A case for the 10mm?

I get what you are saying...180 grain bullets at 1100-1200 fps is pretty anemic for a rifle round.

But you know, a .400 BC match round for .308 at the same weight packs about the same energy - 500 ft-lbs - at 800 m.

And although I would be the first to agree the .308 is reaching the end of its range out that far, it will still drop stuff at 800m.

I get where you are coming from for sure though...a 10mm pistol is not really your ideal hunting firearm. But if you NEEDED to kill something in close, 15x500 ft pounds would chew up most living things I've seen pretty well, I think!
 
I have a contingent of professional bear guards in Alaska that I've made some chest rigs for and I've picked their brains for the best caliber and load to stop a charging bear. They go between a 10mm solid and a .44 of some variety. First choice being a 45-70 guide gun with a solid brass bullet, can't remember the grain.

They preferred a wheelgun as the ejection port of an auto could get caught in the fur of the animal while it's eating you and jam the weapon.

I kid you not. :eek:

I did recently send a Glock 20 rig up there, so it must be acceptable to some.
 
Sidehill Gouger said:
...I carry a Glock 20 on a regular basis but I know it is going to require a lot of luck and some good shooting on my part to stop anything larger than a coyote.
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Several posters in this thread have reported reliably taking much larger game than a coyote. People take coyotes with .22's, so I don't think you're quite on track here saying a 10mm with a tremendous increase in power is no better than a coyote round.

ohen cepel said:
I hit a 300+ lb wild boar with a 10mm Silver Tip out of a Glock 10 (with hunting barrel). The boar went about 10ft and that was it.....
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snareaman said:
.....Never looked back at the 45 again after I killed 5 hogs with the 10mm.....
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I just talked to a tech guy at Glock. He said that the 10mm and .45 barrels are not compatible and probable catastrophic failure would be the result of trying to swap calibers.
 
I stand by my previous post. If you wouldn't hunt it with a 38/40 rifle, I don't think you should hunt it with a 10mm. More rounds, and a 73 Winchester in rifle length has a fair number in the tube, doesn't make up for an underpowered load.
I've kill a few deer with a 10 inch barrel .44 mag T/C single shot and there is no way I would compare it in power to a common 30-06 rifle.
 
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fudo said:
I just talked to a tech guy at Glock. He said that the 10mm and .45 barrels are not compatible and probable catastrophic failure would be the result of trying to swap calibers.
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You can't swap barrels but you can swap uppers. Works just fine.

Andy
 
Fudo-It's an aftermarket barrel. Not a Glock factory barrel

Sidehill Gouger- It's placement more than power.
 
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