Why is 10mm ammunition cheaper than .357 sig?

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Why is 10mm ammunition cheaper than .357 sig?

Is the 10mm actually more popular?

Are there more 10mm guns in circulation than .357 sig?
 
I've not noticed 10mm being substantially less expensive than .357Sig- usually the reverse.

I'm guessing it's a local case of supply and demand. 10mm Auto is an uncommon niche caliber. Relatively few guns are currently available in 10mm and I'd surmise that few have been sold overall compared to guns in .357Sig. For whatever reason, I'm guessing your local gun stores wound up with too much 10mm ammo and can't get rid of it all, hence the lower price.

FWIW one possible factor is that some police departments adopted the 10mm as their service cartridge soon after the FBI did in 1988, then dropped it after they realized that many of their officers couldn't qualify with it (like the FBI). Some of these departments were left with big stockpiles of 10mm training ammo that have been sold as surplus to local gun stores, creating local gluts. If the cheap 10mm ammo appears to be 10-20 years old, this may be the case.
 
Just look on the web at the major places to buy ammo.

I am talking about premium self defense ammo and qood quality practice ammo. None of it looks old to me.

For example midwayusa.com

10mm is much cheaper than .357 sig and their is a bigger selection available.

All the ammo companies on the internet I looked at this mourning had 10 mm much cheaper.

Makes me wonder if I should buy a G20 just so I can actually find ammo to buy.
 
Supply and demand. It's that simple. Given today's situation with the ammo, there is simply more 10mm ammo on the market. With the 357sig the demand is still stronger than supply.
 
Production costs

Both 10MM and .357 Sig are RELATIVELY low volume cartridges.
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hey both Start as rather similar to a very high volume cartridge -- .40 cal -- and therefore may come from the same series of machines that produce the the initial 'blanks of brass' that becomes a specific cartridge case.

The 10MM and 40cal start as quite similar cases, and then diverge based on case length and size of primer.

The .357 sig and 40 cal also start similarly but then diverge based on case length and the bottleneck.

I am guessing that there are more similarites in 40/10MM process, leading to potentially lower casts, than there are in the 40/.357 sig process.

But, like I said - my guess.

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10mm is not as much of a "nitch" ammo as it once was. EAA and Glock have both gotten into the 10mm market, which means that 10mm handguns with larger capacities are easily available. Folks are buying them - that seems to be the trend anyway. When Taurus makes a 10mm, then you know its become "mainstream".
 
i wouldn't say much unless ya consider $1 or 2 to is much. but if you were going to get a 10mm i"d say buy your ammo know. i've noticed here the past week or two they had it in stock but last mouth most of the 10mm ammo was on back order. they even have one of my favorite rounds on sale DoubleTap 10mm Auto 135 Grain Nosler Jacketed Hollow:). which i highly recommend shooting a box of if you do decided on the 10mm. also i buy all my ammo from midway usa. also if you do get the g20 you can shoot 357sig or 40 with a barrel swap. best of both worlds.:D
 
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skans said:
When Taurus makes a 10mm, then you know its become "mainstream"
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I remember talk of a Tracker series revolver in 10mm a while back, not sure where that stands or if it died before it was born or what. Or maybe I was misinformed all along....I dunno. I have no plans to ever buy another Taurus pruduct, ever, ever but.....I would buy that if they made it. :eek:
 
Why do you ask, it is what it is.

First, I see the sig is a bottle neck. think about it. That has to be harder to reload, or load.
 
I've seen premium SD rounds for each about the same price and reloads being 35% cheaper for the 357sig.

But I don't look for either often...
 
.357 Sig in my area is a little cheaper / but they're about the same cost around here retail.

Reloading is your answer ....

I'm not disputing the ballistics of either round / but if you're not into reloading ...why not consider another caliber where ammo is a lot more plentiful for practice ? High quality defensive ammo isn't something you want to shoot a lot of anyway - its way too expensive. If you're going to carry a gun / I'd recommend you plan on putting a couple of boxes a week thru it ...but you need to find a source for some good quality ball ammo for the caliber you have in a carry weapon and shoot it for practice.

If you're talking about reloading...for a high quality bullet, like Montana Gold:

.357 Sig in 125gr FMJ is about $ 0.08 each in case lots
10mm in 155gr FMJ is about $ 0.10 each
10mm in 180gr FMJ is about $ 0.12 each
so loading a .357 Sig round is about 25% less in terms of the cost of the bullet / but that's because the 125gr bullet in .357 Sig is the common round / where 180gr bullet is the common bullet in a .40S&W / 10mm round. / and heavier bullets cost more ...

But if you're going to buy all your ammo retail --- why not just stay with a weapon in .40S&W instead of messing around with a .357 Sig or a 10mm ....you'll find a lot more ammo readily available in .40S&W .
 
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