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Not looking to compare ballistics, BTDT.

Curious what you guys who have used both have to say about these two.

Factory ammo more ltd in 10mm?

Like to hear from those who have taken deer/hogs or larger game w/10mm.

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Both can find ammo readily, and there are plenty of places online that you can order it. It will come down to which platform you prefer if you want a semi automatic then by all means the 10mm is for you, if you like the wheel gun than a 41 mag is in line. Smith and Wesson does make a 10mm in a wheel gun as well. Either one is capable of taking medium game. There use to be a company called DoubleTap, I believe they are still around and make plenty of 10mm ammo.

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Choose a platform, and go from there.

Semi-auto = 10mm
Wheelgun = .41

Nothing you hit with either, will ever know or care about the differences.




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Ran Rugers Smiths and TC and passed on a Dan W. tdy but when it comes to a 10 I think auto, and a friend is thinking of changing out his OMBH for a 10.

Intended use - self defense and game thru deer, with more reach than a 45.

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It all comes down to the platform. I only have experience with the 10. Have killed a black bear and a large mountain lion with mine.

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Semi or revolver.. Mine is a S&W 357PD, my "carry gun"

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One nice thing about the 10mm is you can go either semi or revolver. The S&W 610 and 310 are fun revolvers with 40 or 10's...shootin the same loads as a G20 without having to chase brass.

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Never owned a 10mm semi-auto, but have owned (and still own) several .41 MAG revolvers and a lever action rifle. The one thing I would recommend when you buy your first .41 MAG is to buy 500 or 1000 cases from Starline and stock up on the bullet of your choice - you simply won't find much in the way of .41 MAG components on the shelves of the small to medium gunshops in rural areas (unless you get real lucky and the shop owner is a .41 MAG nut too).


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For what your friend wants the gun/caliber for either will due...

Glock has some great 10mms for both hunting and CC but really not in the same model. Hauling around a Glock 20 concealed all the time would not be my idea of a good time but they have some smaller models. In a 1911 it would be no different that carrying one in any other caliber except one would probably not an aluminum frame with full loads for both recoil control and longevity of the gun.

Somewhere in the last two days I saw a Glock 20 with the stock barrel, 6" barrel and two magazines, one stock length and a long one for sale...it may have been at Kittery Trading Post in Kittery, Maine...looked like a nice gun.

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Originally Posted by VAnimrod
Choose a platform, and go from there.

Semi-auto = 10mm
Wheelgun = .41

Nothing you hit with either, will ever know or care about the differences.


Beat me to it!

Hmmm. that felt like a 10mm not a .41 Mag?!
Only your pathologist will know the difference!


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Originally Posted by VAnimrod
Choose a platform, and go from there.

Semi-auto = 10mm
Wheelgun = .41

Nothing you hit with either, will ever know or care about the differences.
For the most part, VAnimrod nails it right on the head. The .41 Magnum gives you more options for bullet shape, since a revolver is agnostic to bullet shape, and bullet weight. The 10mm basically tops out at 200 grains, but you may find something slightly heavier. If you want to hunt larger than deer game, the .41 mag will give you better options in heavy cast bullets like the LBT WFN�s. I doubt you�re ever going to get a 10mm bullet with a meplat as wide as a WFN, but who knows?

That's the only exception I can think of to VA's comments.

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If your NOT a reloader then I have issues with 10mm in the current spec of factory loadings....it got lawyered (and I date a lawyer so I understand the issues here..LOL) down to a mere shadow of its original self...the original 10mm spec loads from Norma were HOT...200gr loads leaving the muzzle at nearly 1300fps...WOW...that gave you at 100 yards the same or more energy that a 45acp 230gr ball load had at the muzzle...the Bren 10 being a upsized copy of the CZ75 meant it had the strentgh handle what ever you could stuff in it and most likely more...other 10mm's...not so much.....so SAAMI (hope I got the acronym right there) emasculated the 10mm till its not but slightly better than the 40 Short and Whimpy...but if your a reloader and understand the limits of your gun..then rock on brother..the 10mm is fantastic.....just make sure your gun is capable of handling any loads above current SAAMI spec

