Glock 10mm

Max firepower in a lightweight package. For 10mm, its pretty much the standard for a gun with these specs.
 
Love mine although the grips are a tad big for my hands , got it before the SF come out but dont want to get rid of it. Thinking of getting a 29SF to go with it.
 
I own a G29SF since it came out. Extremely reliable, never a hiccup. Medium accuracy with stock barrel.

If you don't plan on CC get the full size 20. If you are planning on reloading get a LoneWolf barrel to prevent the annoying Glock budge in the casings.
 
I've owned one for years. I'd not recommend one for general use, but mine fills a very important but specific role. For personal defense against humans it doesn't really offer any advantage over much cheaper, smaller guns in 9mm, 40 or 45. But with the better loads it offers true magnum revolver power in a small package with 16 rounds available. It is a legitimate large predator defense gun. I only carry mine when camping/hiking in bear country. Even there 2 legged predators are more likely and I feel the G-20 combines magnum revolver power if needed, while still offering the advantages of a high capacity gun for human threats.

It won't quite match the quoted magnum ballistics taken from 8" revolver barrels, but will beat real 357 magnum ballistics from typical 4" barrels and is a lot closer to 44 magnum loads when fired from 4" barrels than many realize. I shoot 200 Gr Double Tap ammo @ 1300 fps. My 3" barreled 44 mag will only manage about 1150 fps with 240 gr bullets. Far from the advertised 1500 fps you'd get from an 8" barrel.

My G-20 is an inch shorter and 3/4 lb lighter than my 3" S&W 629. Recoil is very comfortable even with the hottest loads. Never had a single malfunction and they are reasonably priced.
 
Don't get one--you'll probably love it so much you'll see little reason for using all your other semi-auto pistols. : ) That's what happened to me.
 
I bought a Glock 21 Gen4 a couple of years ago when they first came out.

Liked it so much that I also bought a 2nd Gen when I came across one at a decent price.
 
Agree with this totaly. Thats the role my Glock 20 takes on. Much better SD choices in a smaller package. Consider a over the counter Hornady Critical Defense 165gr 40S&W puts out over 500ftlbs of energy.


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I've owned one for years. I'd not recommend one for general use, but mine fills a very important but specific role. For personal defense against humans it doesn't really offer any advantage over much cheaper, smaller guns in 9mm, 40 or 45. But with the better loads it offers true magnum revolver power in a small package with 16 rounds available. It is a legitimate large predator defense gun. I only carry mine when camping/hiking in bear country. Even there 2 legged predators are more likely and I feel the G-20 combines magnum revolver power if needed, while still offering the advantages of a high capacity gun for human threats.

It won't quite match the quoted magnum ballistics taken from 8" revolver barrels, but will beat real 357 magnum ballistics from typical 4" barrels and is a lot closer to 44 magnum loads when fired from 4" barrels than many realize. I shoot 200 Gr Double Tap ammo @ 1300 fps. My 3" barreled 44 mag will only manage about 1150 fps with 240 gr bullets. Far from the advertised 1500 fps you'd get from an 8" barrel.

My G-20 is an inch shorter and 3/4 lb lighter than my 3" S&W 629. Recoil is very comfortable even with the hottest loads. Never had a single malfunction and they are reasonably priced.
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Just don't use any reloads and you should be fine. I took a chance and bought some reloads from a local gun store. My little voice kept saying NO-NO-NO don't buy these! I ignored it as I rarely see 10mm ammo in my area. Second round kaboom on my model 29, blew the magazine out the bottom and cracked the frame in three places. LGS apologized profusely, sent the gun back to glock where I had ended up with a new frame and gave me $100 store credit.
 
Just don't use any reloads and you should be fine. I took a chance and bought some reloads from a local gun store. My little voice kept saying NO-NO-NO don't buy these! I ignored it as I rarely see 10mm ammo in my area. Second round kaboom on my model 29, blew the magazine out the bottom and cracked the frame in three places. LGS apologized profusely, sent the gun back to glock where I had ended up with a new frame and gave me $100 store credit.
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Had to think about this one for a while.

