10mm..: the new outdoorsman's choice.?

I suppose it depends on the individual and their concerns. I'd prefer a .44 or .41 mag over a 10mm when wandering the great outdoors.

The 10mm can get close (but not equal) to the .41 mag in lighter weight bullets. But it can't push a 300gr at 1200fps like the .44 can.

10mm is available in concealable handguns like the Glock 20/29 and 1911's making it suitable for SD wherever.

In before the incorrect generalization that 10mm is overpenetrative for SD, or that those pistols are not concealable.

I vote no! But then, as good as it is, the .44 Mag is yesterday’s news! memtb

I think a 10mm is an excellent choice, but if you are MOSTLY worried about bears you still want a 44. 10mm has a bit of an edge on two legged varmints however and so if I'm worried about bobcats and maaaaybe a black bear, but mainly other hikers, I like 10mm.

10mm is absolutely the new outdoorsman's choice. Old outdoorsmen, that's another story.

Almost anything from 10mm/.40” upwards is perfectly suitable.

I’m partial to a wheel gun

I love my 629 but the extra repetitions with my Glocks make me more accurate in a pinch with my Glock 20 so the next time I am bowhunting in Montana it will be in a cross draw holster.

I always liked the 41 mag as my walk about caliber, but found the 357mag just as handy. But not real apex predators around here either. But lately, my 10mm BH is on my hip a lot. Nice range between the two. But then I would be fine with a 22mag as well.

Might have the 40SW cylinder sent in and punched out to 10mm Mag, since I can load the 10mm wild or mild anyways. Hate keeping both cases with two different primers around.

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WrongHanded said:

I suppose it depends on the individual and their concerns. I'd prefer a .44 or .41 mag over a 10mm when wandering the great outdoors.

The 10mm can get close (but not equal) to the .41 mag in lighter weight bullets. But it can't push a 300gr at 1200fps like the .44 can.

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My .44 is loaded with 305 gr Cor-Bon hunter ammo.

As for concealable....where I carry a .44; no one worries about concealability, cause the browns are out and about in numbers. However, at all times for bears it is bear spray and usually just a .40 with 200 gr Buffalo Bore.

RETG said:

As for concealable....where I carry a .44; no one worries about concealability, cause the browns are out and about in numbers. However, at all times for bears it is bear spray and usually just a .40 with 200 gr Buffalo Bore.

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I've carried my Redhawk in a Simply Rugged pancake holster which conceals better than might be expected, given the size of the gun. I also like using Safepacker holsters, which are clearly a large rectangular pouch but are still technically concealment, and also not obviously a holster to those unfamiliar with them.

Barbaroja said:

I’m partial to a wheel gun

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S&W and Ruger both make 10mm wheel guns. Rimless cartridges and moonclips make for some of the fastest most robust reloading revolvers out there.

It seems to be heading that way. The dog sled patrol in Greenland carries the Glock 20 because of polar bears- don't know if they have ever used them on one. The places I hunt, the handgun I carry is a 40 or 45 ACP. More than adequate for anything I might have to deal with.

Glock 40 Longslide (10mm) when in the back country for me. Mostly black bears, mountain lions and wolves but we do have some grizzly’s around just not in high population.

I'd say they share the spotlight. Which means the 10mm has come a long way since the BrenTen. My Dad still has a .44 revolver, but sold his Glock 20 a long time ago. Being a few months shy of 80, he probably doesn't shoot it much.

10mm is an ok woods walking gun. Still prefer a 41 mag over a 44 or 10mm.

Meeks36 said:

10mm is an ok woods walking gun. Still prefer a 41 mag over a 44 or 10mm.

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That’s where I’m at. Not always about what I need but what I want to carry.
That said after shooting lengthwise through a cow last week with my 41 mag using mild loads, I certainly don’t feel under gunned with my blackhawk in the holster.

I have no experience with the 10mm. From what I have read, it seems to me that the 10mm (with serious loads, especially) is both a real contender and a real handful.

Faced with the possibility of coming across an aggressive mountain lion, angry moose or cantankerous brown, I would probably choose a 10mm bottom-feeder (with evil "high-cap" magazines) over a classic .44mag wheelgun.

