hurrakane212
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To the members more ballistics savvy than I, how do the ballistics compare between a .44 mag and a 10mm? ~Nathan
For animals in the woods, 10mm. For animals in the city, 44mag.
Ballistics-wise, the .44 mag stomps all over the 10mm. Yet I don't think I want that much gun in a revolver.
P. Plainsman said:Yes, if one compares top 10mm loads to atypical .44 Magnum loads that have been downloaded to the point that they resemble 10mm loads, then the two rounds are comparable.
By parallel reasoning, one could conclude that, since Cor-Bon sells an excellent .44 Special defense round that projects a 165 gr bullet in excess of 1200 fps from a 4" sixgun, the 10mm is about comparable to a .44 Special.
But the original question wasn't about dedicated CCW ammo, it was about the rounds' "ballistics" as such.
That's the beauty of the .44 Magnum chambered revolver, that makes it even more versatile than the .357. With a .44 Mag sixgun, you can purchase or handload personal-defense Magnum or Special ammo that resembles good loads in the 10mm -- with the bonus of a .429" diameter bullet, typically heavier bullet weights, and the option of more aggressive hollowpoint designs than those commonly found in autoloader ammo.
You can also choose to run your revolver with feathery plinking loads like the various .44 Special cowboy bullets that run around 200 @ 700.
And if you want to do some serious hunting, or to pack some outdoors insurance, you can also get some 310 grain Garretts that will leave your sixgun at north of 1300 fps, while the 10mm, unable to come anywhere close to that realm, is at home watching Miami Vice reruns.
Especially if one thinks a .44 mag will deter a PO'd big bear.