bullet weight.
10mm Results in fps. As previously discussed thats a down-loaded formula for 10mm. This means bullets go faster.
Click here for a Muzzle Energy graph for the tests in this caliber. Because They Dont Make A 46. First the literal answer.
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The standard 45 ACP load is 230 grains compared to the standard 180 grain projectile in 10mm45 ACP. Thats 10mm at full power which - also as previously noted - is actually more powerful in terms of energy and velocity than a 357 Magnum. The 10mm auto cartridge with a height of 0992 has an average speed of 1199 fps from a 6 barrel and has an average 546 foot pounds per square inch of energy while the 40 Smith Wesson has a height of 085 travels around 1074 fps from a 6 barrel and has an average 423 foots pounds per square inch.
Velocity at 100 yards. The original factory load developed by Norma ammunition was a 180-grain projectile at more like 1200 fps and 600 ft-lbs of energy or more. The 180-grain loading is the most popular 10mm ammo and an average Federal 180gr FMJ round will have a muzzle velocity of 1300 fps and muzzle energy of 708 ft-lbs.
Thanks to the extreme popularity of the 40 SW there is a large selection of excellent 10mm400-inch bullets available from all major US. Lightweight cup-and-core examples include Nosler and Sierra 135-grain JHP bullets while Hornady Nosler Sierra and Speer offer various 150- and 155-grain hollowpoint bullets that provide rapid expansion. The 44 Mag generally offers an equivalent or greater ballistic coefficient a measure of how efficiently a bullet pierces the air than the 10mm.
The 45 ACP can handle bullet weight up to 300gr making it an attractive option for self-defense. Now that I have the bullets I cannot seem to find a load for a bullet heavier than 200gr for the 10mm. 200 gr - 1100 fps 180 gr -.
The larger and faster 10mm will give 624 foot-pounds of muzzle energy when sending a 180-grain bullet at 1250 fps while the 40 SW drops that. That honor goes to the 10mm cartridge whose muzzle velocity and energy can reach levels the 45 ACP cartridge can only dream about. Its more but not a night and day comparison.
The average bullet weight for the 10mm is 180gr while the average for the 45 ACP is 230gr. For 180 grain this would be about 1000 fps But to be considered clearly near the top of the 10mm chain I would say this. Any velocity which exceeds that which can be safely obtained with a 40 SW is a 10mm load.
10mm Auto 180 gr XTP. The 10mm Range Officer Elite firing a 180-grain bullet at 1181 feet per second delivers 628 foot-pounds. If you were going to break down a wall would you use a rock hammer you could swing fast or a sledge hammer that is swung slower.
The FBI was eager to try out the new ammunition and adopted it along with the Smith Wesson 610 10mm pistol. The 10mm has a faster velocity and energy than the 45ACP.
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