Buzznrose
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Sounds like you're definitely up to speed with a .40 S&W and you'd just be okay with a .44 Mag.
Personally I'd probably more go with a full size .40 S&W or a 10mm and get some Underwood, Double Tap or Buffalo Bore loads and hedge my bets. That way you'd have a better chance if you came up against a bear or a moose because you'd at least have loads more suited to that. However at the same time you'd have more of a chance against someone or several someone's armed with guns.
That's exactly what I was thinking of when typing my comment. Lots of armed people in Alaska and not all of them are nice and polite.
Plus many times you're further away from civilization.
I mean even in Alaska which is more likely? To have a brown bear or a moose attacking you? Or to be attacked during a road rage incident or some other assault.
I actually don't know the answer to this question, but I suspect that even in Alaska that you'd be more likely to be attacked by someone else.
FMJ's deflect easily. A hard cast or monolithic bullet is a better option.
If you can shoot it well, I think your .40 will work as well as most any semiautomatic handgun when it comes down to it...as long as you use the proper bullets. Stick with flat nose FMJ or Hard Cast bullets from Buffalo Bore or Underwood. It's not a .44 or .454, but I'll bet you can shoot 6 rounds from your .40 faster and more accurately than you can shoot a 5 inch DA .44, and you will still have another 7-10 rounds left loaded in the gun to continue on...
If you are shooting a GLOCK, or any other gun without a fully supported chamber, buy a fully supported aftermarket barrel. I prefer KKM's personally...
https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=347 (read the notes from Tim Sundles on Glock's)
Underwood ammo similar to BB offering:
https://www.underwoodammo.com/colle...in-hard-cast-flat-nose?variant=18785705295929
I personally carry the Underwood Ammo or Buffalo Bore hard cast when in the TX woods in my G23 with KKM barrel.
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