Finding a 10mm for a Lefty?

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I have a few thousand rounds through my Glock 17 (9mm) and I would like to add a 10mm to my safe. I'm left handed and I haven't had the opportunity to handle much outside of polymer 9's and revolvers - it's a 6 hour drive to a store that stocks a few of those but this region just isn't very big on pistols so shopping is difficult. I ask you, people of CGN, if there is anything I have not considered. Recommend me a lefty friendly 10 (that is mass produced.. I've seen some of the $10k lefty 1911's but that's a bit rich for me. Let's say under $2500)

I can't find a 10mm that is truly ambi. A couple of the 10mm options have cheap-o 9mm variants from Norinco, etc, that I could buy to try out the controls as a lefty. That experiment would cost about the same as the gas bill to drive to a city to handle something "real", and I'd flip the pistol on the EE with a low round count to recover a bunch of the cost.

I have fired a friends 44 magnum revolver. I believe he said it was loaded with 300grain projectiles and a stout powder charge. I certainly felt the increased recoil but I think I could manage a 10mm. I'm not too worried about my above "experiment" using the wrong cartridge. I would tend towards something a little heavier because of the recoil, though.

Options I've considered:
-1911 seems uncommon in 10, but Dlask's website offers to build them in custom calibers and maybe that would be in budget. Can get ambi safety and switch the mag release, but slide lock is stuck on the wrong side.
-Sig P220. I think the slide lock would be the only issue with this one too.
-Glock 20 Gen 4. Just the slide lock issue, also a little on the lightweight side. Maybe a gen5 will come around eventually to be truly ambi?

Any other ideas?

I'm not at all interested in nostalgic pieces or collectors items, just a tool that works well.
 
I have the G20 Gen4 and I have no problem using it left handed. I also shoot a Gen4 17 for pistol competition and it is pretty easy to get used to the slide lock.

As for the 44mag - 10mm is much less recoil/power than a 300gr stout 44mag load.

I like your idea of waiting for a Gen5 G20 but I haven't seen any yet in Canada.
 
SJAR said:
I have the G20 Gen4 and I have no problem using it left handed. I also shoot a Gen4 17 for pistol competition and it is pretty easy to get used to the slide lock.

As for the 44mag - 10mm is much less recoil/power than a 300gr stout 44mag load.

I like your idea of waiting for a Gen5 G20 but I haven't seen any yet in Canada.
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Thanks. By the numbers I figured as much for the recoil of a 10mm.. I was just trying to prevent the "10mm is too much, even the FBI decided it wasn't worth it because of the recoil!" comments.

I guess I could pretty easily use the slide lock on the "wrong" side of my gen5 G17 to get a feel for how running the gen4's would be. That one and the 1911 look like they'd be easier to manipulate the slide lock than on the Sig.

They finally released the 40S&W gen5 Glocks pretty recently... I'd love to see the gen5 10mm's but I'm not sure I have that kind of patience, and I consider myself a pretty patient person.
 
I contacted Dlask 2 years ago about a 10mm Dlask pro, they weren't intrested in building one . they would build a 40 no problem .
If you dont mind your Glock I find my Gen4 G20 to be my go to over my GP 100 10mm. Some stippling on the frame and undercut trigger guard. Its fine to run a couple hundred through in a range visit.
Long slide 1911 interest you at all?
 
I think I'll pass on the revolver idea, just not really what I had in mind. I guess I should have specified. Thanks though.

G_Alan said:
I contacted Dlask 2 years ago about a 10mm Dlask pro, they weren't intrested in building one . they would build a 40 no problem .
If you dont mind your Glock I find my Gen4 G20 to be my go to over my GP 100 10mm. Some stippling on the frame and undercut trigger guard. Its fine to run a couple hundred through in a range visit.
Long slide 1911 interest you at all?
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Bummer that Dlask didn't want to do a 10mm. I think there are a couple 1911's in 10mm that occasionally come into Canada.. one by Colt that sounds not too bad, just needs an ambi safety added.

