This is really a two part post, first I came across feather industries 10mm carbine on the internet and want to know if anyone has any input (good or bad) on them? Second of all I do a fair amount of deer hunting in thick cover where my shots would average under 50yds but could stretch to 100-150 yds, is a 10mm with a 17.5" barrel using 200gr double tap ammo a reasonable setup for deer in brush? I like the idea of a small light gun trying to sneak thru brush, also I like the idea of sharing mags with my glock20! Any input is appreciated.
This is really a two part post, first I came across feather industries 10mm carbine on the internet and want to know if anyone has any input (good or bad) on them? Second of all I do a fair amount of deer hunting in thick cover where my shots would average under 50yds but could stretch to 100-150 yds, is a 10mm with a 17.5" barrel using 200gr double tap ammo a reasonable setup for deer in brush? I like the idea of a small light gun trying to sneak thru brush, also I like the idea of sharing mags with my glock20! Any input is appreciated.
Maybe 100yrds if you practice alot but 150 is a no-no in my book.
Just some thoughts on why I posted this question, double tap ammo exceeds 700 ft/lbs at over 1400fps from a glock20 which has a 4.6" barrel although I can not find any data on this in a 17.5" barrel I am sure that the numbers greatly increases. And although i listed out to 150 yds in 12 years of hunting the location I will use it my farthest shot has been 70 yds. I have a glock 20 that I customized into a long slide with a 6" barrel and through my own testing it exceeds ballistics of a .357 mag showing the power more like a hot .41 mag. It would be helpful if anyone has some data on 10mm from a carbine length barrel to see exactly how much increase there would be?
This is really a two part post, first I came across feather industries 10mm carbine on the internet and want to know if anyone has any input (good or bad) on them? Second of all I do a fair amount of deer hunting in thick cover where my shots would average under 50yds but could stretch to 100-150 yds, is a 10mm with a 17.5" barrel using 200gr double tap ammo a reasonable setup for deer in brush? I like the idea of a small light gun trying to sneak thru brush, also I like the idea of sharing mags with my glock20! Any input is appreciated.
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Your assumption of more power from a carbine is generally correct. I do not have actual data, but in most cases, this holds true for pistol cartridges.
I have not checked out the Feather Industries carbine. Thanks for the "heads up."
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A 10mm shot out of a 6" Glock can cleanly down a deer at 50 yards. But when you shoot it in a 18" barreled carbine with hot ammo it should really put the smack down on them
well you could allways check the stats of a 40s&w and 45acp and the 10mm pistol you could probably get a really good estimate on what your looking for.
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A 10mm shot out of a 6" Glock can cleanly down a deer at 50 yards. But when you shoot it in a 18" barreled carbine with hot ammo it should really put the smack down on them
I wonder how my 6" barrel S&W 610 10mm pistol would do.
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The old 44/40 could do it at the right distances, I for one do not see why the 10mm couldn't do the same,out to 100yrds as most deer are shot well within this distance over 95% of the time, after the clean kill on most deer the distance usually multiplies to some degree in most cases.
I saw a 250 lb black bear taken with 1 shot from a 10mm Glock. he was about 30 yds away and hit thru the chest. ran about 20 yds and died. I think a 10mm carbine would work fine on deer if you didn't shoot past 100 yds.
A full power 10mm is a kick butt round,out of a 16"barrel it should be a very powerful round.
I have owned two Feathers,both 9mm and had extracter problems on both,would blow extracter out of weapon and would have to find it and reinstall it.
These were early Feathers and feather claims the newer one have been improved?
Regardless of whether it's adequate in and of itself you need to find out if the 10mm is legal equipment where you live. This is what its says in short for wher ei live (Kansas), per the KDWP website.
FIREARMS
Centerfire rifles and handguns that are not fully automatic and that fire a bullet larger than .23 inches in diameter and that use a cartridge case that is 1.280 inches or more in length (except that elk require a bullet larger than .25 inches in diameter a cartridge case length of 1.750 or longer), while using only hard-cast solid lead, soft point, hollow point, or other expanding bullets; shotguns 20-gauge (12-gauge for elk) or larger, using only slugs.
Length of a 10mm is .9920, just short of an inch...
Although most of the pistol laws were written long before 10mm came into being...
might be worthwhile to "rattle the cage" at your Fish & Wildlife bureau and get 'em to mod the law for Next Year's season...
10mm will take whitetail deer up to 200 pounds and Wild Hog up to 300 pounds with no problems...
I imagine it'll take bigger, but I ain't been that lucky to find any that big to shoot yet
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I feel the ten millimeter is just not adequate for deer. I would not do it.
For the average shooter, it probably ain't a good idea...
for an avid pistoleer who likes to hunt and is proficient with his weapon, it would be perfectly fine...
I'd say that anyone who could qualify in the top 25% of a GSSF shoot would be a legitimate pistoleer
Out of a Carbine...it'd be much like using a .44Magnum out of a Marlin 1894C, except faster...
and the stats show that .44Mag will definitely do in a deer...
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