TFB HANDS ON: The B&T SPC10
Unveiled during our recent trip to Switzerland, the B&T SPC10 is the newest member of the Special Purpose Carbine (SPC) lineup. It carries over features from the SPC family with more AR parts compatibility out of the box. It even takes Glock mags. I had a chance to go over the SPC10 and put a few rounds through it and here’s what I found.
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TFB HANDS ON: The B&T SPC10
The SPC10 is the newest member of B&T’s rapidly growing SPC lineup. This new variant uses the tried and true Glock 10mm magazines and comes feature-rich right from the factory.
The SPC series builds upon the existing APC series and uses both AR and MP5 pattern controls. There’s a non-reciprocating charging handle up front that can be swapped to either side and an AR pattern charging handle at the rear.
The blowback design of the SPC10 is paired with the SPC’s hydraulic buffer system. While this isn’t a review, I will say I was very impressed by how soft shooting the SPC10 was.
The rifle shown was the SBR and showcases an AR buffer tube mounting plate with a removable sling attachment point. The SPC10 will come as either a pistol or SBR, with pistol variants coming factory with an SBA3 pistol brace.
The 8.9-inch barrelled version shown is optimized for 10mm use and features a tri-lug mount. The lugs are spaced far enough away from the rail to allow for ample clearance when installing your favorite tri-lug suppressor.
Like the APC10, the SPC10 will use the same lower Glock pattern 15-round 10mm magazines.
All the controls on the lower receiver are fully ambidextrous including this very welcome oversized mag release.
The SPC10 will ship with a B&T pistol grip but will accept any AR pattern pistol grip as well (pictured with a Magpul MOE+ grip).
The SPC10 shown is a pre-production gun and there isn’t a definitive release date at this time. I think maybe we’ll see a full unveiling of this at SHOT Show 2023. We don’t have a definitive MSRP at this time but it’ll be somewhere a little north of ~$2,000. This was one of my favorite new products B&T unveiled while we were in Switzerland. It’s like a modern-day companion gun for the Glock 20/40 pistols.
We’ll bring you more information on the SPC10 as soon as we have it, so stay tuned and thanks for reading. Special thank you again to B&T AG staff as well as B&T USA employees for coordinating this event.
Product Specs:
- MSRP: TBD
- Release Date: TBD
- Barrel Length: 8.9 inches
- Caliber: 10mm
- Attachment Method: Tri-Lug
- Barrel Twist Rate: 1:16
- Length: 21 inches (collapsed), 32 (extended)
- Factory Pistol Brace: SBA3 Telescoping Brace
- Weight: 5.9 Pounds
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I’d be interested in trying one with full powered 10mm to see how it compares with the recoil of a 9mm.
You would think the CMMG radial delayed would be ideal for 10mm, but full powered ammo can’t be reloaded. It leaves an annular ring in the brass where it expands into the small gap between the bolt and barrel.
Overall I don’t really see a compelling case for a 10mm PCC. A .300 BO offers much greater performance and versatility with similar ammo cost in a gun that is about the same size. A gas operated .300 would also have less recoil.
The main advantage the 9mm PCC has over real rifles is lower ammo cost, less muzzle blast, compact size and the ability to be shot at steel targets up close and at indoor pistol ranges. 10mm PCC are more powerful, but full powered premium ammo is much more expensive than 5.56 and even cheap 10mm is .40-.50 a round, so they aren’t guns you are going to shoot all day at the range. Which despite all the people online who say they want a 10mm PCC is probably why I have never seen anyone actually shooting one and I try to go to the range every week.
If I was going to pay $B&T prices for a PCC, I sure wouldn't do it for one that came with a cheese grater pre-installed and had a .556 sized magwell on a dedicated PCC lower.