Like any good gun enthusiasts, I've started to ask "what if?" questions again. I'm happily toting my Glocks 26 and 30S, with my 642 as filler/backup but I'm starting to debate with myself once again. This time the question is: what if I switched to 10mm exclusively?
I've owned a Glock 20 before but found it to be too much gun at the time and ended up selling it off. It was a reliable if snappy gun. If I wasn't paying enough attention it would try to jump out of my hands. But I hadn't mastered many fundamentals in grip and stance then; I'm confident I'll do better now.
Assuming one could muscle a 10mm pistol under proper control like most able bodied persons should be able to, guns like the Glock 20 and 29 seem like the perfect SD firearm. Lots of capacity. Great terminal performance. Makes impressive sized holes. Has enough penetration and power to topple grizzly bears; it is literally a hunting cartridge.
And assuming one knows how to reload, practice rounds can be had cheaply. Or the barrel could be swapped out for the .40 S&W that generally has lots of supply available at LGS'.
So what's not to love? Well a conversation with a guy behind one of my trusted LGS' got me thinking: is shooting someone with literally a hunting caliber (almost guaranteed to saw a man in half) too much for self defense? Is the 10mm round too powerful and overkill for civilian self defense applications? Would it lead to more court appearances per case than the "standard" police calibers like 9mm, .45 or .40?
Thoughts on this are welcome.
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I've owned a Glock 20 before but found it to be too much gun at the time and ended up selling it off. It was a reliable if snappy gun. If I wasn't paying enough attention it would try to jump out of my hands. But I hadn't mastered many fundamentals in grip and stance then; I'm confident I'll do better now.
Assuming one could muscle a 10mm pistol under proper control like most able bodied persons should be able to, guns like the Glock 20 and 29 seem like the perfect SD firearm. Lots of capacity. Great terminal performance. Makes impressive sized holes. Has enough penetration and power to topple grizzly bears; it is literally a hunting cartridge.
And assuming one knows how to reload, practice rounds can be had cheaply. Or the barrel could be swapped out for the .40 S&W that generally has lots of supply available at LGS'.
So what's not to love? Well a conversation with a guy behind one of my trusted LGS' got me thinking: is shooting someone with literally a hunting caliber (almost guaranteed to saw a man in half) too much for self defense? Is the 10mm round too powerful and overkill for civilian self defense applications? Would it lead to more court appearances per case than the "standard" police calibers like 9mm, .45 or .40?
Thoughts on this are welcome.
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