.357 Mag vs. 10mm for woods/ hunting duty?

[CSA 357]

Give Me The 357, It Has Always Worked For Me And I Have Plenty Of Brass!

 

[The_woodsman]

10mm is fine for the woods.
.357 is fine for the woods.
.41 mag is fine for the woods.
.400 cor-bon is in a very similar category as the .41 and 10...
9x23 winchester is nearly = .357 S&W.


Personally, I like an autoloader, and there are a few available in 10mm. I plan on purchasing a witness p carry which is available in 10mm for this very thing (only it may surprise you to learn that I am ordering it in 9mm).

I would prefer the 9x23 winchester over the rest for a woods caliber, but there are still very few pistols that chamber the round. I may be able to purchase a .38 super conversion for the witness and run 9x23 through it - not sure about that...

Shoot what you want. Most of those rounds are too expensive for my wallet.

 

[CoRoMo]

Say you wanted a sidearm for woods carry

Wanted one and bought one. Here she is...

or a gun for close to midrange hunting with open sights

Yep... see above.

we are not talking a dedicated hunting pistol...

Sure we are, and she fits the bill nicely.

I never hike though the woods without it.
It comes along on every hunting trip too.
Dying to fill a tag with it rather than my rifle.

 

[sm]

Re: 9x23 in 1911 platform

That is a secret, and one is not supposed to share that old, old secret. *wink*

 

[MCgunner]

There's just something about the 4 5/8 inch barrel on the blackhawk that just looks right. Never seem to tire at looking at 'em.

 

[CoRoMo]

I opted for the 4 5/8" barrel when I bought the blackhawk because it's main use would be for hiking in the woods and I wanted to save weight.
If I could do it over again, I think I would up it to the 6 1/2" barrel to give me a little better hunting gun.

 

[glock21detroit]

i carry the glock 20 with the 200gr going 1300fps with 16rds of firepower. that seems to be capable of bringing anything down the woods have to offer. how could you compare a 158gr to a 200gr?

 

[unreal45]

I want to get a Glock 20 but I am waiting for the short frame, it should be available in a couple months.

 

[Art Eatman]

That short-barrel Rugilator's a neat gun. I bought one in 1966, although I disremember if it was 4-5/8 or 5-1/2. Even my memory gets fuzzy from time to time. But, BossLady let me take it out and play, grudgingly. 2400 was the common powder for full-house loads, back then. At night, that doofer would definitely light up the sky.

The Delta Elite's a good 10mm. I did a trigger job on mine, and the usual ramp polishing. I added a beavertail to it. MMC sights, IIRC. A buddy of mine kept drooling and slobbering over it, so to avoid rust I let him trade me out of it...

 

[GJgo]

I actually went throught this same dilemma this morning. I'm about to go up in the hills and cut firewood with some friends all afternoon. I have a 44, a 357, and a 10mm in the safe. The 44 with its 7" barrel is too bulky since we're working all day. The 10mm was my first thought, but I keep thinking about how it sometimes jams on feeding. (Have to work that one out still- new gun.) Since anything that works less than 100% is a toy as far as I'm concerned, I grabbed my 3" 7 shot Smith 686.

Plus, it's Elk season, so I'm more concerned about some idiot shooting at anything that moves than I am about seeing an angry bear today..

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

10mm

Because the cylinder gap blast on a revolver with full-power loads is very hard on the unprotected ears. But if you have a Coonan or LAR grizzly, then .357 mag!

 

[nickE10mm]

Get whichever you shoot best. I, personally, shoot my Razorback better than any other pistol I own. I can keep five shots in a 5" circle from FIELD positions at 50 yards, every time. I hunt from a climber and rarely get a shot farther than maybe 30 yards. For me, the choice is simple. 10mm (loaded usually with a 200gr XTP at about 1280 FPS or a good 200gr Beartooth at 1330 FPS)

Here's a photo of me last season walking in from being on stand all morning in 5 degree weather. A good morning, I might add.

 

[darkknight]

You cant go wrong with either. Its all about personal preference. I personally would get a kimber eclipse in 10mm but i already own a .357mag and I like semis better. just my .02

 

[nickE10mm]

glock21detroit- hey man, I didn't know if you're last post (#57)was rhetorical or not in regards to 158gr .357 being compared to 200gr 10mm since they share close to the same sectional density which would make then about equal penetrators.

 

[thejetman]

.357 MAG.
Thats all you need.

 

[wep45]

the .357 magnum will get the job done everytime

 

[Encoreman]

I tell ya'll what I find interesting is that Phantomak who started this hasn't made any comment since he started this Feb 7th, 2008. My 2 cents is 10 mm in a S&W 610 revolver 180-200 xtp's for protection/hunting, and .40 S&W for target shooting. The 10mm is close to .41mag in knockdown power. A 357 will also fill the bill. What do ya say Phantom?? Mac