10mm handgun hunters and G20 owners?

[jonboynumba1]

I've noted in what little research I've done that several people handgun hunting deer and hogs with a GLOCK 20 (factory I think is 4.6" bbl.) seem to have an aftermarket 5" or 6" stainless barrel. Aparently some states have a min. barrel length requirement for handguns you hunt with...is this mostly why people have done that? Or is it for maximizing ballistics or usuing handloads with a fully supported chember/cast bullets/more accurate fitted barrels ect ect?

I'm just currious...it doesn't net you an increased sight radius as in a larger longer barreled revolver...so I'm curious what's behind that trend. for 10-60 yards on whitetail if you lived where there was no requirment on bbl. length would you leave a G20 stock length and if so would you still upgrade the barrel so you could shoot heavy cast loads of just stay stock and shoot jacketed 180gr HP?

 

[jmr40]

No minimum length requirement here so mine remains stock.

 

[Justin Holder]

The regulation could be a reason, but the improved ballistics are a more likely reason. (10mm at it's best in a 6" barrel)

If you shoot cast bullets in a Glock you have to go with an aftermarket barrel, no matter the length.

But if you use JHPs in a state without barrel length restriction the Glock 20 is still a very good hunting handgun in stock form.

You don't really need hard cast bullets for deer, but there is little reason not to have a after market barrel to shoot them in if you decide to. They only cost about $100 and are drop in with no gunsmithing needed.

 

[alpha6164]

I have a G20 with standard barrel and it is a great weapon. I am not even a general Glock fan but hell where can you find a semi-auto handgun that fires 10mm with 15+1? no where.

With the right ammo from DoubleTap you are getting 700+ft/lb energy which is approaching 41mag territory. Last season i dropped this 240lb hog with a double tap with 200gr WNHC from DoubleTap. Two shots from about 15yards and the hog dropped like he was dead yesterday And this is with standard barrel. Obviously you would get even more velocity with a longer barrel but i think it is fine as it is

 

[mjb]

I have a Glock 20 for the home and carry a Colt Delta Elite in the woods, sometimes carrying it when looking for wounded deer.

 

[Justin Holder]

A double tap from double tap, now that's funny.

Nice hog, I've taken a 175lb hog and a large axis buck with mine, not to mention varmints and small game.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

We have a 5" barrel requirement here in Ohio. A stock Colt 1911 works, but even the standard short barreled single action revolvers are excluded (4 5/8 Ruger and 4.75 Colt, etc). Kind of stupid, as the chamber of the cylinder combined with the barrel of either is longer than the barrel & chamber of a 5 inch barrel auto pistol.

 

[KBintheSLC]

If you are not legally required to go bigger, the 4.6" stock barrel is plenty to do the job. I have a 6" barrel as well, but it only generates ~ 100fps more than the 4.6". The difference is not remarkable. The only other reason I can think of is if you make your own hunting ammo using cast lead bullets.

 

[FLAvalanche]

God I hate threads like this...Do I buy a 10mm or a .50 Beowulf upper for my next pig gun?

 

[357sigRog]

I bought the 5.15 inch barrel from Lone Wolfe because I want to use the
200gr hardcast lead rounds from Double Tap. I'm sure the stock barrel would do but I feel a little bit more comfortable shooting lead out of the non-stock barrel. Just my opinion based on what I have read about shooting lead bullets.

 

[LeonCarr]

Ted Nugent killed a warthog at 109 yards in South Africa with a G20 10mm and 165 grain CorBon ammo.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

 

[Justin Holder]

And it was a big warthog.

 

[Gryffydd]

With the right ammo from DoubleTap you are getting 700+ft/lb energy which is approaching 41mag territory.

41mag territory is 1,000+ft/lbs. But yeah, 700 is approaching 1,000 I suppose...

 

[ECVMatt]

I have gotten a few hogs with my 20 in standard form. I use Dbl Tap 200 JHP's. While it is no .41 Mag, it seems to do the job at close range. It is a great pig killer at close range. I would guess the same could be said for deer.

 

[jonboynumba1]

Wow I totally remembered that Ted Nugent story wrong...I thought it was a 135gr all these years! That makes more sense.

I'm torn between getting a 10mm conversion barrel for my 21SF (I have a wolf one piece steel guiderod and every spring up to 24#'s to slow down the slide...being a little lighter than a 20's slide (I figure a 22# or possibly 24# should equal a GLOCK 20 with a stock to 20# roughly in place...I run a 17# with .45) or just getting a 20SF...because what I need is one MORE GLOCK-LOL I may start with one and quickly morph to the other. I just think that would be a fun one to tag some does with this fall...I have one buck shot with a .460 rowland converted 1911 under my belt...the simple choice would be a Ruger SBH in .44...but I just like autos...and the desert eagle (I've shot the .44 and 50AE) is just too dang heavy! (and too $$$!!) So my question is angled towards if I order a conversion bbl. to get the 4.6" or 6" ...leaning towards the 4.6" now...thanks guys....I feel some confidence in that decission now....NICE HAWG BTW Alpha congrats!!

 

[Justin Holder]

Sorry but Leon was wrong, I just looked it up.

Ted did use 135gr. not 165gr. Cor-Bon loads to kill that warthog.

The story is published in my copy of "The Ultimate Guide to Handgun Hunting" by Clair Rees.

 

[jonboynumba1]

thank you...I thought I was having another senior moment (a bit early in life)!

after much soul searching I've decided I still want the 10mm...but I just traded into a like new Ruger SBH 7.5" blue in good ole .44 mag to do most of my handgun hunting with this fall...however I like the idea of a 10mm backup on my side...so I'm going to do that ASAP as well!

the answer is simple...we need ALL of them!