FrankenMauser
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My father had one of the first Glock 20s.
I own several 'big bore' "magnum" revolvers.
If I had a choice out of all of them for daily carry in Alaska in an area known for bears, I'd probably take the G20 and a magazine or two on the other side.
Reasons (and likely the same justification as the recommending party):
0. Factory loads suck (10mm 'light' / .40 S&W 'hot'), but handloads can get the 10mm back to its appropriate power level.
1. Yank the trigger, and it goes bang.
--- Same thing with the DA revolvers, but not the SAs.
2. Magazine capacity.
--- A single magazine in the G20 dwarfs the capacity of the DA and SA revolvers by nearly three times the number of potential lead injections.
3. Reload time.
--- A G20 magazine can be dropped and replaced in a fraction of the time required to stuff a speed-loader into the cylinder of a DA revolver, let alone the time required to get an empty SA revolver back in the fight.
4. Round count.
--- In a tense situation with cold hands, you have to count on missing 90% of the shots. With a 6-shooter (or even 5-shooter!), that's not a good equation. But if you have 15+ rounds on tap, the odds shift.
With a G20 and two spare magazines, up to 46 rounds can be sent downrange in the time it takes gloved, cold hands to fire 12 rounds from a big-bore DA revolver, by the average shooter.
That being said....
If I had to choose from what I currently own, I'd probably grab the S&W 29. Six rounds of .44 Mag from a DA/SA revolver, with a good 'hard cast' bullet, are a helluva lot better than a fictional G20 that I can't afford. And I do have a few speed-loaders, and appropriate carry pouch, for the 29.
(The .480 Ruger SRH and speed-loaders would be a viable option. But the added weight and current lack of a holster or speed-loader pouch relegate it to the 'wishful thinking' pile.)
I own several 'big bore' "magnum" revolvers.
If I had a choice out of all of them for daily carry in Alaska in an area known for bears, I'd probably take the G20 and a magazine or two on the other side.
Reasons (and likely the same justification as the recommending party):
0. Factory loads suck (10mm 'light' / .40 S&W 'hot'), but handloads can get the 10mm back to its appropriate power level.
1. Yank the trigger, and it goes bang.
--- Same thing with the DA revolvers, but not the SAs.
2. Magazine capacity.
--- A single magazine in the G20 dwarfs the capacity of the DA and SA revolvers by nearly three times the number of potential lead injections.
3. Reload time.
--- A G20 magazine can be dropped and replaced in a fraction of the time required to stuff a speed-loader into the cylinder of a DA revolver, let alone the time required to get an empty SA revolver back in the fight.
4. Round count.
--- In a tense situation with cold hands, you have to count on missing 90% of the shots. With a 6-shooter (or even 5-shooter!), that's not a good equation. But if you have 15+ rounds on tap, the odds shift.
With a G20 and two spare magazines, up to 46 rounds can be sent downrange in the time it takes gloved, cold hands to fire 12 rounds from a big-bore DA revolver, by the average shooter.
That being said....
If I had to choose from what I currently own, I'd probably grab the S&W 29. Six rounds of .44 Mag from a DA/SA revolver, with a good 'hard cast' bullet, are a helluva lot better than a fictional G20 that I can't afford. And I do have a few speed-loaders, and appropriate carry pouch, for the 29.
(The .480 Ruger SRH and speed-loaders would be a viable option. But the added weight and current lack of a holster or speed-loader pouch relegate it to the 'wishful thinking' pile.)