Don't need no stinking 10mm, a 230 JHP will handle anything I need handled, if it doesn't then I have this....

Gunner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKFSN8Z9RnI

BJ Pra Ord's QC has suffered since the move to the US. They are blowing them out at CDNN...that is always a harbinger of doom.

The 10mm is more versatile in its power range than .45ACP. There are lots of loads to choose from, 180 grain or less. The Barnes load- is that the only 185 grain load with that performance?

As to what performance you can actually get from 10mm, I look at Buffalo Bore's loads that are tested in actual guns and consider that to be the upper limit for performance. I don't know if I'm all that interested in 10mm although Kimber did make a very interesting target model in it sometime back. However I have been interested in .400 CorBon and you can probably just buy a conversion barrel and heavier mainspring for your favorite autoloader and do the conversion yourself. Again comparing Buffalo Bore loads the .400 CorBon has only a slight advantage over 10mm.

As for buying a new gun to use for 125 yard shots, I would buy a Redhawk, 629 DX, Contender or Freedom Arms in .44mag or higher, and put a good scope on it.

As for reliability- starting with a clean gun and good ammo, I've seen that modern autoloaders can be as reliable as a revolver, and as you shoot them and start to get them dirty, it seems that automatics will become MORE reliable than revolvers. Either one will work for a field gun, but for long range hunting I would choose even more than the 10mm. Besides a power disadvantage even with 10mm, most autoloaders have pretty crude sights for precision work. A proper 1911 can be had with adjustable sights but anything else would probably need optical sights, and if you're going to do that why not just start with a revolver.

And Glocks? There is the saying "beauty is as beauty does", and once you experience how well Glocks work you don't consider them quite as ugly anymore. Not that a good 1911 or Blackhawk wouldn't be preferable to an enthusiast, but for function the Glock is a pretty good piece of equipment.

What is wrong with Para Ordnance? Everything I've seen or read points to them being quality products, and accurate too.

I love my Tanfoglio Limited and would love a long slide Hunter in 10mm, but I don't trust them or EEA.

What I really wanted was a Para long slide... but I don't trust Para and I don't think the 1911 is the best platform for the 10mm long term or with warmer loads. Plus the price.

With the Glock I was able to lie to myself about the price by buying it one piece at a time. And now that I've finally got it all together, Glock of course has introduced their own long slide. Naturally.

For what it's worth i have a Buckeye 10mm that I never use, I think I've fired 50 rounds through the 10mm cylinder. To the point when asked if I owned a 10mm I would say No because I didn't even remember the extra cylinder.

i know the 1911 is great for shooting games but i have never been involved in those. i would use a 1911 only if a sig HK glock CZ or springfield wasnt available.

and i do agree that glocks are esthetically just blechhh !

and truth really be told NO AUTO has the appeal and pointability that a fine revolver has for me !!

Based on my experience with the Contender barrel and a friend's Delta Elite, I'm not convinced that there is sufficient increase in ooomph to justify the 10mm. I don't see the velocities others report with various handloads. I DO like the 180 gr. XTP bullet though. I like the Contender (I've added a Choate extension and use mine as a carbine now) but it is nothing more than a .38-40.

In a revolver? There's the .41 Magnum, .44 Special or Magnum, .45 Colt and so forth.

Will the bullet work if it gets to the right place? Yes. Can you get it to the right place? That's the question.

Did I mention that Glock = blech? For me it does. The pistols work and that's as excited as they make me. As long as I have other options I'll take them.