I get guys frequently, asking if a 10mm handgun is adequate for hunting or bear defensive work?
well heres my opinion based on 30years of hunting with various handguns
in my experience a 10mm is about like a 357 mag revolver in power,
a handgun like a 10mm glock is easy to carry and use!
its about ideal as a defensive handgun with human adversaries
its certainly lethal in skilled hands but there are better cartridges if your life depends on rapid kills,
and your using it for close range hunting , or defensive against bears.
yes if you shoot well it will , in well practiced hands with proper loads,
kill almost anything you might hunt!
I've watched the videos , where several guys used a 10mm,to hunt
and I was not very impressed with the 10mm, results!
yes its certainly lethal, but so is a 357 mag or a 41 mag.
yeah a 10mm will kill bears, elk etc.
yes it works, but its no magic death ray!
if you watch carefully the results with a 10mm handgun,
tend to be similar to game hit with archery ,
I/E the game bleeds out internally after a decent hit but it takes time
now I've personally used a 10mm on deer and hogs several times, and it works reasonably well,
but, in my personal experience there's been a significantly better result,
in most cases, while using a 44 mag and 300 grain hard cast bullets
and its certainly not a 445 DWSM or 460 or 500 S&W MAG
https://www.10mm-firearms.com/reload...ta-collection/
https://www.shootersreference.com/re...ington-magnum/
http://www.sixguns.com/range/supermags.htm
https://www.shootersreference.com/reloadingdata/500-smith-wesson-magnum/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/do-you-cast-and-hunt-with-bullets-you-made.6802/
btw bullet weight in grains x velocity x velocity / (divided by)450240 gives energy
you can do the calculations but there's a significant advantage, in heavier cast bullets,
used in the larger mag cartridges