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<blockquote data-quote="Frog4aday" data-source="post: 1887338" data-attributes="member: 9308"><p>First off, forgive my first post as (apparently) you didn't get $1200 from Uncle Sam since you live in Croatia. But...you should still KEEP your GP-100 in .357 Magnum (awesome gun and even better cartridge.) It will do anything you need it to do, as long as it only takes 6 rounds to get it done and, if you HIT what you intended, six rounds will be plenty.</p><p></p><p>Since you live in Croatia, where they make the XDm pistols, getting a 10mm Auto makes perfect sense to 'supplement' your GP-100. The 10mm makes more power AND the XDm holds a lot more rounds. Additionally, the XDm pistols are very reliable, so it is a great choice for protection. If it were me, and I could only have ONE of them, I'd get the XDm in 10mm. But I do love revolvers and have many in .357 mag and would not want to give any of them up. If that's all you had (the GP-100), it would work. You'd be fine.</p><p></p><p>As for people talking about needing .460 S&W Magnums and similar VERY powerful handgun cartridges for 'self-defense', that usually only comes up when people are talking about stopping a LARGE bear (Grizzly, Brown, or Polar) from an attack. For the vast majority of us, that's never going to be an issue to worry about. Black bears are much smaller and easier to kill with 'mere' cartridges such as .357 Magnum and 10mm Auto.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if this 'discussion' is helping you at all, but either gun or cartridge you are talking about is going to work fine for your needs (defense against animals and potentially 'bad' people.) As others have said, the BIGGER thing to consider is being able to hit your target consistently, so whatever you use, you'll want to practice with it until you feel confident in your ability to hit consistently and rapidly, should the need arise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog4aday, post: 1887338, member: 9308"] First off, forgive my first post as (apparently) you didn't get $1200 from Uncle Sam since you live in Croatia. But...you should still KEEP your GP-100 in .357 Magnum (awesome gun and even better cartridge.) It will do anything you need it to do, as long as it only takes 6 rounds to get it done and, if you HIT what you intended, six rounds will be plenty. Since you live in Croatia, where they make the XDm pistols, getting a 10mm Auto makes perfect sense to 'supplement' your GP-100. The 10mm makes more power AND the XDm holds a lot more rounds. Additionally, the XDm pistols are very reliable, so it is a great choice for protection. If it were me, and I could only have ONE of them, I'd get the XDm in 10mm. But I do love revolvers and have many in .357 mag and would not want to give any of them up. If that's all you had (the GP-100), it would work. You'd be fine. As for people talking about needing .460 S&W Magnums and similar VERY powerful handgun cartridges for 'self-defense', that usually only comes up when people are talking about stopping a LARGE bear (Grizzly, Brown, or Polar) from an attack. For the vast majority of us, that's never going to be an issue to worry about. Black bears are much smaller and easier to kill with 'mere' cartridges such as .357 Magnum and 10mm Auto. I don't know if this 'discussion' is helping you at all, but either gun or cartridge you are talking about is going to work fine for your needs (defense against animals and potentially 'bad' people.) As others have said, the BIGGER thing to consider is being able to hit your target consistently, so whatever you use, you'll want to practice with it until you feel confident in your ability to hit consistently and rapidly, should the need arise. [/QUOTE]
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