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Neither. The 9x19 is king.45acp vs 10mm Which is better, why and so on. ?
He coulda stopped the bear with a single shot into the brain. He used a 10mm jhp designed to expand optimally in the lightly built human chest instead of a bear load designed to penetrate deep into a bear skull. He shot into the body over and over. He could have done better with a .22 shot into the head. The only shots that will incapacitate a bear instantly are brain and spine, but spine is very difficult to hit.Capacity is an advantage. I tell people if you had to shoot a bear with a pistol your also probably gonna have a physical fight on your hands too, is the most common outcome I read about.
This is one of my favorite bookmarks to share on 10mm bear defense... The guy won, "bearly"...
the pics are hard to look at...
A New Mexico Bear Attack Finally Stopped With a GLOCK 10mm Pistol - The Truth About Guns
On morning of July 25, 2018, Bridger Petrini was out near the Colorado border, working his dogs for the upcoming New Mexico bear season. He had purchased his professional guide service eight years earlier from his father, who started it in 1985. Bear season would open in less than three weeks...web.archive.org
Well put!He coulda stopped the bear with a single shot into the brain. He used a 10mm jhp designed to expand optimally in the lightly built human chest instead of a bear load designed to penetrate deep into a bear skull. He shot into the body over and over. He could have done better with a .22 shot into the head. The only shots that will incapacitate a bear instantly are brain and spine, but spine is very difficult to hit.
" Capacity is an advantage" was NOT the correct conclusion. The right conclusion is for carry ammo intended for SD against bears, carry deep penetrating non-expanding flat point bear loads, and shoot the bear in the head.
The guide was probably used to shooting treed bears. You can kill those even with a suboptimal bullet such as the Hornady Critical Defense because you are normally some distance away. You don't need instant incapacitation, and you can shoot the bear in the head from the side, where the skull is thin. Traditionally, many treed bears in the South were shot with .22 rifles. If you are attacked by a bear its charging you, and only the first one or two shots aimed at the brain "count" with respect to surviving unscathed.
I would politely disagree with you.In my world 44 Mag, 10mm and 45 ACP all hold close to the same number of bullets. 6 in the 44, 7 in the 45 and 8 in the 10mm.
If only they double stacked the Desert Eagle .44 magnum. Kicks like a baby. Of course, if you're big enough to lug one of those around in grizzly country, maybe we should arm the grizzly to even things out.I would politely disagree with you.
45 and 10 can be double stack.
No 44 mag that I can think of.
Getting back on target for follow-up is a big advantage.
I preferenced my statement with "in my world" maybe I should have said " of the guns in my collection" My 1911 holds 7 45 acp, my Sig P-220 holds 8 10 mm and my Redhawk holds 6 44 Mag.I would politely disagree with you.
45 and 10 can be double stack.
No 44 mag that I can think of.
Getting back on target for follow-up is a big advantage.
You do you then, and I'll do me. I've got enough plastic fantastic guns and much prefer my ones made of steel. I've had both the Glock 40 MOS and a 5.25 XDm and for me with full house loads my Sig P-220 is a much better gun than either of those. Faster shot to shot and more accurate at 25 yds again with 1300FPS 200gr TC bullets make IMHO the Sig the better firearm.I understood what you said.
The point is that a semi auto of the "plastic " persuasion has a distinct advantage in capacity.
G29, G20, G40, XDm etc.
They also are better at being able to stay and get on target for a follow-up.
While I LOVE my 1911's, I know that in certain situations they are not the best tool for the job.
The only disadvantage is the capacity, I fully acknowledge that but I still carry mine for bear protection. I do keep a spare mag on my pack belt for fast access. 9 rounds of full house 10mm is not a bad loadout.While I LOVE my 1911's, I know that in certain situations they are not the best tool for the job.
Now thats a story I would love the hear the full version.Ura-Ki had to shoot a cougar from a distance one day when it leaped on his brother when they were both fishing. With the cougar actually on his brother and the distance shot, only a rifle (and emergency medical skills) could have let Ura-Ki save his brother that day.
Of course.You do you then, and I'll do me. I've got enough plastic fantastic guns