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.

This website was established for the purpose of sharing information about one of the greatest handguns and cartridges of the 20th century; the Bren Ten 10mm! 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, 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.

May 18, 2023 · The Bren Ten pistol was the first chambered in 10mm Auto which was developed by Jeff Cooper, giving it a unique place in history for the 10mm Auto cartridge. The company and pistol had many design challenges, and issues - which ultimately lead to …

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 …

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

Dec 23, 2021 · With a steel frame, a snappy recoil caused by shooting 10mm ammo with a high bore axis, and the emergence of more modern polymer-frame guns like the Glock 20, the Bren Ten’s day has passed. Larry says there is no reason to buy a Bren Ten, even if it were available, if you could get a Glock 20.

The Bren Ten is perhaps most notable for having been Sonny Crockett's pistol in the television series Miami Vice. He carried it in the first and second seasons of the show - excluding the pilot episode, where he used a SIG-Sauer P220 - from 1984 to 1986.

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...