Cnkhunting
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I'm looking to buy a pistol to carry when fishing in Wyoming, what caliber would you get for bears? I was thinking of the 10 mm
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Catahoula
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I carry my Glock 10mm or my Ruger 45 Long Colt...
coyote wacker
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I've only used a handgun once in over 45 years of guiding and it wasn't even the gun I normally carry...
Got back late from town was carrying my Kimber Ultra Carry in 45 ACP doing baits and had a 2.5 years old boar surprise me at the bait barrel and had to shoot him at 2'....a 230 gr. Federal HP ended up between his eyes with a second in the base of the neck....
Bottom line is you better ONLY use a gun to defend yourself at very short range and also be a very good shot if you need to use a handgun....
Got back late from town was carrying my Kimber Ultra Carry in 45 ACP doing baits and had a 2.5 years old boar surprise me at the bait barrel and had to shoot him at 2'....a 230 gr. Federal HP ended up between his eyes with a second in the base of the neck....
Bottom line is you better ONLY use a gun to defend yourself at very short range and also be a very good shot if you need to use a handgun....
DoneNOut
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Glock 10mm and dump the mag.
35 years of guiding only had a problem like yours one time I had a 500 S&W on me at the time Bear never knew what hit him
brant89
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After reading several reports about Glocks dropping their mags from frame flex with full house 10mm loads I hopped off that train. I'm looking at purchasing a Ruger SP101 3" in 357 mag.
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I carried a S&W M29 44 mag 4" with 300gr Federals in Alaska and Montana. I don't have that revolver anymore so carry gun is a S&W 686. Kinda light but I have some 180gr in it.
far and away G20, loaded with Buffalo Bore ammo, carried in a Gunslinger Kenai chest holster. Far and away the most used combo in my part of the world. Fiber optic sights is nice
DoneNOut
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I've never heard of this. What reports are these?
I've never heard of a Glock dropping their mag unless the mag release was depressed... I suppose one could press the mag release by accident under stress if they had a poor grip. Suppose it could happen with most semi-autos. Proper grip comes with proper training. I've carried concealed and competed with a Glock, 10mm included, for several years and would trust my life to this brand more than any other. Get some quality instruction and don't look back! 10mm with a tough bullet will serve you well. There are other cartridges with more power but round count is limited... personal decision for sure.
brant89
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Reports on ar15.com, glocktalk.com, Reddit, YouTube, and a friend of mine who personally had issues with his. And no, it's not from accidentally depressing the mag release. There are enough issues that there is a shim kit to help keep the mags from falling out. This apparently only happens with full house 10mm, but that's kind of the whole point of having a 10mm.
DoneNOut
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Daggum!
I have owned and a couple buddies have glock 20's since the 90's. I probably have 10-15k rounds down mine all full power plus. None of us have ever encountered this and I have never heard of this.
I have carried it I AK fishing and a 41 mag. If you carry any handgun for your needs I suggest a heavy hard cast at velocity you can shoot well and fast.
