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.

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 ...

Jul 14, 2020 · I followed the VLTOR Fortis project from the beginning (for several years) to the point that they got the "rights" to use the Bren Ten name, and was getting ready to buy one. The company website showed pictures of batches of milled stainless steel receivers ready to be made into complete pistols and they even had a distributor set to take pre ...

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 …

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.

Apr 6, 2022 · The Bren Ten. The 10mm Automatic promised to be the best fighting caliber ever created in the realm of handguns. 10mm Round. Big names like Jeff Cooper and Norma were attached to its development and the first gun to chamber this high-speed round was the Bren Ten. The Bren Ten took the CZ 75 and beefed it up into a

May 15, 2013 · Legendary Marine Colonel John Dean “Jeff” Cooper was possibly one of the greatest ambassadors of the arts of combat shooting. The Colonel was and remains among the most influential thinkers on...

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.

Oct 2, 2015 · The Bren Ten can trace the roots of its design back to 1979. It was created by Michael Dixon and Thomas Dornaus of Dornaus and Dixon Enterprises, but there’s more to its story than that. In 1980 they decided to get advice from none other than Col. Jeff Cooper, whose advice proved invaluable.

Dec 23, 2021 · The new design dubbed the “Bren Ten,” was based on the Czech CZ 75, a proven design that is still popular today. Now, before we get into this thing, I have to wonder how, at that point in history, the US government would view replacing …