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Originally Posted by 10mmauto
.357....
Just kidding!
10mm of course.
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Me too. Because it is an efficiency optimized .45acp. Oooodles more ft-lbs m.e. than its near neighbors, and more magazine capacity than .460 Rowland.
I look it the full house 10mm this way: It is the largest cartridge, that when loaded to optimum pressure, is not too much for a standard size all steel 1911.
Small auto pistol: .40 S&W. Because it is the largest cartridge that can be chambered in a small pistol. The full house .40 Underwood yields same m.e. as Underwood 45acp +P.
Micro pistol: 9mm. Not exciting, but such are micro size.
Larger than standard pistol: .460 Rowland. Not very easy/comfortable to carry, but this cartridge is equivalent to the 45 acp loaded to optimal efficient pressure levels.
Yes, shot placement is critical, but if most of my shots will not land in tiny, central vital portion of the threat, I want the shot to have more than eh oomph.