Posted: 7/19/2018 5:09:03 PM EDT
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Test Gun: Delta Elite Barrel length: 5 inches. Ammunition: Federal 10mm 180gr Hydra-Shok (P10HS1). Test media: 10% Clear Ballistics Gel. Distance: 10 feet. Chronograph: PACT 1 XP with inferred sky screens. Five shot velocity average: 986fps Gel Temperature 70 degrees. The latest installment in the 10mm is the Federal 180gr Hydra-Shok. I forgot to take a pic of the loaded ammo in front of the box and by the time I remembered I had shot up all the 20 rounds. I got an average velocity of 986fps with a high of 996 and a low of 980. I ended up shooting two five round groups at 10 yards because I lost the pic of the first five. Hence one of the reasons for running out of ammo for the box pic. 
The first round in bare gel had a velocity of 995fps but exited the block at the 15-inch mark and was found on the floor next to me. For some reason, it took a left turn in the block and lost a small piece of the jacket at the 10.5-inch mark. It expanded to .71 inches. Round two hit the block at 990 fps and also penetrated to 15 inches and expanded to .68 inches and stayed in the block. The third round (I wanted to catch two in the block) impacted at 981fps, it to penetrated to 15 inches with a recovered diameter of .69 inches. 
In the heavy clothing covered gel the first round penetrated to 20.75 inches and expanded to .55 inches with a velocity of 1003fps. Number two went a little deeper at 22.5 inches and expanded to .58 inches with a velocity of 990fps. 
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Looks like excellent results. I carried that load in my Delta many many years ago. Do you remember if the bullet profile was rounded or the angular truncated cone style. I have seen and carried both styles. They came in the long skinny 20 round box... |
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Originally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER:
Looks like excellent results. I carried that load in my Delta many many years ago. Do you remember if the bullet profile was rounded or the angular truncated cone style. I have seen and carried both styles. They came in the long skinny 20 round box... |
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| Seems like perfectly acceptable results for self-defense but at the same time it seem sort of slow for 10mm Auto. I shoot 180 gr FMJ at ~950 fps from my 40S&W with a 5-inch barrel. My 10mm loads are pushing 180gr XTP's to just shy of 1300fps from a 6.5-inch vented barrel (ie revolver). |
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Originally Posted By mcb:
Seems like perfectly acceptable results for self-defense but at the same time it seem sort of slow for 10mm Auto. I shoot 180 gr FMJ at ~950 fps from my 40S&W with a 5-inch barrel. My 10mm loads are pushing 180gr XTP's to just shy of 1300fps from a 6.5-inch vented barrel (ie revolver). |
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Originally Posted By 5pins: More of a rounded. This load is a classic example of a typical "Fed-light" load in 10MM back from the early 90's if I remember correctly. The 40SW came out to exactly duplicate this type of load. OP, thanks again for sharing your results! |
When I did my test of this, I thought that it was pretty weak like the 40 Short & Weak so I had to check the magazine to make sure that there wasn't any 40 in there  My results were similar so not bad for defense against humans, not great for a woods gun against four legged threats. |
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This is my beef with 10mm. Unless you're reloading your own, or buying from Sig/Underwood, you're buying 10mm ammo at .40 S&W velocities.
I've seen several ammo tests on Youtube where they chrono 180 grain .40 loads at over 1,000 fps from guns like the G22/35. |
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