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Unambiguous Power: XD-M 10mm

I would disagree a little on one part of the source article.
While these new guns offered plenty of horsepower, they were boat-anchor heavy and rough on the wrists. Some agents, particularly those of smaller stature, found the gun/cartridge combination to be simply overwhelming. As a result, the shorter and gentler .40 S&W round was developed and adopted
My understanding from the FBI agents in charge of the brief stint with 10mm is that there were never any reported problems with the 10mm having excessive power or recoil, but actually with the size of the S&W gun chosen to shoot it from.

The agents in charge of testing tried to head off any potential problems with excessive power and recoil by purposely choosing a load for the 10mm that was lower than anything that existed on the market. They wanted something that would have a muzzle velocity of 950fps in order to make it comparable to both 9mm and .45ACP for testing. By doing this, they virtually ensured that their 10mm would never be too powerful. But at the same time, because the earliest 10mm guns, the Bren Ten and the Delta Elite, were both having problems breaking with hot loads, the FBI told S&W to make sure theirs wouldn't. The result was that the FBI's S&W 10mm's didnt have a rash of breakages from the ammo being too powerful, but instead, they had a rash of jams from the ammo being too weak for the heavy duty guns!

There were a few complaints from female agents that the guns were just too big for their hands, though.
 
That's well dressed chicken to you sir.......๐Ÿ˜œ
Point made.
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