40's in a 10mm revolver?

[dubber123]

I shoot twice a month in falling plates competition, and use a 1911, and a S&W 625 in .45ACP.  This greatly simplifies my handloading, as I shoot the same load in both guns.  A friend shoots .40 S&W, and was wondering if one of the Smith revolvers in 10mm will also handle .40, as I believe it fires using moon clips.  I told him if the gun uses moon clips, I can't see a problem. Any input?  Thanks.

[Redhawk45]

You are right a smith 10mm will shoot 40cal with the moonclips.  The only problem is might be finding one.  I looked for almost two years before I found mine.  They came out with many different barrel lengths.  It has been a few years since smith has made them.  I am pretty sure they are not maknig them this year.  You can find them on gunbroker, gunsamerica, and auction arms.  Who knows go to a few gunshows and you might find one.  Hope this helps

[dubber123]

Thanks, I guess the search is on, I looked through 20 pages of Smiths on Gunbroker, and 9 pages on GunsAmerica last night and found exactly 1.  It supposedly was a limited production gun, and they wanted 1,000$ for it, so I guess we're still looking!  Thanks again.

[Redhawk45]

That is a high price.  To me the prices on gunbroker and some of those other gunsights have pretty high prices.  BUT, this is America and you can charge what ever you want I paid about $600 for mine.  My thought is just call around gunshops within a driveable distance and who knows they might have a used one sitting under glass.

[Hairtrigger]

I would not hesitate to buy a 610 in the $600 range. Great guns.
Mine has a 5" barrel and is a sweet shooter

[dubber123]

I think around 600$ for a nice one is reasonable, 1,000$ is not.  I have noticed GunsAmerica usually seems a little more down to earth on their prices.  Never bought through them though, only Gunbroker.  I'll go on later to look some more.  Thanks.

[Lloyd Smale]

ive shot alot of 40s in my 610 and they work and shoot fine. I tend to get a little better accuracy using 10mm brass though.

[dubber123]

I posted this question for a friend, who wants to load for only 1 caliber, and have ammo for 2 different classes, revolver and semi-auto.   He bought one last week off Gunbroker, supposedly NIB for 700$.  I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure he will have it at the next match.

[Hairtrigger]

ive shot alot of 40s in my 610 and they work and shoot fine. I tend to get a little better accuracy using 10mm brass though.

Would it be possible to not seat the bullets as deep?

[Lloyd Smale]

might be but an auto case depends on a taper crimp to hold the bullet and not a roll crimp so i would  think a little more bullet seating dept would give a little firmer cirmp and help burn the powder more completly but i reallly dont know if it would be nessisary. One thing i try to do for ppc shooting is get my recoil level as low as possible and that means sometimes getting velocitys down to just over the point where you can get an occasional bullet sticking in a barrel and to use a bigger case or a bullet seated out farther would require the use of slightly more powder to get the same velocity so it would increase recoil. Dont get me wrong i dont shoot loads in comp that may stick in my barrel. I work to get the most accurate low recoiling load and if during bench testing I get a bullet that doesnt clear the barrel ill step that load up at least .2 grains and test with at least a 100 rounds before id use it in comp. I do know that finding a real light load that is accurate is alot easier in the shorter case.