10x25mm Auto (no ontology)
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The 10mm Auto is a powerful handgun cartridge developed in 1983 by firearms instructor Jeff Cooper and initially produced by Swedish ammunition manufacturer Norma Precision. It is considered a medium-tier caliber.
Real-life data
The 10mm Auto caliber is well-known for being one of the former choices for the sidearms of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI chose to adopt 10mm Auto as a response to the 1986 Miami shootout, in which the ineffectiveness of 9x19mm Parabellum against armored enemies was revealed, pushing the agency to adopt new, more powerful weapons.
10mm Auto was originally developed for only one firearm, the famous Bren Ten pistol, which was designed around this specific caliber. Designed to be a handgun cartridge of medium velocity, but sporting greater ballistics than .45 ACP while being more powerful than 9x19mm Parabellum. The result is a very powerful handgun cartridge, oriented for semi-automatic handguns, with power that was comparable (if not slightly higher) to that of .357 Magnum, another old favorite of law enforcement agencies.
It earned a negative reputation, however, because most early 10mm Auto firearms were originally chambered for .45 ACP then simply retooled; which caused 10mm Auto fire to batter and wear out those weapons much faster than normal (.45 ACP is slower and generates lower pressure, thus causing less wear). Later, more modern firearms addressed the issue and were built specifically to withstand the cartridge's power (such as the Glock 20.)
Although originally, only one firearm was available for this caliber - the Bren Ten pistol, several problems and trouble plagued the weapon's reputation. Colt's surprise release of the Colt Delta Elite re-launched the caliber's popularity, and famous TV shows such as Miami Vice helped popularize further the Bren Ten and 10mm Auto firearms in general. This pushed Colt, then later Smith & Wesson, Glock and Heckler & Koch to produce firearms in 10mm Auto on their own.
However, because the FBI reported that most agents had trouble controlling the beastly recoil generated by their 10mm Auto sidearms, it was decided that lighter loads, nicknamed "FBI lite", were to be used in their firearms; this resulted in decreased velocity and energy, but more controllable recoil. Smith & Wesson later realized that the ballistics of this FBI load could be achieved with a smaller cartridge: this is the .40 S＆W, which went on to become much more popular than 10mm Auto and is nowadays a staple handgun caliber, finding its way to be a compromise between 9x19mm Parabellum and .45 ACP.
Mazeworld overview
| Type | Unarm | Light | Hardskin | Kevlar-2 | Kevlar-3 | Kevlar-4 | HEV |
| Bullet | 53% | 52% | 50% | 42% | 30% | 14% | 5% |
10mm Auto in Mazeworld has the reputation of being a high-power, high-capacity handgun caliber. This reputation has been proven true, as handguns and even submachine guns were developed in this caliber, which is more powerful than older favorites such as 9x19mm Parabellum, .45 ACP and even .357 Magnum, combining power and capacity. Similar to other attempts to combine the advantages provided by two or more calibers (such as .357 SIG, and so on), 10mm Auto is a rather special caliber in that it is one of the few "non-standard" calibers to have had pistols, revolvers AND submachine guns developed for it. And indeed in Mazeworld, one revolver, one submachine gun and 4 semi-automatic pistols are available to fire 10mm Auto.
Performance-wise, it fares very well as far as handgun cartridges go, but the damage curve drops quickly as it faces better defense. It will still be capable of taking down most targets in 2 to 3 shots, which should leave the shooter with a good amount of rounds left for future targets if needed. Although, like most handgun cartridges, it is best used as a finisher round, 10mm Auto can still be reliably used offensively and may still fare decently if the user's main weapon is chambered in this caliber.
The caliber remains quite rare, as only 6 weapons in Mazeworld can fire it. When bought, gun shops and weapon shops sell 10mm Auto in boxes of 20 or 100 rounds, for a price of 6 P$ per round; which is very expensive; though one arguably gets what one pays for in this case.
Class 2 weapons
Class 3 weapons
- Colt Delta Elite
- Dornaus ＆ Dixon Bren Ten
- Glock 20
- Smith ＆ Wesson Model 610
- Smith ＆ Wesson Model 1026
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