10MM for Woods Gun?

The one other thing about 10mm, its pretty much a flat trajectory out to 125 yards.
Set it for 100 yards, ring gongs all day long...
it'll be 3" high (or thereabouts) with 180-grain at 50 yards...
Inch and a half at 75, and about an inch low at 125...
that's what you call Forgiving in pistol shooting, it helps you hit :)

The 150-grain are even faster and flatter in trajectory :cool:

Invest in an optic for hunting...it will help.


For a 1911-style 10mm, look no farther than Rock Island Armory.
Dang nice and low price :)
 
I have a Glock 20 for the purpose.

Just know that mass-produced 10mm is less umphy than when it first hit the market. You'll need to go to the boutique-producers for hot stuff, and if you choose Glock and want hardcast, you'll need to drop in a standard lands-and-grooves barrel to maintain accuracy (though Buffalo Bore says its hardcast is accurate with Glock's polygonal rifling).
 
My 4 inch GP100 357 will shoot 185 grain Beartooth Bullets at a chronographed 1300 fps, and with a better sectional density than the same weight in a 10mm bullet, which means that they should penetrate a little deeper. I haven't tested 200 grain bullets in 357 yet but the 185 is close.

So I put 357 a little ahead of 10mm, not behind it.

I agree that 3 inch barrels on magnum revolvers are too short but 4 inches will get the job done.
 
Why not try a S&W 1006, 1066, 1076 series? Comparable pricing or less to any of the 1911 style offerings (and trust me, I'm 100% a Colt guy), but able to run as hot a 10mm round as you want. Heavy, but unless you go Glock, I suspect you'll be looking at something weighty regardless.
 
How about a Glock 21 with a .460 Rowland conversion barrel/recoil spring? Use it as a .45 for cheaper practice and the .460 for woods carry.

This is of course a more expensive option than just buying a Glock 20 but you have a more powerful round and the cool factor is way up there ;)

http://460rowland.com/conversions.php
 
If you like SAO there is the Tanfoglio Match Elite in 10mm. There are a few options from Henning Shoots and Springco that allow for using the full power 10mm ammo. If you have to have a 1911, Rock Island Armory makes a double stack 10mm.
 
P.S. Nick, did you try both the regular 20 and the short frame 20? Just curious.
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Not Nick, but yes. When I bought my G20sf they also had a G20, and a G20C as well as the G20sf I chose. I couldn't tell any difference in the feel of the standard G20, and the sf that has a 1/10th inch shorter dimension from the front strap to the back strap of the grip. The only reason I chose the sf was it was price d thirty bucks less.
 
The 45super in a SW pushing heeled 300 grain pills would be my choice... Right after a 480 Alaskan LOL. But the 10 is a good choice too.
 
"Anyone else carry a 10 for their woods gun?"

I carry my 10mm Kimber Custom II Eclipse full time, in a homemade under-the-shirt shoulder holster. But when I'm hiking on one of the local mountain park trails, I carry my S&W69 .44mag ... prompted by a very close eye-to-eye encounter with a mama bear and her two 2nd-year cubs about a year ago (which made my 10mm 1911 seem smaller than usual).
 
"DT 10mm 180 grain rated around 550 foot pounds"

Doesn't sound right ... 10mm DoubleTaps are around 700 ft-lbs (+ or -, depending on bullet weight).
 
Glocks 20 & 20sf

P.S. Nick, did you try both the regular 20 and the short frame 20? Just curious.
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Not actually shooting; but I had them both in my hand.

My hands are a little smaller than average; so for me, the choice was a no-brainer.
 
Just got back from Alaska, hiking in wilderness in Denali N. P.

Brought my Glock 20 with me. I love that gun. Ugly, but it works. AND... it's very easy to aim too, in my opinion.

I used DT's 200 grain hardcast which (interpolating from claimed speed data from DT - not my chron) should go circa 1280fps.

I'm sure somebody will chime in that 10mm is marginal at best for grizzlies/brown bears, BUT, it's *much* easier to carry and far faster to bring on point than, oh, say, a 7.5" Ruger Super Redhawk in .454 Casull..... which I also own. :)

Regards,
MrEntropy
 
Jaughtman, your two choices in 10mm seem strange to me the Colt DE semi auto and the Kimber which is a lot of the time a single shot gun. LOL I'm not a big Glock fan but they do shoot and handle nice in 10mm.
 
Not trying to thread drift concerning manufacturers, but another one worth looking at may be the 10mm model of the Tangfoglio Witness. Have shot a bunch of rounds through a friend's (along with his Glock 20), and it's very accurate with a sweet trigger, be it DA or SA.
 
How about a Glock 40 10mm with a Trijicon RMR optic?
 

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I've carried a 10mm for the woods for at least 25 years. My Colt Delta Elite for the first 20 or so, then a Glock 29. The Delta is still quite pretty and I decided to keep it that way. It was used with mostly PMC 170 gr HPs at 1200, or Winchester 175 gr Silver-Tips, whichever were available, til I started reloading my own. Now, the Glock is loaded with Double Tap 200 gr XTPs. I recognized the 10mm for the woods as soon as it came out, and made up my mind to have one, much the same as many revolver guys did with the .357 mag.
 
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