As a counterpoint , and With as much of a fan of the 10 mm as I am and with all the positives I have to say about it. (Including the Glocks) If I am to be buried with a gun it will probably be this one
An old Colt Lawman that I purchased cheap over 25 years ago long before there was any collectibility of these things, so I promptly had the gun parkerized and put on the Pachmayers In the interest of pure function
It’s been on tons of hunting trips as a last ditch sidearm - handles snake shot well on fishing trips and also shoots powder puff .38 full wadcutter loads nicely, and is heavy enough to handle irritatingly stout Buffalo Bore hunting loads
With a semi-auto, your choice of ammo is either hot, or hotter. (As I mentioned above, even a factory 10mm load moving along not much above .40 velocity is still pretty warm)
Just another reason I choose both —-
An old Colt Lawman that I purchased cheap over 25 years ago long before there was any collectibility of these things, so I promptly had the gun parkerized and put on the Pachmayers In the interest of pure function
It’s been on tons of hunting trips as a last ditch sidearm - handles snake shot well on fishing trips and also shoots powder puff .38 full wadcutter loads nicely, and is heavy enough to handle irritatingly stout Buffalo Bore hunting loads
With a semi-auto, your choice of ammo is either hot, or hotter. (As I mentioned above, even a factory 10mm load moving along not much above .40 velocity is still pretty warm)
Just another reason I choose both —-