Gun quest over!!

[EddieWalker]

Congratulations on your find!!!!

Did you find it online or just happened to come across it? I've found that my best deals are the ones that just sort of happen without any planning. Somebody says they need a couple bucks and want to sell a gun type of deals.

Eddie

 

[Sigarms]

You better review your ballistics. Even the 40s&w has the same energy as the 45 app. The diff is in the recoil. The 45 is a slow shove, the 40 s& w is snappy (more muzzle rise) the 10 mm was to much recoil for the FBI. Basically try controlled pairs with the 10, 40 & 45. Then tell me what you think.

I can shoot my 10's (even heavier loads) just as accurate as my .40

Personally, for speed and follow up shots, nothing beats some of my 9's.

That said, for double taps, I always shoot my .45's better than my .40 You're right, more snap with the .40, but for myself, no more than even a hot 10.

If I had a choice between all of them for personal protection, it's a toss up between the 45 and 9. For myself, I'd take still take the 45 over over the 40.

Personally, I think the 10mm is a GREAT round and there wasn't even a need for the .40 The 10mm is a lot like the .45-70, numerous load combinations that run a wider spectrum than other calibers.

Ultimately IMO, it comes down to what you feel comfortable with, have fun with and practice with on a regular basis. You can argue ballistics and "energy" all day, but it all means squat if you can't hit what you're aiming at.

Nice gun! I've always had a hankering for one, but something else always seems to get in the way.

 

[mjw357]

All else aside, the 10mm is gonna co$t more to shoot. Not so bad if you reload your own.

 

[Traxx]

I can shoot my 10's (even heavier loads) just as accurate as my .40

Personally, for speed and follow up shots, nothing beats some of my 9's.

That said, for double taps, I always shoot my .45's better than my .40 You're right, more snap with the .40, but for myself, no more than even a hot 10.

If I had a choice between all of them for personal protection, it's a toss up between the 45 and 9. For myself, I'd take still take the 45 over over the 40.

Personally, I think the 10mm is a GREAT round and there wasn't even a need for the .40 The 10mm is a lot like the .45-70, numerous load combinations that run a wider spectrum than other calibers.

Ultimately IMO, it comes down to what you feel comfortable with, have fun with and practice with on a regular basis. You can argue ballistics and "energy" all day, but it all means squat if you can't hit what you're aiming at.

Nice gun! I've always had a hankering for one, but something else always seems to get in the way.

Well said. I bounce between the 1911 in 45 and XDM in 40. Usually due to dress.
To the OP we need a range report with some pics.

 

[westbrooklawn]

From a ballistics standpoint I am a big fan of the .40, I had a glock 23 but could never shoot it well, and it was "snappy" in recoil. I went to the Springfield XDm in .40, and can shoot it extremely well, and the felt recoil is way less than the same caliber Glock. I love the XDm so much that I also bought one in 9mm. I have joined a growing number of XD/XDm lovers. I would recommend that anyone who enjoys pistol shooting should try one.

 

[TripleR]

I seem to remember some problems with the ones delivered to the FBI and maybe a recall or am I misremembering? I knew a couple of FBI Agents at the time who didn't want to change over and finally wound up with Sigs for a while then I lost track of them.

I do remember the Bren Ten was suppose to be the coming thing at one time.

Regardless, you have a very nice looking gun and congratulations.

 

[shortthrow50]

im a big fan of S&W i carry a stainless cs45 during the winter months. I Switch to something smaller for summer. very nice :thumbsup:

 

[Bird]

I seem to remember some problems with the ones delivered to the FBI and maybe a recall or am I misremembering? I knew a couple of FBI Agents at the time who didn't want to change over and finally wound up with Sigs for a while then I lost track of them.

I do remember the Bren Ten was suppose to be the coming thing at one time.

Regardless, you have a very nice looking gun and congratulations.

