Originally Posted by HawkI
...Its a ported V10, supposedly bad thing, but I don't see what all the hoopla against them really is. Not an issue.

The story goes that porting increases muzzle flash, and it's true; to some degree.

While it does increase muzzle flash, stop action photos will show that the flash typically doesn't ignite until it's a ways above your line of sight. Yeah, you still get that extra flash, but it's not nearly as bad as people say/think it is. And the type of porting that the V10 has does reduce velocity. Normally I don't recommend the Speer Short Barrel ammunition for a compact .45 ACP because standard .45 ACP is so efficient. But the V10 is the one pistol where I do recommend the Short Barrel Load. Since standard velocity .45 ACP will lose some significant velocity (greater than 100fps), expansion will be compromised somewhat. The softer bullet in the Short Barrel load ought to put it right back where it ought to be.