IMO, your Rugers in .45 Colt are much better suited than a Glock in any caliber for hunting.

While I've heard a lot of talk about using the 10mm as bear protection, I haven't found a documentable instance of one being used defensively.

Most Glocks, in any caliber, will shoot into 6-8" at 50 yards and many will do much better. If I was considering an aftermarket barrel I'd personally choose a KKM, which will increase the pistol's accuracy potential by quite a bit.

I've killed several deer with a Glock in .45 ACP (Mod 21 & 30) and a hunting buddy has killed a few with his Model 20. He shoots 180 JHP's and has never achieved full penetration. I get full penetration with 200/230 JHP's about half the time.

All of our shots have been within 30 yards and our recovery distances have been virtually the same.



Addendum (just for the sake of it...)

Here's an interesting post about a Glock 21 used to kill an attacking bear; http://gunnerforum.com/semi-auto-pistols/6135-grizzly-bear-gets-killed-9-rounds-glock-21-45-acp.html

I'm not disparaging the 10mm, but most of the enthusiasm about the 10mm is based on inflated ballistics - here's some hard data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjsXvXEryDJjdFhsRUcwSHRUcktCMmhOMTVFa25xa1E#gid=0

Based on these results, a stoutly loaded .45 gives up very little to the 10mm in most loadings.

Last edited by 41magfan; 04/14/14.
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