I'm not sure about the long slide 1911. I had the "government" size in mind, but clearly I can't be too picky or I'll never get one.
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I have ruled out the sig P220 completely. I watched some videos of lefties running it and the slide lock looks totally awful. For possibly the most money of my options I'd want it to be at least on par with the others for manipulation.

I found that Tangfolio makes a 10mm CZ clone that might work for me, but just as easily I found some reports of broken slides and frames at around 3000 rounds.

That Glock 20 is starting to look pretty good
 
TheNatural21 said:
I found that Tangfolio makes a 10mm CZ clone that might work for me, but just as easily I found some reports of broken slides and frames at around 3000 rounds.
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Problems with the Tanfoglio's were on an early batch of lower end models with what Tanfoglio called a 'wonder finish'. New and higher end Tanfoglio models (Elite, Match, Hunter, Stock, a few others) are bomb proof and have a dedicated following in the US. Check out the 10mmforum. They are not easy to find up here though.

Can't go to wrong with the 1911s or Glocks either.
Glocks will be cheapest and easiest to find used.
Some Colt Delta's have just reappeared in a few stores.
I personally like the longslides- kind of makes sense in 10mm. Remington makes a reasonably priced one that I think was avail at Ellwood Epp.
Springfield has the XD that many like and Prophet River has one (https://store.prophetriver.com/spri...lack-5-25-15-10-1-as-fiber-optic-front-sight/)
 
TheNatural21 said:
Options I've considered:
-1911 seems uncommon in 10, but Dlask's website offers to build them in custom calibers and maybe that would be in budget. Can get ambi safety and switch the mag release, but slide lock is stuck on the wrong side.
-Sig P220. I think the slide lock would be the only issue with this one too.
-Glock 20 Gen 4. Just the slide lock issue, also a little on the lightweight side. Maybe a gen5 will come around eventually to be truly ambi?

... just a tool that works well.
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Don't let the slide lock/slide stop be an impediment to your selection. Yes - it is faster to actuate the slide release with your thumb on a speed reload. But... It's not *that* much faster if you practice releasing the slide with your support hand. Unless you're planning on using the 10mm in some kind of competition where reload speed is a success factor (IPSC or IDPA, for example), I wouldn't let the location of a slide release be a major factor in a purchase decision.

Best of luck on your purchase!
 
gdawg said:
Problems with the Tanfoglio's were on an early batch of lower end models with what Tanfoglio called a 'wonder finish'. New and higher end Tanfoglio models (Elite, Match, Hunter, Stock, a few others) are bomb proof and have a dedicated following in the US. Check out the 10mmforum. They are not easy to find up here though.

Can't go to wrong with the 1911s or Glocks either.
Glocks will be cheapest and easiest to find used.
Some Colt Delta's have just reappeared in a few stores.
I personally like the longslides- kind of makes sense in 10mm. Remington makes a reasonably priced one that I think was avail at Ellwood Epp.
Springfield has the XD that many like and Prophet River has one (https://store.prophetriver.com/spri...lack-5-25-15-10-1-as-fiber-optic-front-sight/)
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I'll leave the Tanfoglio on the consideration list then! It looks like one could be ordered from Freedom Ventures and some of the models have an ambi safety.
Master-G said:
I picked up 10mm Dan Wesson Bruin earlier this year and really like it. It’s my first long-slide 1911 and quite like the balance and recoil characteristic.
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That looks pretty nice! Thanks for the info.
1riot1ranger said:
Don't let the slide lock/slide stop be an impediment to your selection. Yes - it is faster to actuate the slide release with your thumb on a speed reload. But... It's not *that* much faster if you practice releasing the slide with your support hand. Unless you're planning on using the 10mm in some kind of competition where reload speed is a success factor (IPSC or IDPA, for example), I wouldn't let the location of a slide release be a major factor in a purchase decision.

