Damn thing bites hard.
Then you're infected with The Obsession.
My son lives on CO and has been looking for a sidearm for hiking, both in CO and other states. He has been set on a S&W 44 magnum. I did some research and the next thing I know I am led to watching 10mm videos. Bad news is, now I want one. Also want to start reloading (ammo run will do that to you).
So, watching videos, I am liking the Glock 40 and the RIA double stack 1911. This will be a future purchase, if there is a future after all of the craziness going on.
Just looking for thoughts, inputs on folks shooting the 10mm.
I have all three 10mm Glocks. For what you describe, it's really a choice between the G20 and the G40.
The G40 has become my dedicated 'outdoors' gun: hiking, camping, or just saunterin' about in the boonies. It's super-accurate (for a Glock), and would be my Go-To hunting handgun if I pursued that form of deer hunting. (I don't - nothing against it; just other methods take up my hunting time).
Obviously the longer sight radius from the 6.2" slide/barrel contributes to that, and I run mine with steel Trijicon HDs rather than a micro-RDS mounted on the MOS platform. Just a personal preference, being Old School.
No threats of Brownies or grizzlies here. Only maybe the lone black bear spotted at distance at most. Coyotes are plentiful though and not bashful, and unfortunately we're seeing an increasing number of feral dogs, possibly hybrids. So 15+1 rounds of hard-hitting 10mm comfort is a good thing, and having one or two spare 15-rd mags in pouches on your hip is mo' better.
It's an OUTDOORS - 'woods, boonies, and trail' - gun. Therefore ammo selection is easy: you want
Heavy & Fast. So bullet-weights of 200gns or 220gns minimum moving at speed are indicated.
Remember: there's ain't no such thing as 'overpenetration' while your out and about in Rough Country.
So in factory ammo, look at Underwood, Buffalo Bore, or Double Tap, if you don't already roll your own. As always, spend the $$$ on a few extra boxes to test in
your gun to ensure feeding and cycling reliability, especially if they're hard-cast loads.
The G40 rides most comfortably in a center-chest rig. There are several good choices out there, but I went with Galco's 'Great Alaskan' rig. It keeps the gun secure but
immediately accessible while still leaving my hands free to engage in whatever activity I'm doing, ... like riding an ATV or mule, collecting wood for the camp fire, or just negotiating a steep trail with hiking my staff.
Hope this helps ...