Concealed Carry Handguns – August 2019

1: The GP100 10mm

is a great revolver.

It’s accurate,

smooth in action

and well made of

good material.

2: Ruger also ofers

a ixed sight 10mm

revolver that should

prove to be among

the best combat

revolversever

manufactured.Ruger

photo

3:TheSIGEmperor

Scorpion10mmis

amongthemost

accurate10mm

handgunsavailable.

4:A revolver

speedloaderaids

inquicklyloadinga

conventionalrevolv-

er.Themoonclip

option,right,allows

evenfasterloading

providingthere-

volverischambered

fora self-loading

pistolcartridge.

As an example, the Ruger SR1911

10mm exhibits healthy recoil. It will

feed and function any commercial

loading, including lighter 10mm loads.

When I fi rst obtained the Kimber

Custom II 1911 in 10mm, I was disap-

pointedthatitwouldnotcyclewith

my180-grain1,050fpshandloads.

WhenImovedtofullpower10mm

loadsIwassurprised.TheKimbernot

onlyfunctionedperfectly,butrecoil

wasconsiderablyabated.

Usingaheavyrecoilspringcanhar-

nessthepowerofthe10mmandyou

canalwayschangetoalighterrecoil

springforlighterloads.(TrytheWilson

CombatSpringCaddy.)TheKimber

asdeliveredisproperlysetupfor

heavyloads.Aheavyrecoilspringand

WilsonCombatmagazinesmakesfor

aservicegradesetupfortheRuger

SR1911aswell.

PRACTICALUSE

Manyshooterswithextensive

experiencepreferaharderhitting

cartridgethanthe9mmor.40,but

donotnecessarilywishtostepup

toahard-kickingmagnum.Magnum

loadsintherevolverandthehigh

intensity.357SIGintheautomaticare

oftenhardonthemechanismtoo.The

10mmoffersaviablealternativein

astandard.41framerevolveror.45

frameautomatic.The10mmoffers

goodaccuracyintherighthandgun

andthecartridgehitshard.CC

68 CONCEALED CARRY HANDGUNS  FALL 2019

“THE 10MM

OFFERS

RANGE AND

PENETRATION

IMPROVEMENTS

OVER BOTH THE

.40 AND THE .45

CARTRIDGES.”