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.

It was designed to be a medium-velocity pistol cartridge with better external ballistics (i.e., flatter trajectory, greater range) than the .45 ACP and capable of greater stopping power than the 9×19mm Parabellum.

May 2, 2016 · The Bren Ten was a CZ 75-based pistol designed around a new and powerful cartridge, the 10mm Auto. The Bren Ten and the 10mm Auto cartridge enjoyed a surge in popularity in the early- to-mid-1980s, but manufacturing and supply problems doomed the pistol and the cartridge, with both on life support.

Nov 12, 2022 · Bren Tens flew off the shelves, and preorders exploded, but the gun wasn’t ready for stardom. Unfortunately, Dornaus and Dixon were met with immediate supply issues.

May 18, 2012 · The “Bren Ten cartridge,” the 10mm Auto, would draw more interest…just in different guns. As both a champion shooter and one of the top 1911 pistolsmiths, Mark Morris became a huge fan of the cartridge in the subsequent Colt Delta Elite pistol.

The 10mm Auto may not share the same popularity as some other cartridges, but it is an excellent choice for those looking for a multi-purpose autoloader that will fill both CCW and "woods carry" roles. The heyday of the 10mm Auto was in the early '90s when the F.B.I. adopted the cartridge.

Oct 18, 2016 · The 10mm Auto was introduced in 1983 as the cartridge for the Bren Ten semi-auto pistol, made by the now-defunct Dornaus & Dixon Enterprises, Inc., of Huntington Beach, Calif.

The rescue of the cartridge of the cartridge by Colt, and the endorsement of the most prestigious law enforcement agency in the nation, had catapulted the 10mm to stardom!

Norma brought the 10mm Automatic cartridge to life in 1983, for the Bren 10 pistol. The demand for this cartridge and a gun to shoot it was created by the efforts of various vocal gun writers and proponents of big bore pistol cartridges, in much the same fashion as they had whipped up demand for the earlier .41 Magnum revolver cartridge.

Mar 12, 2025 · In 1983, the 10mm Auto was officially introduced alongside the Bren Ten, a semi-automatic pistol developed by Dornaus & Dixon. The Bren Ten was heavily inspired by the CZ-75 design and was intended to showcase the power of the new round. Despite its impressive ballistics, the Bren Ten suffered from reliability and supply chain issues.