GLOCK 20 (10MM) OR 44 MAGNUM?

[glockman22]

Which would you use for a back up side arm when hunting boar?i know there is the s&w 500 mag but I'm only talking about glock 20 or 44 magnum...

[P-11 shooter]

Originally Posted by glockman22

Which would you use for a back up side arm when hunting boar?i know there is the s&w 500 mag but I'm only talking about glock 20 or 44 magnum...

I saw ted nugent shoot a boar with a glock 10mm once. It's cool as hell, but I'd probably get the .44

Something about a wheelgun just seems more at home in the woods than a glock.

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[Fetus]

GLOCK 20 with these :

http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/cat...roducts_id=158

this is what i carry when i go to alaska .

[reverserboy]

I like the S&W 329...a lightweight 4" barrel .44mag. The gun is 26oz with .44mag punch. S&W also has a .44mag Nightguard series with a 2 1/2" barrel.

But I'm not a hunter so my opinion does not come from expierence.

BTW....I own a G20 and really like it. It rocks with the proper ammo,but is not in the same weight class with a .44mag.

[Dextrimental]

I don't think you can use any kind of semi auto for hunting in Pa. Stick to the wheel gun.

Brad

[glockman22]

Originally Posted by Dextrimental

I don't think you can use any kind of semi auto for hunting in Pa. Stick to the wheel gun.

Brad

not even for a back up side arm?

[normanvin]

Originally Posted by glockman22

not even for a back up side arm?

I don't think so. ......

[reverserboy]

I believe the law was changed recently as to the carrying of a semi auto handgun while hunting if you have a LTCF. I don't hunt so I know very little about game laws.

If you plan on using the handgun while hunting in PA you should probably get a revolver.

[P-11 shooter]

Originally Posted by reverserboy

I believe the law was changed recently as to the carrying of a semi auto handgun while hunting if you have a LTCF. I don't hunt so I know very little about game laws.

If you plan on using the handgun while hunting in PA you should probably get a revolver.

Yeah, but it can't be used to hunt with, or to dispach game. I think you need a handgun hunting permit to hunt wth a pistol, but i'm not 100% sure.

[Karys]

Originally Posted by reverserboy

I believe the law was changed recently as to the carrying of a semi auto handgun while hunting if you have a LTCF. I don't hunt so I know very little about game laws.

If you plan on using the handgun while hunting in PA you should probably get a revolver.

The law was changed last year. Here's the thread: http://www.pafoa.org/forum/hunting-2...a-gun-law.html

Also true that revolvers are the only legal handguns to use for hunting since semi-auto rifles and pistols aren't allowed.

As for a Glock 20 vs. a .44 Mag, I made the switch to a Glock 20 two years ago and haven't looked back. I was carrying a 3" S&W 629. I always use a shoulder holster for CC while hunting. Even with the 3" barrel the all steel .44 started to get heavy after a while. The Glock will certainly be less expensive, depending on what you were looking at in a .44. If you're dead set on a .44 mag, I'd suggest the S&W mountain gun or one of their other titanium models. Recoil is gonna be stiff with those suckers though. It was pretty stout in my all steel snubby.

Originally Posted by Fetus

GLOCK 20 with these :

http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/cat...roducts_id=158

this is what i carry when i go to alaska .

Those will work. I carry the Doubletap 180 grain Hornady XTP's. http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/cat...roducts_id=122. You can't go wrong with any 10mm load from Doubletap, in my opinion.

The Glock 20 also has a firepower advantage, 16 rounds vs. 6. I've always shot my Glock 20 better than I did my little .44 due to the recoil, even with the hot Doubletap 10mm loads.