Editorial:Here's a great video from the late Paul Harrel about 10 versus 40 ammo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydwXJ2yhfnU.
Note that in the video, the conclusion is that some 10mm loads barely edge out .40 S&W -- even in the premium brands.
In fact, muzzle energies can range from the mid 400s to the mid 700s. Quite a range. For brands comparisons, see:
https://ammo.com/ballistics/10mm-ballistics.
So what's the conclusion? If the intent is to feed your 10mm pistol a steady diet of lower power loads, most any pistol will do. However, if your intent is to feed your 10mm pistol a steady diet of "full power" loads, you'll have to be allot more particular about your pistol. So will your polymer frame (or even 1911-style) pistols take a steady diet of 10mm loads? Certainly they will, especially if those loads are of the "downloaded" variety. Will they take a steady diet of full power loads? Well, now your in YMMV territory.
This is where I'm going to torque off a bunch of Glock / 1911 / P320 fanboys: Such pistols might shoot themselves apart on a steady diet full power loads -- in fact, there are enough reports from around the web to throw suspicion on all but the stoutest of 10mm pistols. For example of the three 10mm handguns I own, I am only confident in the Megastar's ability to handle a lifetime of full power loads.
As always, YMMV . . .
Larry
