Wow. Good info. On some Youtube videos I've watched, the 10mm is pretty popular with Alaskans for rogue bear attacks. I guess the 10mm must hit pretty hard if it'll ward off a bear, I've heard they are hard to stop once they start charging.
Yeah, I heard that as well. But if it was me, I'd prefer at minimum a 454 Casull, 45-70 guide lever action rifle or shotgun loaded with slugs, for any large brown or grizzly bears.
Man I don’t know what I’d do if I was charged by a grizzly bear. I’d love to say I’d just calmly pull my sidearm or rifle like Clint Eastwood or something but that would definitely be a test of sink or swim in a stressful environment.
You're not alone on that account, I'm sure. (count me as one that wouldn't want to have to face one either).
Sure.
Hardcast would be a good choice, but I don't know how they would operate in a 10mm. Or a good fmj to keep the penetration deep without the shallow expansion.
I just got some 200gr hardcast. I'll give it a go this weekend.
The XDm 10mm in 5.25 runs like a champ. The recoil is almost the same as my Delta, even thought the Delta is way heavier. The precision is comparable though the Delta, being a 1911, has a better trigger.
I put some underwood 200gr hardcast through my XDm. I did great. They went through 3 2x4s and a 16 inch stump before stopping an inch or so into another stump. I feel confident in them.
Very large animals beware!
I recovered two bullets. Not much deformation. I dont have a scale with which to check the weight.
I weighed them when I got home. The 200 gr bullet became a ~199 bullet.
