10mm too much for CCW?

[Slapps74]

So I am I'm the process of obtaining my CCW. My plan is to carry my G29 IWB or SOB. I am a big guy, 6ft 250 pound so I can conceal it pretty well. But is 10mm too much to carry?

Thanks for the input in advance.

[J]

Are you asking if it is too big to conceal? Or too much power?

Though I disagree with the ruling, and I think a better defense council could have changed the outcome; you may want to google the case of "Harold Fish". Something to at least consider.

[xring]

If you can put the holes where you want with it i would say it it is just about perfect energy wise.

[low drag]

I carried a G29 for years. I put the little finger grove mag floor plate on to help that little finger.

I carry 1911s now but I still like my G20 & G29. The Glock 10mm make great carry guns for the woods or urban. Put a mag of 'hot' 10mm in for the woods and a mag of 'mid' for urban areas. You get it all in one gun.

But the damn ammo is so darn expensive and hard to find.

[Colorado Osprey]

Are you asking if it is too big to conceal? Or too much power?

Though I disagree with the ruling, and I think a better defense council could have changed the outcome; you may want to google the case of "Harold Fish". Something to at least consider.

Oh My Goodness... Convicting because using a caliber that the police do not carry.
This man had the poorest legal defense ever!! He could have been using a bazooka if he felt his life was in danger.

I am x-LEO. I only carry 10mm for CCW. I have also own 9mm, 40S&W and 45ACP... BUT
I personally feel that the if you must get in a gun battle with a handgun the only handgun to have is a 10mm. The only cartridge designed from the ground up as a person stopper.. not for game, target or military use.

I too am 6'2" & 250 lbs but I don't carry a compact gun. The 10mm in full house loads is very difficult to control in compact design. If you choose to carry a 10mm I highly suggest a full size design. I carry a G20 that I easily trust my life to. I used to have a G27 in 40 and after shooting that thing will full house loads.. and barely being able to hand on to it I wouldn't recommend it... or anything with even more power in such a small package that you really can't hang on to it. Pierce grips extensions help but again at 6'2" & 250, my paws are too big to hang on to that little compact. BTW, I LOVE the G26 in 9mm and wish I never traded mine back to the guy I got it from. As far as holsters go I use a minimalist like the Bianchi Black Widow. I'm not a fan of in the waistband... I just find it uncomfortable.

http://www.bianchi-intl.com/prodimages/5_l.jpg

[Redwoods]

The best gun to carry is the biggest one you are willing to carry. A 10mm is a great caliber for self defense. If you can shoot the gun accurately and control it under rapid fire, then it is a good gun to carry. The smaller a handgun gets, the less controllable and less user friendly it becomes. That is why a lot of the small guns come in 380acp, one for making it smaller, two for being easier to control. A 10mm rocks for carry, if you are willing to carry one and can effectively shoot one.

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[wrestler034]

Not too big. Just right is more like it. A G29sf stoked with Underwood 165 GDHP's at 1400 fps is my EDC.

[rondog]

I'd LOVE to have a Colt Delta Elite in 10mm to haul around with me!!! The perfect CCW caliber, IMO, and from what I've read as well. Wasn't that round developed for the FBI?

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[Irving]

Only the men in the FBI.

[gonz13]

I too carry a g29 with a Glaco iwb holster. Sometimes I think the buffalo bore is to hot of a round for cc but I can save those for my hunting side arm. Im considering getting something more conservative for carry.

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