10MM VS .45 ACP
The quest for the perfect handgun is ongoing and is always evolving. In recent years, at least among those with a yen for powerful semi-automatic pistols, a gauntlet of sorts has been laid down: 10mm vs .45 ACP. Funny thing: Go back 40 years or so, and this debate wasn’t really … well … a debate.
The new kid on the block, an oddity at that, the 10mm never really got out of the shadow of the grand, old .45 ACP. Closing in upon its centennial birthday, John M. Browning’s masterpiece stood alone when it came to big-bore semi-auto cartridges. The 10mm, with all its potential, looked ready to fade away from early glory, following the likes of the .44 Auto Mag and other powerhouse semi-auto cartridges.
Then, a funny thing happened. In the early years of the 21st century, the 10mm rose from its ashes. And, while Col. Jeff Cooper’s darling has never become quite the belle the .45 Auto has remained, it’s certainly turned enough heads to become a consideration among those who yearn for “big and bad.”
So, in the grand battle of 10mm versus .45 ACP, which is
