Do I really NEED a 10mm to hunt with?

[marek313]

in my 10mm RIA i've shot more 40s then anything else. Why didnt I just get a 40 as I'm sure many will ask. Because I got a great and I mean great deal on my RIA 10mm that I couldnt say no to. I know I can crack my extractor do damage to my gun but so far I have had no problems there. I load my 40s long so they dont have to "jump" as much in this long chamber. If I had to do it over again I would still get a 10mm. I like shooting stout 10s but you just cant do that all day so 40s are great for plinking.

[dverna]

If you are a big handgun hunter then you already know the answer. No. You don't need it. Do you want it? Yes.

Did not read any farther. Charlie is no dummy.

Anyone that already has over 20 pistols who "needs" another is like the drunk who needs another drink. It is an addiction but, in this case, a good one. It does not harm anyone.

[MrWolf]

Can always fall back on the old it's an investment if you need to justify it. Luckily I don't have to justify anything to anyone anymore. Just look at my credit card bills from last month. Ouch. But I did get a lot of things I always wanted.

[dk17hmr]

I have a Glock 20 in the safe that I rarely shoot. I have a couple boxes of hollow points and a couple boxes of really hot heat treated hard cast loads. I rarely shoot it but am extremely glad to have it. I carry it in the mountains when I'm packing meat it has also accounted for one antelope.

I went with the Glock over a 1911 based solely on mag capacity.

[Texas by God]

If Razor Dobbs has one you need one as well! He cracks me up but he is capable for sure- just like Uncle Ted. However if I had to sit and listen to them talk for ten minutes I might have to borrow one of their 10mms......

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[bisleyfan41]

and before you ask no I don’t want a Kimber I have already wasted my money on 2 of them (one being a a grand raptor 2)

So your opinion of Kimber changed, huh?

[TheGrimReaper]

Well I stopped by the LGS and got me a 10mm...... now what? It was “used” but has less than 50 rounds through it I bet. I got it for $625 about the same price as some of the newer glocks

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Now can you shoot 40sw through a 10mm or is that a myth

Very nice pistol!

[44Blam]

I shoot a lot of 40 and a lot of 10mm.
My 40 load is about 900 fps with a 180 grain (actual 175) boolit under a 7.9 grain aa7 load. Super easy to shoot and hits targets pretty solidly.
My 10mm load is about 1275 fps with a 188 grain boolit under 13.1 grain of aa9. It hits HARD and kicks.

So you aren't going up 200 fps, your going up about 400 fps... And you are going from subsonic to supersonic.

[WinchesterM1]

So what would you all recommend for a nice shooting load for this thing? I’ve never loaded the first 10mm and my 40sw loaf is 3.8 of flags under the lee 175 PCed

[Boolseye]

Now can you shoot 40sw through a 10mm or is that a myth

Nice gun. I wouldn't, just load 10s light if you want to for plinkers.

So what would you all recommend for a nice shooting load for this thing?

I load 7.5 gr. 800x or 10.6 gr. AA #9 under a NOE 403-198 WFN. Any higher and I start to get cratered primers and the brass flying about 20' out of my Xdm. I am loading to 1.240"+/- and using the Lee FCD and bulge buster to iron everything out. These are both book loads, but don't take my word for it. Very accurate and quite snappy. That Lee 175 should also work well for your new Kimber, with slightly higher charges.

[DanishM1Garand]

So what can a 10mm do that my 400 Corbon can’t do?

Hunt deer legally in Ohio.

[WinchesterM1]

Hunt deer legally in Ohio.

Yes true lucky I’m right on the boarder, the Ohio river is 4 miles north of my house