Glock 10mm or Blackhawk 454

[thinhorn_AK]

I live and hunt in AK, Glock 20 goes most places with me, I have 3 of them. I don’t care if they get splashed on my jet boat or dunked in a swamp during a moose hunt.

 

[Salmonchaser]

Always best to avoid problems. The bear is about 15 yards, he is heading up, I’m headed down. I’ve a 454 in my right hand.

 

[Marbles]

If you carry the glock learn about brace contact shooting so you can still get one shot off if a bear is already chewing on you.

If you shoot both well the 454 is the better choice, both for round and platform. AK covered it well. I like Garrett Cartridges ammo. https://www.garrettcartridges.com/454.html

 

[Arizona Hunter]

If you carry the glock learn about brace contact shooting so you can still get one shot off if a bear is already chewing on you.

If you shoot both well the 454 is the better choice, both for round and platform. AK covered it well. I like Garrett Cartridges ammo. https://www.garrettcartridges.com/454.html

I’ve owned and shot a 454 for almost 20 years and shoot it fine. I also own a 40 Glock 27 and have fired hundreds of rounds through it. I was thinking the weight savings on the Glock sub compact in 10mm would be nice though in a Kydex holster under my FFF bino harness.

 

[Arizona Hunter]

If the 10mm is not advisable because of the larger size of most bears on Kodiak perhaps the 454 in a cheat holster is the way to go.

 

[mcseal2]

I carry a SRH alaskan 454 in griz country but am contemplating swapping it out for a 10mm. One thing that the op might want to consider that is holding me back, is how many 10mms reliably shoot hardcast ammo without swapping out springs and/or barrels? From what I've read on various forums it sounds like it's hit and miss with glocks, xds, and others. It seems like a fair number of people are unable to ever get their 10mms to function reliably even with tweaking. For those of you that have a 10mm and shoot hardcast, will your gun reliably cycle hardcast, what make/model do you have, and did you have to swap barrel or springs?

I had issues with mine for a while. I swapped to a heavier (22lb I think) recoil spring and a KKM 6” barrel. The barrel only added an ounce and probably gets more speed although I have not chronographed it. I also had my gunsmith look it over and he stoned a burr off the trigger bar. That improved my trgger and eliminated isses with the hot hardcast ammo. Getting rid of that burr may have been all that was needed.
Between me and a buddy that was going to borrow it we have put around 250 rounds of underwood hardcast 200gr through it since the mods with no failures.

I like revolvers but don’t shoot the big ones well. I had trouble quickly and smoothly reaching the hammer with my thumb on my Ruger Redhawk 44 mag. The S&W 69 I tried just kicked to hard for me to shoot well with bear loads, even the reduced recoil Buffalo Bore. I’m just more accurate with a 357 or 10mm level of power. I had a flinch from shooting big rifles I got under control and I don’t want it back.

The 10mm beat out the 357 for me due to a wider, heavier bullet and the ability to mount a light on the gun. I like having the light and have a Razco holster built to fit it. Also its easy to find really bright day/night sights to put on a 10mm. I find the sights on my revolvers finer and better for precision shooting, but slower than the fiber optic/tritium ones I put on the Glock 20.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I have a bisley blackhawk 454 and it sits on the shelf, hasn't been shot for a few years. Its bulky, heavy, expensive to feed and not much fun to shoot. They sure look cool when you are reading about them on the internet though.

 

[AkMtnRunner]

I’ve owned and shot a 454 for almost 20 years and shoot it fine. I also own a 40 Glock 27 and have fired hundreds of rounds through it. I was thinking the weight savings on the Glock sub compact in 10mm would be nice though in a Kydex holster under my FFF bino harness.

If you can shoot that 454 well and instinctively, it should do you fine. While the 10mm can be effective on bears, it should be said that that reputation has been mostly built on grizzlies half the size of some on Kodiak.

Also realize that your best backup firearm for your safety really is the rifle that your partner has.

 

[Salmonchaser]

If you can shoot that 454 well and instinctively, it should do you fine. While the 10mm can be effective on bears, it should be said that that reputation has been mostly built on grizzlies half the size of some on Kodiak.

Also realize that your best backup firearm for your safety really is the rifle that your partner has.

Yep

 

[Sobrbiker]

Only hits count, and the more the better.

Up front: I have no brown bear experience.
I ditched a 44M Redhawk in favor of a 10mm 1911 because I can shoot a pistol much better/quicker than a revolver.
I don’t feel undergunned, 200gr WFN’s at 1200+fps that shoot more controllably and quickly (for me) aren’t a trifle.