I just decided. I need a 10mm revolver

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Super Sneaky Steve

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Anyone have one of these? I know S&W had the 610 in 10mm.

I have a ton of .40 short & wimpy brass laying around but I don't want another bottom feeder, so a 10mm revolver would do the trick. I can fire the .40 brass and even a few 10's for fun.
 
If a single action suits, there is the 10mm/.38-40 convertible Ruger Blackhawk. It is a Buckeye Sports distributor special no longer in production but available used. The one I shot, in both configurations, was great. Your Short & Wimpy brass may not do, though.
 
To use your .40 Short & Weak brass, you would have to go with a double action. 10mm single action revolvers headspace on the case mouth so a .40 S&W case would just drop right down into the chamber. Only way to use them in a single action would be to have a dedicated cylinder for them.
 
You could also look around for a S&W 646. I think they might be a little more common than the 610. :)
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I have no evidence to back it up, but I would say that you have that exactly 180 degrees backwards. Not that there's a billion 610's on the planet, but the 646 is genuinely scarce.

As to the topic, for the OP, regular TFL forumite Magnum Wheel Man has a revolver that he's reamed for 10mm Magnum. Brass is not an easy deal there, but if you want hot & different, there ya go! :D
 
Either model (610 or 646) is going to run over $1K, and some 610s go for more than $2K. That seems like a lot to pay just to use up some brass when you have less expensive options in .44 mag or .45 ACP. The brass you can trade.
 
My 610 will shoot 40's with moonclips. No big deal. I don't do it much though. The gun is chambered for the 10mm so the cylinder has a lip in it that the bullets have to jump to. It is not particularly accurate with 40's but with 10mm, it is exceptional.
 
I used to have a 6" S&W 610. It shot well, but it was a LOT of gun for the 10mm/.40 S&W. You have a gun that could hold 6 .44 Magnums yet it's only holding six 10mm's, and while there isn't anything wrong with that, I felt it was like buying a 6" GP100 chambered in 380 ACP.
 
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Here is a nice 610 and my 10mm Witness Hunter.
 
They're quite fun. It's pretty cool to load up a Glock 20 mag next to loaded moonclips. My only problem is the 40 caliber holes look quite tiny in that cylinder. I guess that means more steel if you want to push the cartridge's performance.
 
Clement's Customs will convert a GP100 to 10mm. It makes for a unique piece at a reasonable price, you could buy a GP100 and have it converted for 610 money.
 
Another vote here for the Clement's GP100 conversion. You not only get a 10mm, but a custom fitted and tuned revolver in a smaller, easier to carry package than the S&W.
 
Sorry, I'm too busy giggling at the "short and wimpy" designation from the 10mm loonies to concentrate on the gist of this thread. Too clever!

Seriously though, I've never understood the attraction to rimless cartridges in a revolver except the case of the .45 new service (did I get that correct?) where the Army quickly needed handguns that could fire the .45 ACP and revolvers were the quickest that could be procured....but I've forgotten my history and don't recall if they were old revolvers that had been retooled or rapid spin up of old technology that could be produced quicker.

I'm too lazy to look it up, so I'll just ask... Isn't a .41 magnum somewhat ballistically similar to 10mm?
 
The attraction is that you can load one cartridge such as 45 ACP and run it through your semi-auto, S&W 625 and Ruger Blackhawk convertible with 45 ACP cylinder.
 
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