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No mountain lion, mooses or browns 'round here ... just some relatively small, timid black bears.

If I am out & about in the "wild" (here or WV) where I might find a sudden need for such fire power, if my .44mag 629 is on my hip (SimplyRugged belt crossdraw, actually) my .44mag Marlin 1894S in on my shoulder.

As my granddad taught me, the revolver is mostly for the possibility of having to quickly climb a tree prior to reassessing your suddenly-degraded "situation".

BTW, the first thing that I reach for when going for a walkabout is a rifle (my favorite/default is an FAL Variant "carbine" that I built on an StG58 Kit almost 20 years ago ... I shortened the barrel by a few inches & opened the port) ... and then I stop and think about whether or not I want to take along a pistol also.

@mcb I shot one deer with a 10mm pistol before I quit hunting (I was mostly a bowhunter but I sold my land and moved).
Delta Elite with 10mm 155 XTP - deer was 18 yards away, bullet made holes about 1 1/4'' - from a bullet that only expands about .65 in gel.
155 XTP is in my Glock 20SF which I frequently carry in the concrete jungle (AKA Wal-Mart).

Great heart shot. You are a skilled marksman.

CDW4ME said:

@mcb I shot one deer with a 10mm pistol before I quit hunting (I was mostly a bowhunter but I sold my land and moved).
Delta Elite with 10mm 155 XTP - deer was 18 yards away, bullet made holes about 1 1/4'' - from a bullet that only expands about .65 in gel.
155 XTP is in my Glock 20SF which I frequently carry in the concrete jungle (AKA Wal-Mart).
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My 10mm load of choice is a 200gr XTP going about 1250 fps from the old 610. One of the two does in my above picture was shot down through a shoulder blade and spine and the bullet still exited the deer.

I have since added an identically configured S&W Model 29 so I guess I could carry either 44 Mag or 10mm, or both...



That said f I am not hunting but out in the wood I have always just carried a good old Model 10 in 38 Special. That has been on my hip for nearly all my trips into the wood for the past 6+ years. Though I am currently playing with replacing it with a Webley Mk VI. But I don't have any bear to contend with.

I’m on the lookout for a 10mm primarily for its versatile roles as an EDC, general purpose handgun, and hunting pistol.

I've been using a G20 for at least 20 years as my go-to hiking/camping handgun. More recently a G29 is my preference. I have 357 and 44 mag revolvers but chose to leave them home in favor or the 10mm.

Even in the woods the most likely need for a gun is from 2 legged predators and a semi holding 16 rounds of ammo in a smaller, lighter package than a 3" or 4" magnum revolver is appealing. When camping the ability to attach a weapons mounted light is a big plus not normally possible with a revolver.

And you still have the versatility of loading some pretty hot loads. The 200 gr DoubleTap hardcast load shot 1315 fps from my G20 is pretty impressive, and that load has taken brown bear and cape buffalo.

I hunt, but I don't handgun hunt. If I were looking for a handgun specifically for hunting then a 6" or longer 44 is what I'd carry. The longer barrel and better trigger of a revolver aids accuracy and ups velocity a bit. But for what I do I find a 10mm ideal.

jmr40 said:

I've been using a G20 for at least 20 years as my go-to hiking/camping handgun. More recently a G29 is my preference. I have 357 and 44 mag revolvers but chose to leave them home in favor or the 10mm.

Even in the woods the most likely need for a gun is from 2 legged predators and a semi holding 16 rounds of ammo in a smaller, lighter package than a 3" or 4" magnum revolver is appealing. When camping the ability to attach a weapons mounted light is a big plus not normally possible with a revolver.

And you still have the versatility of loading some pretty hot loads. The 200 gr DoubleTap hardcast load shot 1315 fps from my G20 is pretty impressive, and that load has taken brown bear and cape buffalo.

I hunt, but I don't handgun hunt. If I were looking for a handgun specifically for hunting then a 6" or longer 44 is what I'd carry. The longer barrel and better trigger of a revolver aids accuracy and ups velocity a bit. But for what I do I find a 10mm ideal.

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Putting a light on a revolver is not that hard. My 10mm 610 does it just fine.




Though this might be a better option if you're not as handy as me.