Point well taken. Did you take a vitals shot or head shot?
If I remember correctly, one was a heart, the other a lung. Neither one traveled very long.
Are heavier springs easily bought at most gunsmithing shops?
I usually get them online. Wolfe gun springs is a great source for both guns and magazines.
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Well I am 6'3" 250lbs with pretty big hands, I can palm a basketball
So what? I can palm a softball
Does not sound like you'd have much of a problem with the size of the gun.
hoping to get something with a little more dropping power than the 9mm. 10mm, .40, or .45, maybe .357 mag
Keep this in mind. Out of all the calibers you listed, the 10mm is the "strongest".
Don't get hung up with size for a CCW. Be concerned about the pain of carrying one day in and day out.
Keep in mind, the G20 is not my primary carry gun. I've always used a shoulder holster for it (G20) when hiking/hunting/walking (as mentioned, hides easy even on my size frame with a large "overshirt" or jacket). What I wanted was a dependable "woods" gun that I could carry and would have enough "umph" to deal with some larger four legged critters rather than two legged. With a spare mag in the shoulder holster, that's 31 rounds I'm carrying. Might be overkill, but out in the woods, more ammo the better IMO)
NOTE: Check your local state laws pertaining to magazine capacity while hunting.
Let me also put it this way. I'd rather drop the Glock in a creek or down the side of a muddy hill by accident than the Kimber
Honestly, for myself, small, lightweight hand cannons (.44 mag) are no fun to shoot, and my accuracy is horrible with them. On the flipside, large heavyframe .44 mags with long barrels can be no fun to hike around with all day (although I can hit my targer with them). With the G20, seems I get the best of both worlds in a semi auto. Have more power than a .357 magnum, and I can at least put 16 rounds in a pie plate at a pretty good distance, at a pretty decent speed to boot.
I also didn't intend for the gun (G20) to be used for hunting, but after reading up on the round, figure why not? (and even then, you may still want to change the sights on the gun because Glocks "standard" sights aren't what I'd call great for hunting).
If you plan to hunt, that is not the same as a CCW.
Get two guns.
The G20 can be used for hunting, but if hunting is your primary reason for the gun, I'd agree, get two guns. The one for hunting I'd go with a "heavy" .44 mag (6" barrel). You can really play around with the loads for that caliber (light loads with almost no recoil up to some real powerhousesl), and with a scope, you can hit out to 100 yards no problem.
I can tell you that starting at 50 yards, I can shoot the Smith 686 more accurately than the G20. Just something about the feel of a good revolver that gets hard for a semi auto to immitate in my opinion.
Since I no longer hunt with guns (I've seen for the light for some years now, and taken up bows) I can still say that I have no regrets having the G20 (just had it on a hike yesterday).
