Talk to me about your 10mm experiances.

I am thinking of getting one for when I don't want to carry a gun, but I probably should in the woods.

ddunn -- what do you intend to do with your 10mm? Personally for me it is one of the finest personal protection rounds in existence, particularly against predators of the 2 legged variety. For four-legged predators I would probably want something a bit heavier......JMHO.....

Works well on bunnies

Besides that I have no other hunting experience with it

Bunny killer!

I have three all told. A Colt Delta, a S&W 1006, and a Glock 20. I have them because they are as close to a .41Magnum(my precious!) as I can get in a packable semi-auto. A good mix of power, size, and capacity. Have my eyes on another 1006 as it just shrugs off gonzo loads. The Delta is a little more fragile while the Glock is...well...a Glock.

I plan on buying a Glock 20 in the near future!

I am looking for a pack able, concealable, pistol, that I will take with me in a semi-concealed way when I am on hiking, canoeing, sailing trips to places where I “shouldn’t†need (well I haven’t needed one yet) a gun. If I need it, it will more than likely be against 4 legged animals (black bear, big kitty, wolf)

So far the Glock20 looks like a promising prospect.

Since I know some people hunt with 10mm, I want to hear some stories of bullet selection and animals shot.

I just recently sold my G20. I liked it a lot. It was accurate and easy to carry, plus holds 15+1 of 10mm. That's a lot of power in an easy to handle package. It did fine for deer and all smaller animals. I used the 180 XTP and bluedot for all my loads.

I only sold it to split up my uses - a smaller .40 for carry and a hunting revolver with lots more power. For defense use while walking the woods, I really can't think of a better package or cartridge for either animlas or people. Some will put the Glock down, and I admit it's not real pretty to look at - but the design points perfectly for me and goes bang every time I pull the trigger, with no real maintenance concerns at all.

I've got a G-20. The thing is mucho accurate and with a heavy duty spring you can load it to just under 41 mag velocity with a 200 gr XTP.

I've killed several hogs with it and it does ok. I wouldn't hesitate for a second to use it on black bear. In fact I am not sure I wouldn't use it as a defensive pistol in brown bear country as I can shoot it fast and accurate.

Yes it is light for a brown bear but so is any other pistol round. The advantages I see are 16 adequate rounds in a package that is nearly indestructible. Put the rounds in the right place and it should kill as effectively as any other pistol round.

PS

This is theory only, it not proven or recommended information.

I'd have one already except I can't get one that's legal for hunting in Ohio since the minimum barrel length is 5". If they'd make a competition model in 10mm, I'd already have one.

gd

SA Omega 10mm, six inch ported barrel. No longer produced for the U.S. market but still available from Peter Stahls in Europe.

Have taken Antelope and Whitetails, extremely effective. May be a bit light for those big bodied deer (300-400lbs) found in upper midwest.

Have used Hornady ammo, 200 grain XTP's.

GD,

There is a long barrel available for the G-20. If you look around maybe you can find the info I believe it is a 6 or 8 " barrel.

There is also the Dan Wesson Razor Back. It has a 5" barrel.

Very nice, Rembrandt1!

I don't have any personal experience with the 10mm, but for those that don't handload, Doubletap makes some very stout ammo:

http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/catalog/product_info.p...ab29c66778ed0c83932b

EAA makes a Witness Hunter in 10mm. and it has a comp. I have a Witness Elite in 10mm. It has a 5" barrel.
Peter.

Thanks for the info. I'll have to look into these and see what would suit my needs.

gd

There are at least two or three companies that make 6" hunting barrels for the Glock 20. One is KKM, I can't recall the other two offhand but know there are others. Anyhow the 10mm will work fine for deer/hogs. Esox357.