10mm vs 38super?

[CJ]

The reason IPSC uses .38 super is to meet the power requirements. 9mm has to be loaded to pretty hot/dangerous levels, people prefer to use .38 super simply because it's safer with the case capacity, and the cases last longer. Within pressure specs, 10mm delivers 30% more energy than 38 super.

[dee]

what are you planning on using it for? 10mm can be loaded/bought at .40sw velocities or all the way up too 41mag velocities,bigger heavier bullet,made in quite a few guns,pistols,revolvers,think there are AR15 uppers in 10mm also.

38 super is a nice cartridge also but imo not as versatile.

It can go the same way with the super some loads are right there with 357 mag light loads just like the 10mm does compared to light 41mag loads. Some of the major factor loads in IPSC are well into the mag velocity but are only safe in pistols with supported chambers.

[mightyp]

what are you planning on using it for? 10mm can be loaded/bought at .40sw velocities or all the way up too 41mag velocities,bigger heavier bullet,made in quite a few guns,pistols,revolvers,think there are AR15 uppers in 10mm also.

38 super is a nice cartridge also but imo not as versatile.

[YALE]

I'd personally like to try .38 Super, but that's just me.

[bronco71]

I have both but lean toward the .38 super, I enjoy shooting it more, am more accurate with it (both are in same model of gun), more mag capacity...and i can usually find the ammo a little cheaper than the 10mm.

Neither are the easiest to find ammo for though, not every store carries either of them even when ammo is readily available, just have to shop around and plan ahead....

[Nash B.]

Im more or less poking fun at the assumption of DOHCTOR that it was a gift, But since we are on the subject: my wife was not able to purchase a shotgun for me once she told the dealer it was to be a gift to me. I threw a fit when I went back with her, and they showed me the wording of the law.

In order for her to purchase, she had to be listed as the purchaser, and sign that it was not for anyone else. You can gift a gun in texas, sure, but the form specifically says you cant buy it for anyone else.

Dont belive me? Walk up to the gun counter at academy and tell them you want to buy a gun as a gift for your dad, see what happens.

That's wrong.

11.a. Are you the actual transferee/buyer of the firearm(s) listed on this form? Warning: You are not the actual buyer if you are acquriing the firearm(s) on behalf of another person. If you are not the actual buyer, the dealer cannot transfer the firearm(s) to you. (See instructions for Question 11.a.) Exception: If you are picking up a repaired firearm(s) for another person, you are not required to answer 11.a. and may proceed to question 11.b.

And instructions for 11.a.:
Question 11.a. Actual Transferee/Buyer: For purposes of this form, you are the actual transferee/buyer if you are purchasing the firearm for yourself or otherwise acquiring the firearm for yourself (e.g., redeeming the firearm from pawn/retrieving it from consignment, firearm raffle winner). You are also the actual transferee/buyer if you are legitimately purchasing the firearm as a gift for a third party...

http://www.atf.gov/files/forms/download/atf-f-4473-1.pdf

[phaux]

Im more or less poking fun at the assumption of DOHCTOR that it was a gift, But since we are on the subject: my wife was not able to purchase a shotgun for me once she told the dealer it was to be a gift to me. I threw a fit when I went back with her, and they showed me the wording of the law.

In order for her to purchase, she had to be listed as the purchaser, and sign that it was not for anyone else. You can gift a gun in texas, sure, but the form specifically says you cant buy it for anyone else.

Dont belive me? Walk up to the gun counter at academy and tell them you want to buy a gun as a gift for your dad, see what happens.

Fair enough. I would have been pissed as well.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Not sure if serious...

Wrong, buying a gun on behalf of someone such as buying with the intent to give to said person and they give you cash, that is illegal, ie, straw purchase. There is no law against buying a gun as a gift for someone so long as they are legally allowed to own it. Otherwise there'd be many famous people throughout American history who would be in big trouble.

Im more or less poking fun at the assumption of DOHCTOR that it was a gift, But since we are on the subject: my wife was not able to purchase a shotgun for me once she told the dealer it was to be a gift to me. I threw a fit when I went back with her, and they showed me the wording of the law.

In order for her to purchase, she had to be listed as the purchaser, and sign that it was not for anyone else. You can gift a gun in texas, sure, but the form specifically says you cant buy it for anyone else.

Dont belive me? Walk up to the gun counter at academy and tell them you want to buy a gun as a gift for your dad, see what happens.

[mightyp]

10mm

[Nash B.]

10mm, hands down

[dee]

I loved my 38 Super it was a nice shooter only complaint was it was very loud. Only downside to both is factory ammo is not loaded to the potential of either round.

[phaux]

buying a gun for someone else is illegal...

Wrong, buying a gun on behalf of someone such as buying with the intent to give to said person and they give you cash, that is illegal, ie, straw purchase. There is no law against buying a gun as a gift for someone so long as they are legally allowed to own it. Otherwise there'd be many famous people throughout American history who would be in big trouble.

[Brandon-k]

buying a gun for someone else is illegal...

Not sure if serious...

[Baron Von Crowder]

If your dad is a competitive shooter, .38 super. If he isn't then get a 10mm.

buying a gun for someone else is illegal...

[LS WHAT ??]

I am sorry to hear that about your father. That being said I would go with 10mm. More power, and .38 super seems to be relegated to IPSC, IDPA, and countries where military calibers like 9x19 are illegal for civilians to own.

what is the best bang for the buck on these? I'm not trying to go broke just to get a gun.