Should be a very light shooter, decent self-defense round…but I wouldn’t consider it an acceptable “woods defense” round if Mr. Bear was a consideration.
agree with HG on this. I exclusively use the "magnum" load referred to in the article, buffalo bore or underwood. My 155gr @ 1500 fps - 774 ftlbs for example. If I wanted a .40 I'd buy one. btw HG - 100 pts for the use of "canids".
I'll have to give some a try. My 3.8" 10mm really loved and shot the Browning X-point ammo very very well. Unfortunately it is no longer available.
I've shot the Barnes .45acp 185gr copper ammo out of my 3.8" XDM-e and it loves it. It's very easy to get 1.5" groups at 25yrds all day long.