You know I went to the 10 week FBI National Academy at Quantico in the Spring of 1986. And I took their pistol course, which was a lot of fun. The primary weapon at that time was the S&W Combat Masterpiece just like the one I was issued by the Dallas Police Department in 1964. But the FBI was considering a change to the semi-autos and one day our shooting was with an S&W semi-auto. I told the instructor I figured it would be fun to shoot, but I hated to waste their ammo, since I'd never carry one instead of a revolver. He said, "You never know" and I said, "Yes, I do know because I'd resign before I'd trust my life to one of those trotline weights." So he told me how the newer semi-autos didn't jam and malfunction like the old ones. And sure enough, with him standing right there, it jammed on the second shot.:laughing:

I don't know how many problems the FBI had with their earlier semi-autos, but the Dallas Police decided to go to the semi-autos in 1988 and had to ship the entire first shipment back to be reworked. But in the last 20-25 years, there's been a lot of change in the semi-autos. Dallas issues the Sig P226 (although a few of the older officer still carry their .38 revolvers) and my Sig P229DAK is over two and a half years old and it hasn't malfunctioned at all yet. But when I carry, it's still my S&W .38.:laughing:

 

[TripleR]

You know I went to the 10 week FBI National Academy at Quantico in the Spring of 1986. And I took their pistol course, which was a lot of fun. The primary weapon at that time was the S&W Combat Masterpiece just like the one I was issued by the Dallas Police Department in 1964. But the FBI was considering a change to the semi-autos and one day our shooting was with an S&W semi-auto. I told the instructor I figured it would be fun to shoot, but I hated to waste their ammo, since I'd never carry one instead of a revolver. He said, "You never know" and I said, "Yes, I do know because I'd resign before I'd trust my life to one of those trotline weights." So he told me how the newer semi-autos didn't jam and malfunction like the old ones. And sure enough, with him standing right there, it jammed on the second shot.:laughing:

I don't know how many problems the FBI had with their earlier semi-autos, but the Dallas Police decided to go to the semi-autos in 1988 and had to ship the entire first shipment back to be reworked. But in the last 20-25 years, there's been a lot of change in the semi-autos. Dallas issues the Sig P226 (although a few of the older officer still carry their .38 revolvers) and my Sig P229DAK is over two and a half years old and it hasn't malfunctioned at all yet. But when I carry, it's still my S&W .38.:laughing:

S&W makes some very nice semi-autos, but some have had some reported problems; same with other manufacturers.

I remember the Illinois State Police was one of the first big departments to go with the semi-auto, it was the Model 39 and I believe they used a special round at the time or a bit later, essentially a 115 grain +P round; pretty sure.

I was working in Kansas City and an Officer up there was using a newly purchased Model 39 when it was taken away from him and he was shot once then it jammed and the criminal couldn't figure out what to do, so the Officer claimed it saved his life. I "think" some early reported "problems" may have been operator error rather than gun related. I know when we transitioned from revolvers to Glocks, some Officers were getting a LOT of FTF's and the Trainer would pick the gun up and it functioned flawlessly. Some were "limp wristing, some interfered with the slide, magazines not fully seated etc.

An Officer once handed me an empty one to look at and having experience only with the 1911 and other models, I racked the slide to make sure it was clear then "applied" what I thought was the "safety" and of course the hammer dropped and I quickly lost interest in it.:laughing:

I later learned more about guns and owned several semi-autos including a couple of S&W's and with experience learned to trust them and carried one for years.

Like you though, I now carry a S&W J Frame though I do have a Glock 23 by my bedside and one in my truck.

 

[dusty3030]

I had a 1076 for years and traded it for a nice S&W 25 .45 Colt in nickel. I had bought a Glock 20 short frame and liked shooting it better than the 1076 and saw somebody wanting to trade for a Smith 10 so it was a no brainier for me. Nothing wrong with the 1076 though, the full size S&W 3rd generation autos are tanks and almost indestructible. Enjoy that Smith!