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Sig 180gr 10mm is full power ammo. (180gr @ 1250).
The mythical 10mm ammo of old is just a myth. The original 10mm rounds made by Norma were the standard: 170 gr @ 1300 fps and 200gr @ 1200 fps.
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Sig 10mm FMJ ammo is full power.
Given the bullet-weight, Sig's 180gn FMJ is an upper mid-range 10mm load, spec-ed at 1250fps.
So no, it's
not full-throttle 10mm ammo.
For a 180gn 10mm bullet, full-power is in the 1300fps-1350+fps range.
That said, Sig's 180 load is "spicy"-level 10mm ammo that's excellent and accurate. It makes for great "practice ammo" which you can actually find and buy off the shelf at, say, Cabelas. Sig's price-point seemed reasonable to me, as compared to others - keeping in mind that the cheaper variants of 10mm "range" or "target" ammo from other makers are almost always .40-duplicating junk.
I've shot up 2 cases of Sig's 180gn ammo now, and the velocity was very consistent, as was accuracy.
Sig 180gr 10mm is full power ammo. (180gr @ 1250).
The mythical 10mm ammo of old is just a myth. The original 10mm rounds made by Norma were the standard: 170 gr @ 1300 fps and 200gr @ 1200 fps.
You're correct on the fps/fpe stats of the original Norma loads of the mid-1980s.
Those, however, have been by-passed (and safely) with advent of the new generation of hybrid propellant compounds. These propellants allow for
greater velocity with
less pressure than back in the Norma era when they didn't exist. Double Tap and some other commercial ("boutique") makers pioneered the use of hybrid powders to make
undiluted 10mm ammo in various bullet-weights, which frankly assisted in its resurgence as a popular pistol cartridge. Thus, you can find 200gn FMJ and 220gn (hardcast) loads approaching 1275fps and 1250fps, respectively, ... and those velocities are safely attainable.
On the 180gn load @ 1250fps - no, sorry, but you're incorrect. The Sig load is but a recent copy of McNett's (DT's) mid-2000s load that he designed to be a "hot-ish" upper mid-range "practice" load. It's purpose was to facilitate training with less expensive FMJ ammo that
somewhat approximated a full-power 10mm JHP carry load. Obviously, given current pricing, you can make the same level of practice & training ammo by reloading.
For a 180gn 10mm bullet, "full-power" is the 1300-1350fps range. Buffalo Bore, DT, and Underwood have all marketed 180gn JHP loads in that range.