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.41 Mag is in my opinion one of the most underated calibers going. It was the perfect compromise between .357mag and 44mag...I love the 41mag and started handgun hunting hogs with one when I was a teenager. The best part is that you can get most 41mag guns cheap because not many people like them...you can always get them for less that the 44mag counterpart of the same pistol....I got a Smith and Wesson Model 57 last year for less than you can get a model 29 for. I paid 325.00 for it in nice shape with the box....Also Taurus now makes a gun in that caliber and its reasonable priced too...41mag very underated

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I've personally had 200gr JHP's out past 1500 fps out of a 8 & 3/8 M57, going back a few years ago, when I was even less shy about stuffing powder in cases grin So as much as I like the 10mm, the 41 will beat it for hunting, and maybe for longer range silhouette shooting, but a 10mm 1911 is an awfully nice, well balanced setup. If Glocks work for you, you can also Glock it and have a hi-cap mag on tap.


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I don't know where you plan to hunt, but my home state of Illinois does not allow the use of semi auto handguns for deer. Revolvers are fine. FWIW.

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The 10mm ammo today seem to shoot the 180 gr. load about 1150-1180 fps. unless you are shooting the Federal HydraShok load. Then you are getting about 980 fps., not much over the 40 S&W.
With 200 gr. loads, you are looking at 1050 fps. with the Hornady XTP to about 1150 fps. with the Double Tap lead ammo.
I might add here that you can buy ammo that is loaded hotter, not only in the 10mm, but the 41 Mag as well.
With the 41 magnum, you can get 210 gr. ammo that clocks a bit more than the usual 240 gr. .44 Mag ammo. That's about 1280 fps. with the a 4 inch, up to over 1500 fps. with an 8 3/8'ths inch gun.
Shooting them, and I've owned both, is alot different. The muzzle blast and felt recoil are significantly different. The 41 has more of both, especially muzzle blast, thanks to the clynder gap on the revolvers it comes in. A look at loading data for both will explain this easily. The 41, even with heavier bullets, burns alot more powder.
That doesn't mean the 41 isn't a very useful round. If want real big game killing power and long range capability that those 1300-1500 fps velocities will make happen, and you don't want to get as beat up by recoil the way the .44 Magnum does, the 41 is your round.
To my mind, the 10mm is for people who want more power and especially range than the .45 ACP gives in a large semi auto pistol. That it does well.
The 10mm has a great rep for accuracy and is not nearly as fussy to load as the 40 S&W, especially with heavier bullets. My gun, a 1006 Smith, functions perfectly with semi wadcutter lead bullets, even when loaded well down into the 40's velocity level. E

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Thanks all, I don't expect to sell my 41s anytime soon, but may try a 10 in the future.

The person who was thinking of trading his Ruger 41 OMBH and get into a 10 may do fine for what he wants to do.

He felt the 10mm may be easier to get ammo, he is a non loader, I however roll my own. I am not sure ammo is any readily found in 10mm but never checked much. My idea is just order in advance and no issues.

Anyone want to share hunting stories w/their 10mm and the load or bullet used?

Thanks again.

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Buffalo Bore and Swampfox are two other companies that load the 10mm, pretty interesting loading they have as well.

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I handload for my 10mm & I'm getting 1300fps with the Hornady 200gr XTP bullet. It's basically a max load using AA9 powder. It is very accurate in both my Glock 20 & my Kimber 10mm. It will completly exit & leave a huge wound channel through big feral hogs. I carry the Glock when I'm bow hunting here in Texas, because it carries 16 rounds with one in the pipe.
Carrying a handgun here in Texas is perfectly legal during archery season if you have a CHL.
I also have a S&W model 57 Mountain Gun in 41 mag with a 4"bbl.
I carry it some in NM or CO when i'm bow hunting or fly fishing in black bear country. I have some handloads with a 250gr LBT hard cast WFN bullet going nearly 1300fps. Maximum load of WW-296
It's quite a handfull, but it will certainly do just about anything my 44 mags will do, with a little less recoil & its much lighter to carry than my Clement's Custom Super Blackhawk in 44 mag. You can get Buffalo Bore ammo for either caliber in hard cast LBT type bullets with a big wide meplat from Cabela's.
Either caliber is a great choice for handgun hunting if you choose the right bullet/ammo.


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