Well, practice is king, the handgun you shoot the most accurately will always be the best.
I think it was your original mention of the 40S&W round that got me on to the 10mm, the 10 is far superior for your use than the 40.
If your sticking with hot loads with the 10mm and the 357, if you had 2 loads with 750fp of energy at the muzzle the recoil is the same, simple physics. That said, I find the revolver more pleasant to shoot, generally heavier, thus less felt recoil and the semiauto has that twisting moment to the recoil whereas the revolvers are more straight back. Within the types of revolvers, though I am a single action fan, the grip shape on my double action seems to have less felt recoil than the single action. Good grips can make a big difference. Taurus for instance has those ribbed rubber grips on their double actions that are supposed to feel real nice.
Another consideration with the 44mag is to practice with the 44 special rounds, which would probably be fine for all of your intended uses anyway , but you'd still have the option of a hot 44mag for that big ornery wounded bear in the brush that you may come across. Of course I'd feel much better with your 12ga and slugs at that point.
I do find revolvers easier to consistently shoot accurately than semiautos, but that's, just me.
By the way what breed dogs do you use, and what is your training regimen like?
John M.
I think it was your original mention of the 40S&W round that got me on to the 10mm, the 10 is far superior for your use than the 40.
If your sticking with hot loads with the 10mm and the 357, if you had 2 loads with 750fp of energy at the muzzle the recoil is the same, simple physics. That said, I find the revolver more pleasant to shoot, generally heavier, thus less felt recoil and the semiauto has that twisting moment to the recoil whereas the revolvers are more straight back. Within the types of revolvers, though I am a single action fan, the grip shape on my double action seems to have less felt recoil than the single action. Good grips can make a big difference. Taurus for instance has those ribbed rubber grips on their double actions that are supposed to feel real nice.
Another consideration with the 44mag is to practice with the 44 special rounds, which would probably be fine for all of your intended uses anyway , but you'd still have the option of a hot 44mag for that big ornery wounded bear in the brush that you may come across. Of course I'd feel much better with your 12ga and slugs at that point.
I do find revolvers easier to consistently shoot accurately than semiautos, but that's, just me.
By the way what breed dogs do you use, and what is your training regimen like?
John M.
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