Best of luck on your purchase!
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Well.. I might use it for a 3gun in the heavy div at some point, but I'm not a serious competitor at all. (CHAS 3gun rules have a min power factor for pistols in heavy instead of requiring 45acp like some other leagues.) Extra time to slingshot vs. hit the slide stop isn't really an issue if I were to run it dry. I guess it's a pretty minor factor in the decision; a nice to have. Being able to work the slide stop with trigger finger would be nice if it is going to be on the wrong side though.
Wendell said:
And this review is by Red Green's little brother, Ron:

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Interesting. I didn't see it in stock anywhere when I had a look just now, but it's damn nice to see that an ambi option exists! The review didn't exactly wow me though.
 
I shoot some Grand Powers in 9mm. Excellent pistols, and fully ambi.

I shoot a 10mm and the recoil is less than a 44mag, but not a lot less.

A Glock would be good for you because your muscle memory is already Glockish.

It is a slide stop. Not a slide release. Release by grabbing the slide. Works every time on any pistol.
 
thenatural21 said:
i have a few thousand rounds through my glock 17 (9mm) and i would like to add a 10mm to my safe. I'm left handed and i haven't had the opportunity to handle much outside of polymer 9's and revolvers - it's a 6 hour drive to a store that stocks a few of those but this region just isn't very big on pistols so shopping is difficult. I ask you, people of cgn, if there is anything i have not considered. Recommend me a lefty friendly 10 (that is mass produced.. I've seen some of the $10k lefty 1911's but that's a bit rich for me. Let's say under $2500)

i can't find a 10mm that is truly ambi. A couple of the 10mm options have cheap-o 9mm variants from norinco, etc, that i could buy to try out the controls as a lefty. That experiment would cost about the same as the gas bill to drive to a city to handle something "real", and i'd flip the pistol on the ee with a low round count to recover a bunch of the cost.

I have fired a friends 44 magnum revolver. I believe he said it was loaded with 300grain projectiles and a stout powder charge. I certainly felt the increased recoil but i think i could manage a 10mm. I'm not too worried about my above "experiment" using the wrong cartridge. I would tend towards something a little heavier because of the recoil, though.

Options i've considered:
-1911 seems uncommon in 10, but dlask's website offers to build them in custom calibers and maybe that would be in budget. Can get ambi safety and switch the mag release, but slide lock is stuck on the wrong side.
-sig p220. I think the slide lock would be the only issue with this one too.
-glock 20 gen 4. Just the slide lock issue, also a little on the lightweight side. Maybe a gen5 will come around eventually to be truly ambi?

Any other ideas?

I'm not at all interested in nostalgic pieces or collectors items, just a tool that works well.
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Remington 1911 R1 10mm Hunter Ambi-safety. (Or Glock G40)

For us Lefties, perfection does not exist.
 
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Looking for accessories seems tough for anything other than the 1911 or glock. I'll want a holster and extra mags and it sounds like the tanfoglio and sig are tougher to find those things for. Especially lefty holsters.

Do the 10mm 1911s use the same hosters as the 45s? I'm guessing the long slide versions of both need a different holster, but is there a difference in slide width or anything?
djm said:
Remington 1911 R1 10mm Hunter Ambi-safety. (Or Glock G40)

For us Lefties, perfection does not exist.
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There's a Para long slide 1911 in the EE now.. sort of has my attention. I'm still not too sure about the long slide. Decisions...
 
I've decided to go Glock. It seems like the most trouble free way to go and also happens to be less expensive. I'll start with a gen4 and hopefully be able to get a gen 5 for full ambi goodness in the future. Thanks for all the help everyone
 
With a slightly extended slide release on any glock, you should have no issues actuating it with your trigger finger with some practice. I shoot lefty and run a gen 3 Glcok 19 with all the controls in the original locations. I sweep my trigger finger straight up to lock the slide back for manipulations, and use the inside of my middle finger to release the mag. YMMV, but I find that despite having ambidextrous controls, glock is one of the easiest pistols to manipulate effectively left handed.
 
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