9mm 'nuff to take down bowling pins??

I've seen the 10mm used on pins a number of times, both a Delta Elite and a Glock.

Basically it's a semi-auto version of the .41 Mag. in its performance on pins.

When you get right down to it, though, just about any cartridge developing a power factor of 210/220 or more is going to have some pretty stout recoil, which means that you're going to be spending time recoving the muzzle instead of dropping the next pin.

We had a guy shoot a Desert Eagle .50 at one match last year. I have NO clue what the power factor of the Speer ammo is, as I don't know what the MV or bullet weight is, but it put those pins into the next time zone...

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The standard Second Chance pin is set 3 feet from the back of the table. For the 9 pin event, which was initially meant for 9mms to be used, the pins are set 1 foot from the back. The 9mm just does not work well on bowling pins at all.
 
I do not doubt that either 10 m/m pistols or Glocks chambered for .45 or 10 m/m have been used for pin shooting, I just said that I have never seen any of the big name shooters using either one in events.

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I shot my .50 DE in one shoot a couple of months ago. 300Grn JHP with a muzzle Vel of 1400Fps. (Or a quick and dirty score of 420 :) Knocked the pins about 50-75 Ft down range. Needless to say when I hit them the didn't stay on the table. Also shot my G20 10mm though nowhere near as spectacular as the .50 it didn't leave any of the pins on the table either.
Jeff

[This message has been edited by jtjohn1 (edited September 05, 2000).]

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