What revolver would you rather have? 10mm or .44magnum?

Defense is the key here - a target gun need only put bullets through the same hole as often as possible. Either will do that equally well - depending on the individual gun.

The 10 mm, still a great calibler, is limited in its defensive abilities when compared to a .44 mag. Which would you rather have on your hip when a 400 lb + bear stand ups and looks at ya 40 yards away in the ol' blackberry patch? A 10 mm, loaded to it hottest potential, or a .44 mag with 300 gr SWCs?

OK - lets make that a 1000 lb grizzly! :eek:
 
I'm sorry...

When I heard "defense", I assumed he meant against peoples; I guess I'm more used to "trail gun", "hiking gun" or "bear gun" being used in conjunction with ursine attackers. ;)
 
.. Of the two, I'd take the 44 Mag because of its versatility. Can shoot 44 Spec., easier to get custom loads, and a great choice of off the shelf 44 Mag/Special ammo exists.

That said, I'd still prefer a .357 Mag !!!

YMMV

Gunner
 
Nothing to be sorry for Tamara! I just consider my "trail gun" to be a defensive gun for when out on the trail too! Ya gotta consider that for which you'll be defending against - I wouldn't carry my .44 downtown, but I also wouldn't take my 40 s&w into the mountains.

Funny the 10 mm wouldn't be my first choice in either place, but would make a fine choice in either... Maybe its the all around choice. ;)
 
Even thouh I still have two boxes of Remington 44 mag shells from a prior Ruger SB I had, I think I would still take the 10mm. Would really like it if Ruger would come out with a 10mm on the GP frame.
 
I like the idea of a 29 or a 57 myself. Can't imagine too much of anything that you might run into that a 44 or 41 mag wouldn't handle.
 
I have owned around six 44 mag revolvers so my choice would be be easy to guess. My 629 is my favorite of all the 44's I have owned.

Never really had the urge for a revolver firing a semi-auto cartridge - although a lot of the senior members at the indoor range I belong to have the old S&W 45ACP N-frame revolvers and they like them and also shoot them damn accurately! I was given the chance to shoot one - very nice!

But if I were to use a revolver for personel defense against criminals it would be my 357 mag.
 
If my choice is between the .10mm and the .44Mag for self defense, I think I would go with the OVERKILL, and that would be the .44Mag.

For self-defense 90% of my carry is .357Mag. ;)
 
110mm vs .44 mag

I have both and, without a doubt, I prefer the .44 mag.

Additionally, 10mm ammo is a lot harder to find--not every store, by far, carries it.

The .44 special is a good round also and, of course, will work well in the .44 mag revolver.
 
Let me throw a wrench in your wheel, what if that 10mm was not a revolver but a Glock 20 with a 15 round magazine, and perhaps you also had the 6" hunting barrel installed, now would you guy's still want a 44 mag?
:D
 
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