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I'm looking at picking up a 10mm for woods/ranch carry. Glock & Sig are the 2 that have come to the top. Am I leaving any out that I should consider?

Personally, I'd look at RIA or some other 1911 style. Had the Glock, don't want another.

Have had a Glock 20 for years. No complaints, but if I were jonesing for another 10 mm I think the Sig would get the nod. Just my $.02.

Witness.

The Sig would be my last choice; if you want something set up for 10mm lite just get a 40 S&W.

My preference is either a Glock 20 with a heavy recoil spring, or full size 1911. The 1911 is easy to tune for real 10mm loads.

Had a couple older slab side Witness pistols, good solid guns but was never satisfied with magazine reliability.

Take a serious look at the EAA Witness. They have a number of different models, from a lightweight polymer that's cheap, to a match grade all steel/hard chrome pistol with 6" barrel. The Witness Elite Stock II is a bit pricey, but OMG do they shoot!!

S&W 1006 or 1076

Glock for woods if you get along with them.

What Gun Geek said. That Witness Elite Stock II 10 mm gun is amazing and like GG said, lord almighty does it shoot good!!!

Witness were falling apart in 10mm a few years back. Was it just a bad batch?

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I have the RIA and have been very happy with it. The glock will give you more capacity. I guess it comes down to which platform you like best, I do like my glocks also. The RIA is built like a tank!

Glock 20sf.

Just got into 10mm this year after looking at them for the last 20...very sorry I waited for so long.

Glock 40...has a 6" barrel and can be equipped with a dot sight or different sets of night sights. Have the TruGlo TFOs on mine and they are excellent. Replaced the original guiderod/springs with a Lone Wolf polished unit and it is excellent. Also picked up a 6" Lone Wolf .357 SIG barrel and it has been 100% reliable, very accurate and no recoil.

RIA Combat Commander. Bushingless heavy barrel. Very accurate. Has needed some break in as it was so tight but was feeding well the last outting.

PARA USA Elite Long Slide Hunter...one of the best 1911s I have owned. Very accurate, less recoil than either of the others. Unfortunately no longer made.

Another to take a close look at is the Kimber Stainless Target II. That is the next one on my list. Last year or so Brian Pearse did an extensive reloading review of the 10mm and used a Kimber...he had a lot of smokin' loads well over 1400 fps with AAC-9 and PowerPistol. I have one in .38 Super and is an excellent value for the money. BoMar style adjustable sights, fully supported chamber and a very good trigger... Shop around and you can find them in the $900 range.

The Glock is a nice gun for the money but the 20 and 40 are very big and boxy...I bought the 40 not or carry on my person but in a vehicle.

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My witness has not failed yet. I have had many different 10s starting with the First run of Delta Elites and even had a Bren for awhile until some guy wanted way worse than I did.

Have a Glock 29 sf. . Have not had any problems with it.. Not as big as other 10mm. Little easier to carry. Happy with it.

I have a Sig P220 Elite SAO. Big honking heavy duty pistol. Good sights and nice accuracy. The minuses are, the grips really don't fit me, and there's limited aftermarket selection. The magazine spring is ludicrously stiff and the mag only holds 8 rounds. And Sig's the only game in town for mags.



One of these days I may sell it and a couple of the others, then buy a really good 10mm, like a Dan Wesson Silverback, or a Nighthawk.

Glock 20SF for a hard use beater woods ATV/truck/horse/canoe gun. For more sedate surroundings and use take your pick.

I've seen quite a few problems with the poly Witness guns but almost none with the steel ones. They're pretty heavy but I think they're nice, well built pistols.

I put a ton of sights and knick knacks on the Glock 10s for customers and the 40 has been growing on me like the 20 never did. They're very popular and have lots of aftermarket stuff for you to tinker with.

I have a 1006 S&W, only 10mm I've ever owned. It's a battleship and built like a tank, I'm really unsure if a guy could wear one out shooting sane loads. They are nice pistols if you can get past the weight and mine is very accurate. Unfortunately the magazines are dried up and bringing about $100 a piece and the guns themselves are knocking on a grand when you can find one. I sure enjoy mine and look forward to working up some good loads and killing some hogs once I get moved and life slows down a little.

I always had a distaste for the 10mm but after owning one and messing with it I have really warmed up to the cartridge. Just have to take it for what it is and use it sensibly instead of attempting to make it a 44 magnum.

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