The Bren Ten is a semi-automatic pistol chambered for 10mm Auto that was made by Dornaus & Dixon Enterprises Inc. from 1983 to 1986. While the Bren Ten's design has an appearance similar to the 9×19mm Parabellum CZ-75, it is larger and stronger with several unique design elements that make it a distinctly separate firearm. The design was ...

Nov 12, 2022 · Today we are going to explore what happened to the Bren Ten. The year is 1983. Hair is big, pants are high, and the music is synth-heavy. In the firearms world, particularly the police world, it’s either .38 Special, .45 ACP, or 9mm. But apparently, those weren’t good enough.

May 18, 2012 · The Bren Ten, designed by Jeff Cooper, enjoyed a lot of buzz in the 1980s. However, the 10mm pistol was a bulky and expensive product in a market full of small and cheap alternatives. Massad Ayoob recalls the history of the Bren Ten.

Jul 11, 2018 · The Bren Ten is a semi-automatic pistol chambered for 10mm Auto that was made by Dornaus & Dixon Enterprises Inc. from 1983 to 1986. While the Bren Ten’s design has an appearance similar to the 9×19mm Parabellum CZ-75, it was larger and stronger with several unique design elements that made it a distinctly separate firearm.

The company that produced the Bren Ten (Dornaus & Dixon Enterprises, Inc.) only lasted a few short years and fewer than 1,500 pistols were produced, but the 10mm Auto cartridge lives on.

May 18, 2023 · This site is dedicated documenting and sharing information related to the Bren Ten which was a semi-automatic pistol chambered for 10mm Auto that was made by Dornaus & Dixon Enterprises Inc between 1983 to 1986. Just under 1500 pistols were manufacturered between the various Models.

Sep 30, 2015 · The Bren Ten is an interesting story of handgun development and business failure. The gun was first developed by Dornaus & Dixon, with the consulting help of the iconic Col. Jeff Cooper. It was intended to be a handgun to …

The Bren Ten is a pistol design that had everything going for it, as well as everything going against it. At a time in the early 80's when police agencies were looking for something more powerful than the 9 mm cartridge along came Dornaus & Dixon, an up-start gun company in southern California.

Dec 23, 2021 · The Bren 10 came in two models: (L) the “Marksman Special” and (R) the “Special Forces”. So, Why Did it Fail? With their stated goal as nothing less than the replacement of the Colt 1911 as the standard-issue sidearm of the US military, Dornaus and Dixon seem to have been remarkably unprepared.

The Bren Ten pistol was designed in the 1980s by combat shooting guru Jeff Cooper and chambered for what at the time was one of the most powerful cartridges ...