Anyways, I'm currently interested in a Glock 20, standard, 10mm rounds. Concerned that 10mm round may be tough to find.
Any advice, does this sound like a good pistola? Its about 580 bones.
That price is a bit on the high side, unless it's coming with night sights and extra magazines. The G-20 is almost identical to the G21 except caliber. the G21 is the 45acp version. I use to own it and have nothing bad to say about it other than it just wasn't the right handgun for me. There aren't too many other firearms as reliable as a glock. 10mm ammunition is going to be more expensive and not readily available. You can buy .22, 380, 357mag, 38 spl, 9mm 40 s&w, 45acp at even most walmarts or kmarts. but 10mm is going to come from online or a decent sized gun dealer.
9mm is a much cheaper round to shoot. 45acp is cheaper as well if you want more power than a 9mm. Anyway there are tons of great guns out there in both calibers. As far as the 10mm goes, you arent going to find as many models overall to choose from, but I think the glock 20 is one of the better choices although.
And with the massive increase in price of ammunition in the last 3 years, one of the more common calibers would be my first choice. I reload and the prices for even the components is getting expensive. The projectile themselves have doubled in price in just over a year.
Alot. The 10mm is a magnum powered load compared to the 9mm or the 45. The 10mm actually has more stopping power than the 45 or the 357 magnum.
eh, the topic of stopping power is a deceiving one. The 10mm round is very impressive and a great round, but there is more to stopping power than velocity and size. First and foremost is shot placement. All things being equal (barrel length, magazine capacity, type of sights, reliability of the gun) I would feel just as comfortable carrying anything larger than 25acp for self defense.
Another choice is a .40sw.
Ya know what S&W stands for don't you? Short & weak.
It's the nickname given to it because it what happens when you have people who think the 10mm is too big for them. they just shortened the case and down sized the power charge to come up with the 40S&W
Also dont rule out a revolver like the 357 magnum. great stopping power and kick but can also fire the 38 special loads so you can practice rather cheaply.
agreed, I am partial to semiautos, but revolvers are great handguns as well.
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It's probably sad that I've become that guy
So I shouldn't go out and buy a Desert Eagle 5.0 because I saw it in "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels."
How friggen hard is it to shoot that thing?
Police use the 40S&W just as much as 9mm. but the Desert eagle isn't hard to shoot, it's just a very large handgun. the recoil is little different than any other handgun. The main difference is that it is a gas-operated semi as opposed to more of the blow-back design of most conventional firearms.
.380, .38 special, and 9mm are the same diameter bullet. The difference is in the length of the cartidge, which determines how much gunpowder=energy you can put behind that bullet. .380 is a shorter round, .38 is the cartridge for revolvers.
I have a Glock 27 which is the .40S&W for concealed carry. Nice gun.
Something else to consider which tkim alludes to is that there are certain firearms which can be interchangeable in calibers with only a barrel swap and magazine swap. Like with the glock, you can switch between the 357 SIG and 40S&W with only a barrel swap. (do your research before buying however.)
It'll be a little tight to conceal in your pants but . . .
There are rumored to only be 1 or 2 of these which are legal to own by civillians and probably upwards of half a million to purchase.
I have a Heckler & Koch USP Compact .40S&W. I love it. I can't shoot Glocks without the spent round hitting my forehead (I'm left handed/left eye dominant). The H&K is fully ambidextrous (the slide release/safety/de-cocker can all be switched to the right side). It's never mis-fired, mis-loaded in over 1000 rounds. H&K is known for reliability and so far I have to agree. You do pay a bit more for it though. I had a carry permit in Georgia, but haven't tried to get one in Maryland.
H&K is nice, but for the price, I'd rather own a SIG, or a custom 1911, but that's me.
then you shouldn't have any issues other than maybe the compact models being a little too small for your hands