The 10mm has problems, and in their opinion, the.45 acp solves them. 10mm 1911s also offer you a flatter shooting. The average bullet weight for the 10mm is 180gr, while the average for the 45 acp is 230gr.
10mm vs .45 ACP Battle Of The Big Bore Bullets
That honor goes to the 10mm cartridge, whose muzzle velocity and energy can reach levels the 45 acp cartridge can only dream about.
The old standard for.45 acp is a 230gr bullet at 850fps.
This time, the bear was on the porch. The 10mm auto devotees point out that the 10mm has more energy remaining at 100 yards than the.45 acp does at the muzzle. The 10 mm auto uses a.40 caliber bullet, compared to the.45 caliber bullet of the.45 acp. Which caliber has more power?
The.45 acp cartridge was used four times, each one of which was successful.
The report of the gun, no doubt aided by a lot of yelling and barking, scared off the bear. And it banged on the house again, too. The 45acp often lacks penetration to reach the vitals or to penetrate the skull on a big bear. That’s some serious stopping power!
If you’re looking for speed, 10mm will have you covered.
Between the 10mm and 45 acp for a woods gun i would go with the 10mm loaded with either 200 grain hardcast or fmj loads. I don't normally recommend +p, but for bears i would say get federal 230 grain hst +p. Chuke discusses the myth of knock down power, stopping power, and if the 45 can cut it in alaska. Then two hours later the bear returned.
It outperforms both the 9mm and 45 acp.
It even killed the kodiak bear. Double tap and buffalo bore both load deep penetrating loads for the 10mm. When it comes to the 10mm vs.45 acp, application decides the winner. It offers more power than.45 acp (though.45 super equals it) and has a flatter trajectory;
The 10mm is a better bear gun than a 45acp, but people do use both.
.45 is probably sufficient for a black bear with a 255 gr+p flat nose hard cast (a rare load, you'll have to seek it out on the internet or handload) but i would prefer 10mm. Points to consider when deciding between the 10mm vs.45 acp: The 10mm has a faster velocity and energy than the.45acp. 10mm has been used to stop animals as large as bears.
But the 45 gives great diameter and has stood the test of time.
10mm glock ‘fully functional’ in fatal grizzly attack. 15+1 rounds of.45 acp makes a. However it sounds like you are now looking at revolvers. 10mm is the better woods cartridge.
Grizzly bear that charged, brought down at 10 feet with a 10mm in alaska.
For grizzly, 10mm is probably sufficient with the heaviest, hottest loads, but i would prefer a.44 magnum if we're limited to handguns. 10mm is typically more expensive than.45 acp even in the best of times. Shooting and discussing two wonderful cartridges, as well as a couple of pretty good firearms chambered for these cartridges. The same applies for.45 super;
However, those statements also reflect the strengths, weaknesses and ideal uses of each cartridge.
These points against the.45 acp are valid, but the 10mm auto is far from perfect and has had a much, much spottier past than the.45 acp. 10mm vs 45 for bear. Fans of the.45 acp counter that the.45 is bigger at 100 yards than the 10mm is at the muzzle. That’s some serious stopping power!
I would suggest a 4 inch double action 44 magnum.
Even.45 acp+p loads have roughly twice the drop over the same distance as 10mm. One commenter at the site wrote, “9mm for the hood, 10mm for the woods.” (az trigger/glock) Short of that, i'd say.45 for sure. Maximum damage becomes very handy when you’re in dangerous situations and the 45 is going to give you the largest bullet expansion.
This caliber offers substantial power and penetration that’s beyond the 45 acp and 9mm.
10mm is significantly more effective on bears than 45acp. Big bullets start to drop earlier. If you go with 10mm you'll kill every black bear everywhere with one shot! So overall, the.45 acp is a slightly bigger cartridge compared to the 10 mm.
Price per round (one is a bit more spendy than the other)
This can deliver 694 ft. Then everybody went back to bed. While the 10 mm is a slimmer cartridge, the.45 acp is slightly longer in comparison to oal. Also, the.45 super has just as much, and even more power than the 10mm listed here.
That’s more than enough for me.
