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Deep penetrating pistol bullets?

joshb said:
I like hearing that. It’s the next pistol on my wish list.
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10mm is awesome. Its so versatile. You can load lighter weight bullets and loads that shoot like a 9mm, medium loads for more power like a 40cal and heavy dangerous game load for bear stopping power.. LOVE MINE!

I love my Glock 40 MOS 10mm so much, I purchased a Dan Wesson Bruin 10mm last week that arrived at my FFL Friday. Picking it up tomorrow.
 
joshb said:
I like hearing that. It’s the next pistol on my wish list.
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You don't have to carry full super power loads or the junk loads slowed down to .40s&w speeds... You pretty much need to reload for 10mm in my opinion but there's some great factory out there.... A 180xtp Hornady bullet at about 1160-1170fps is pretty darn good for a mediumish load.... If you shoot something other than a huge animal with it and it doesn't kill it RUN...
Just like 10mm always has you will see some wear with stout loads but hey it only takes one... It is crazy accurate as a caliber.... Then gen 4 Glock 20 comes with 3 fifteen round mags and I promise you if you can't get it done with one keep the other two and once again RUN.... My wife has shot it and even she said well that's not bad at all..... I ran some 180gr blazer brass across my crono and the numbers were incredibly good I couldn't believe it was blazer ammo.... I use blue dot powder because at the time it's about all I could find in a 4 pound jug and it meters horribly in a powder thrower but it gave me a reason to buy my first charge master and I like it also... Buy you a 10mm you won't regret having it....
 
Rsadams said:
You don't have to carry full super power loads or the junk loads slowed down to .40s&w speeds... You pretty much need to reload for 10mm in my opinion but there's some great factory out there.... A 180xtp Hornady bullet at about 1160-1170fps is pretty darn good for a mediumish load.... If you shoot something other than a huge animal with it and it doesn't kill it RUN...
Just like 10mm always has you will see some wear with stout loads but hey it only takes one... It is crazy accurate as a caliber.... Then gen 4 Glock 20 comes with 3 fifteen round mags and I promise you if you can't get it done with one keep the other two and once again RUN.... My wife has shot it and even she said well that's not bad at all..... I ran some 180gr blazer brass across my crono and the numbers were incredibly good I couldn't believe it was blazer ammo.... I use blue dot powder because at the time it's about all I could find in a 4 pound jug and it meters horribly in a powder thrower but it gave me a reason to buy my first charge master and I like it also... Buy you a 10mm you won't regret having it....
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I don’t run very well any more. That’s why I want one.:cool:
 
The standard load I shoot in a 44 is 23 gr of 296/H-110 with a 240 Lyman and also the RCBS SWC in a Super BH, same for the Keith. Cast real hard and water dropped. You can load Unique to a magnum load in a 44, few people do this. I killed four hogs in one day with an OM Black Hawk 44 Maag using the 23 gr load, no bullet stopped on any hog, all hit the ground dead. . 44 Mag 240 hard cast at 1,100 1,200 fps is like a freight train, no stopping it on tissue. The follow up shot, is the thing to practice on, for a bear.
 
Get a Glock 20. 75% of the time, mine lives in a chest rig, the remainder in an OWB. It is quite manageable. The slide/ barrel of the G 40 is noticeably longer than the G 20.
 
bpd459 said:
Get a Glock 20. 75% of the time, mine lives in a chest rig, the remainder in an OWB. It is quite manageable. The slide/ barrel of the G 40 is noticeably longer than the G 20.
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My G40 also lives in a chest rig. It's longer but I have no problems drawing it or shooting it. I love it. Loved it so much I got a Dan Wesson Bruin, also a long slide that arrived today. Can't wait to shoot it
 
Another suggestion to czech out LeHigh. The fluted design gives speed, penetration and a deusey of a wound channel. Made for windshields, doors, deep penetration + wound channel as l mentioned. I talked w them at length at the NRA Convention.
 
justinp61 said:
I am looking for some deep penetrating pistol bullets in .40 or .44. I've read that hard cast are best for penetration but which ones and what style?

Thanks, Justin
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There are plenty of decent hard bulletts for the 9mm, 10mm and 44 that are out there I've tested some 9mm (in European loaded) 357 Sig, the current range master at my one club has tested 10mm and I've used hard cast in my 44 magnum. The brands mentioned in this post work.
I'd have no problem with 357 Sig or 10mm up to 800 pounds but defer to 44 magnum where the bears are heavier.
 
There have been several cases of 40 S&W stopping bears in Alaska.

I hike in Utah, Colorado, and Idaho, and carry the same thing I always carry, a 9mm with 15 rounds of 124 +P ammo. I've never found the need to use them but practice regularly in case I do.

My friend in Alaska carries a shotgun with brenneke slugs or a Glock with 40S&W Underwood Lehigh 140
 
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