Was the issue really with the ammo? Did the cartridge rupture at the case head/web?

I've fitted my 20 with an after-market barrel which has a tighter chamber than the stock glock one, so I've gotten into the routine of "drop-testing" every type of ammo (which includes reloads and cast bullets) into the chamber before using it--the face of the cartridge head has to easily drop into the chamber so that it is flush with the barrel ramp/lugs at the shroud--supported vs unsupported.

My limited experience so far is that 10mm standards are only now "coming into compliance" with the original full-power potential of the cartridge. Another way of looking at it is if whatever ammo you are using does not headspace properly or has trouble chambering (and in my experience the 10 is trickier than other rimless cartridges I've reloaded for) the potential for bad things to happen goes up significantly due to the magnum-like power of the cartridge in full-power loads.
 
Simple answer. It is the handgun I bought new. Shot a lot. Sold. Regretted it for years. Bought it back from the guy I sold it to. Never before or since have I bought back a gun of any type.

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Had to think about this one for a while.

Was the issue really with the ammo? Did the cartridge rupture at the case head/web?

-The shell casing split from the bottom to the head like it had a zipper.

I've fitted my 20 with an after-market barrel which has a tighter chamber than the stock glock one, so I've gotten into the routine of "drop-testing" every type of ammo (which includes reloads and cast bullets) into the chamber before using it--the face of the cartridge head has to easily drop into the chamber so that it is flush with the barrel ramp/lugs at the shroud--supported vs unsupported.

My limited experience so far is that 10mm standards are only now "coming into compliance" with the original full-power potential of the cartridge. Another way of looking at it is if whatever ammo you are using does not headspace properly or has trouble chambering (and in my experience the 10 is trickier than other rimless cartridges I've reloaded for) the potential for bad things to happen goes up significantly due to the magnum-like power of the cartridge in full-power loads.

-My 29 was stock, I hadn't changed anything on it. But am considering an aftermarket barrel.
 
Had to think about this one for a while.

Was the issue really with the ammo? Did the cartridge rupture at the case head/web?

-The shell casing split from the bottom to the head like it had a zipper.

I've fitted my 20 with an after-market barrel which has a tighter chamber than the stock glock one, so I've gotten into the routine of "drop-testing" every type of ammo (which includes reloads and cast bullets) into the chamber before using it--the face of the cartridge head has to easily drop into the chamber so that it is flush with the barrel ramp/lugs at the shroud--supported vs unsupported.

My limited experience so far is that 10mm standards are only now "coming into compliance" with the original full-power potential of the cartridge. Another way of looking at it is if whatever ammo you are using does not headspace properly or has trouble chambering (and in my experience the 10 is trickier than other rimless cartridges I've reloaded for) the potential for bad things to happen goes up significantly due to the magnum-like power of the cartridge in full-power loads.

-My 29 was stock, I hadn't changed anything on it. But am considering an aftermarket barrel.
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Thanks sarge--I'm just trying to figure out what might be happening since I'm learning the 10 myself.

Your reload ammo--was it a "full-power" (meaning roughly 180+ gr doing 1250+ fps)? Jacketed or cast? I'm not sure how well a stock 29 can handle these kinds of loads.

I have a LW and EFK after-market barrels for my 20--I'm guessing they have at least a couple thousandths tighter chamber dimensions than a stock Glock. If I understand you correctly, your case ruptured longitudinally along the length of the case as opposed to a rupture at the web end--which is where I think typically you hear about problems of unsupported cases.

Pure speculation on my part, but I could see how a previously fired and "stretched" case could conceivable fail with "too much room" for case expansion in the chamber. Seems unusual that the case would fail in the mode you described. I wonder also if the ammo might have been a tight much (or too little) on the crimp--the bullet may have somehow jammed long or tight? I'm not interested in blaming anyone or anything--just want some data on what could go wrong.

thanx for your feedback
 
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