.44 Magnum Semi Auto Pistols

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Another vote for the 10mm if you want a powerful auto. Plus a Glock 20 can be converted to fire cheaper 40 S&W (short and weak) with a barrel swap. It can also convert to 357 sig, and 9mm Dillon (9x25). With buffalo Bore ammo, Double Tap ammo, or hand loads 10mm will equal 41 magnum.
 
Okay, I think I've got it! (drumroll, please!)

EAA Witness 10mm

This baby, made in Tanfoglia, Italy, is pretty much a CZ 75B wannabe, and we all know what an awesome weapon that is!

You can even get the Witness in a "Hunter" version with a ported 6" barrel. We're talking 15+1 of powerful 10mm JHP to scare away (or worse) any black bear that decides you look good for dinner.

The "Steel-Wonder" version sports a more concealable 5" barrel (think 1911) and retails at a VERY affordable $514. What's not to love?

Good luck and happy backpacking!!

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I understand a lot of you guys might like your revolvers, but why on earth would anyone want a 6-shot DA gun when a bear or a cougar might be attacking them? I think a 10mm Glock holding 15+1 rounds of extremely powerful ammo in a very controllable, portable, and rapid-firing gun is a MUCH better call for the given scenario.
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Because bears can move quickly, and you want a gun that can fire no matter what its pressed up against while the bear's on top of you. You want a gun that doesn't have the problem of the slide being pushed out of battery, and needing space for the slide to cycle when firing.
 
I also plan on buying a .40 caliber gun, like the S&W M&P or Springfield XDM, Sig .40 or something of the like, but would like a more powerful gun as well. Perhaps I am thinking of finding a cheaper pocket gun, in addition to this, like a Ruger LCP.
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There you nailed it. There is no such thing as one gun good for every situation. Get a .357 Mag of 44 Mag (slew of those) revolver for the woods, and get yourself an nice slim semi-auto (also slew od them), or J-frame revolver for carry.

44 Mags are not carry guns, and after carrying it once you'll toss in the drawer/safe and that'll be it. The best carry gun is the one you actually carry, regardless of caliber (as long you stay away from anything below 380 ACP).
 
Tostada Sr.

"If you really want a .44 Magnum to carry, it's going to have to be a revolver."
Say what!? I carry a 6 3/8" .44MAG D.Eagle daily for about 12 hrs. I'm 6'4", 215#, and it goes on my duty belt, or armpit when I wear a jacket. There's 2 magazines on the off side. I also have a .50AE but factory ammo is quite expensive, so until I get the dies, I don't shoot it regularly. I use the 10" .44 barrel for deer-meat. 4 inch groups at 25 yards, off hand. I also have several Glock dbl.-stack .45, which I consider smallish guns. But I have a lot of .44MAG, and don't need a revolver to shoot it. Da.Or.
 
10mm is probably your best choice. Since you're new to handguns, it will definitely take some practice to handle/shoot the 10mm accurately... good luck.
 
Hey, 4Freedom - what's your handgun experience?

FWIW - it doesn't matter how powerful a handgun is if
you can't hit the target accurately, and recover for follow up
shots. Many articles have been written by experienced
shootists who point the handgun as a self defense weapon
has an uppier limit where too much power - with the recoil
and muzzle blast of shorter barreled guns aren't as good as
something less powerful - but these are controllable and follow
up shots - recovery time is quicker.

SO, what's the point of having the biggest cannon if you
1 - have a problem hitting the target and 2 it takes you longer
to recover than say a 1911 in .45 ACP where it could get off
two accurate shots to your one BOOM!!

Randall
 
I hate to go slightly off topic here, but for the price you pay for a new .44 magnum or .50AE pistol, why don't you just buy a nice shotgun with tons of reduced recoil slugs and buckshot? that way you can take on those cougars and black bears with EASE. Pulling out a 12 gauge shotgun not an option? WHY?? lol. That's what I would pull out.
 
I myself would like to avoid using revolvers.
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There's your first mistake.:D

I'd generally like to avoid using (blech!) semiautos. But the XD is a nice tool and I do like it (along with some match-grade .22 semis).

I like shooting the Desert Eagle, but it's a HUGE gun.

.44 is a revolver round. It was developed in, by and for revolvers.
 
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ok..........you can always get a 475 wildey mag wich is a very powerful handgun.You can get it with a 5 inch barrel...or you can go bigger.It has a patented gas operation system that reduces recoil dramatically.The cheapest you could get the gun is about 1,500 dollars.Dont get me wrong it is still a big gun.It also comes in 45 winchester magnum and 44 auto magnum wich would be cheaper to shoot.It holds 7+1 rouunds.Go to wildeyguns.com and you can order them custom from there.By the way Charles Bronson could conceal this weapon with a ten inch barrel in the movie deathwish three why couldnt you.
 
10 mm EAA WItness

"Anyway, I would like to know more of the 10mm pistol. How does the cost of the bullets compare to a .45? How many rounds do double stack (if such exist) mags hold on average for 10mm pistols? What is the penetartion of the 10mm pistol like compared to that of .45?"

10 mm will (depending on the ammo used in both guns of course) out perform the .45 in virtually every way except price of factory ammo. 10 mm are generally a little more expensive and not as readily available.

Should you decide to go with a 10 mm, The EAA Witness are very inexpensive ($550 new) and are very accurate, low recoil, with a 15+1 capacity. BUT, watch out for the ones that have the narrowed down slide! If the standard 18# spring is not replaced with a 22# spring you will end up with a cracked slide in less than 300 rounds. I didn't even have 180 through mine and it cracked. EAA will only replace the slide for free if you are the first owner. If you buy it used like I did (but it only had 15 rounds fired from the 1st owner) they will not. You will have to pay for a new slide plus shipping. They had frame cracking problems as well but recalled and replaced all the weaker frames. But not the slides. They have since changed the design back to the thicker slide.

But 10 mm's shoot very flat and with a lighter grain (135gr Double Tap 1608fps w/4.5" barrel for example) which will reach out and touch someone at 200 yds. with no alteration on sight picture (use of Kentucky windage) where as the .45 has a much heavier bullet and is great at 50 to 75 yards. After that you have to lob them out there.

I plan on getting a different 10 mm when I can afford it and will be my back-up weapon when I crossbow hunt black bear and mountain lion. I could also use it for deer hunting but I like my 300 Win. mag. for that.
 
cbshooter first off maybe u should do some research glocks are reliable yes but heres the thing it doesnt matter how reliable if u limpwrist it and there is no guarantee that if ur being attacked u wont have to limpwrist it and if u limpwrist it and it jams after 2-3 shots ur much better off with a revolver that has 6-8 shots and is in no way ever gonna jam. and to the op in ur situation i would say get a 7+ shot .357 magnum spend alot of time with it at the range shooting 38 special and get used to it and 7 shots of well placed 357 magnum will do whatever u want it to altho the 10mm is a good option i would say get a 10mm for the concealment in the city u were talking about a glock 29 would be great
 
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