Best handgun round?

[Mazryonh]

Originally Posted by Jcordell

I always heard good things about the S&W 1006. Built like a boat anchor. Not meant to be a CCW pistol, but very solid. I own a second generation S&W Model 745 and that's one solid pistol. Again pretty massive, but I didn't buy it to carry on my ankle.

You could probably carry a Glock 29 on your ankle. But that would be pretty hard to handle in a live-fire situation without lots of practice.

Originally Posted by AdAstra2009

OMG I want a S&W 1006/1076, looks just like the 4506 but in the bear killing 10mm, not the obsolete .45 ACP!!!

S&W is largely out of the business of making handguns in that caliber. You might want to try the newer SIG P220 in 10mm instead.

[AdAstra2009]

The SIG P220 in 10mm for $1400, no thank you. The S&W 10mms are usually in the 7-900 dollar range and the Glock 20/29 isn't meant to fire the full power 10mms unless you fork out the money for an aftermarket barrel with a fully supported chamber. the S&W 1006/1076/1066 are one of the few 10mm pistols from what I understand can run full power loads in their factory configuration.

[Excalibur]

Actually all you need for the 10mm Glock to shoot better is a stronger guide rod and that's it. A buddy of mine has one as his carry gun

[Mazryonh]

Originally Posted by AdAstra2009

The SIG P220 in 10mm for $1400, no thank you.

A Glock's price point that ain't. You could go get a Rock Island Armoury in M1911 in 10mm instead.

Originally Posted by AdAstra2009

The S&W 10mms are usually in the 7-900 dollar range and the Glock 20/29 isn't meant to fire the full power 10mms unless you fork out the money for an aftermarket barrel with a fully supported chamber. the S&W 1006/1076/1066 are one of the few 10mm pistols from what I understand can run full power loads in their factory configuration.

The 10mm Glocks can fire full-power 10mm loads with their stock barrels, it's just that the brass ejected will be bulged, which means it can't be reused for handloading (though of course it can still be melted back down to be recycled). The unsupported part of the chamber in stock Glock barrels is to increase feeding reliability, but this obviously has its drawbacks with regards to higher-pressure cartridges. Given the ubiquity of Glocks, however, finding conversion barrels at reasonable prices shouldn't be too difficult. The S&W 1006 series is also made on single-stack frames, and that means you get stock with single-stack magazine capacities which you can't increase by much afterwards.