Would you use the 10mm Extreme Penetrator for self defense?

[Buckeye 50]

Knowing how impressive the penetration is on top of a 10mm round, would it be "too good?"

Pat

[Raggedyman]

Nope.

[4949shooter]

Sure would....for defense against black bear.

[bjw0007]

Once you get past 18-24", no gains in effectiveness.  With no expansion, a round that penetrates 36" in flesh will be effectively no better than the same one that penetrates 24".  The whole point of an expanding projectile is to trade some or all of that excess penetration into making a larger hole.  I'll gladly trade the extra 20" of excess penetration to get a 0.6-0.7" diameter projectile at 16" depth.

-Ben

[Raggedyman]

Sure would....for defense against black bear.

Maybe. I guess. If rather use 220 gr hard cast with a nice, flat meplat.

[Rojo27]

Not in town or any urban environment.

I think it would be a pretty decent self defense option in a rural setting or if you were say running a Glock 20 with factory barrel.  I'd feel comfortable carrying 15 + 1 of them on my side in non-grizzly woods. 
Specially if the black bears were were level IIa body armor  .


But again for much less than $1.90 a round, several other options come to mind 1st. 

[my_old_glock]

I shot my Glock 20 at the range yesterday. After a while I was thinking "why do I have a 10mm." I can shoot 45 Super out of my Glock 21 which has close to the same amount of energy as the 10mm. I would never use it for home defense. My 9mm is good enough for that. The only advantage a 10mm has over a 45 Super is magazine capacity. It is still fun to shoot.


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[pacapcop]

In conclusion of using a 10mm in TODAYS offerings for self defense of 2 legged foes on street. Better be prepared to ON TOP of normal attack by other side to articulate ones choice of such. Also it revolves around territory. As mu h as I enjoy the mighty 10, it is reserved in a limited scope. SHTF, GLOVES OFF. Work on head shots and groin areas.  Also a backup piece.

[Popapi]

Possibly.....

[Intercooler]

I shot my Glock 20 at the range yesterday. After a while I was thinking "why do I have a 10mm." I can shoot 45 Super out of my Glock 21 which has close to the same amount of energy as the 10mm. I would never use it for home defense. My 9mm is good enough for that. The only advantage a 10mm has over a 45 Super is magazine capacity. It is still fun to shoot.


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And sectional density and bullet weights and power... but who's counting

[Ramjet]

In any of the 10mm I carry for self defense I load them up with Hornady 180 grain XTP. The exception is my Glock 20 woods walking I load 220 grain WFN

[Pumpkinheaver]

I would use it in a rural setting where there might be a possibility of encountering a bear or hogs. Otherwise no!

[dakota1911]

In a rual setting maybe.  Otherwise no.

[will965]

In a rual setting maybe.  Otherwise no.

Very true.....OVER penetration is a huge concern....in a bad incident when forced to shoot, you may hit what you are aiming at...but what are you going to hit behind it?

[Raggedyman]

Almost any bullet will pass through an attacker and continue on downrange. The difference in downrange risk for a bullet that penetrates 14" of tissue or one that penetrates twice as much is probably not significant. Both COULD harm a person downrange and both are extremely unlikely to do so. If you disagree with that statement, please direct us to an incident where a bullet fired by a private citizen in a justified shooting passed through the bad guy and harmed an uninvolved third party.

The Extreme Penetrator is a stupid round because it doesn't do anything better than other, less expensive rounds.