41 mag, or .357 mag, or 10mm, or 45 long colt?

Well I would forget the Glock. Oh it’s a great back up gun for your rifle but its not as accurate for longer shots as a long barreled revolver. A Ruger Blackhawk with a barrel 6 inches or longer gives you a longer sight plane and with a 7 ½ in barrel its going to be more accurate than the Glock. At least that’s been my experience on shots past 25 yards.

Although Im a big fan of the 45 colt and love the 44 magnum, the 41 magnum works great for hogs, deer and black bear.

So Id say if you plan to reload get the Blackhawk in 45 colt if not get a 44 magnum. There is simply much more of a selection of ammo for the 44 magnum.

I pack a Ruger Super Blackhawk or a super Redhawk in 44 magnum for bear protection. I have taken black bear, deer and a moose with them at close range. And I have taken deer out to 80 yards with them. I have also used light cowboy action rounds to take small game for camp meat. I prefer a revolver because its more dependable than an auto.

For hogs I would go with a Red hawk or super Redhawk because they are double action and with practice you can learn how to rapid fire it. Also if you use +P 44 special its quite manageable to rapid fire and will kill a hog.

All the calibers you mentioned pale in comparison to the .44 S&W Magnum for such applications, plus as the other poster pointed out, you can switch to lower powered and priced .44 S&W Special ammo for practice. If you are still Hell bent on the calibers you have listed, I would get a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Long Colt and load my own ammo to the max. My next choice would be the .41 or ,357 S&W Magnums. The 10mm is a great round and I personally like powerful semi autos for backup too. I often carry a .45 acp with me when white tail deer hunting. Really though the choice it yours, any of them will do the job. It is going to basically come down to your personal preference.

357 Magnum is marginal, 10 mm is just a bad idea. I like both 41 Magnum and 45 Colt. I've probably used my 41 more than 45, but it's nearly a coin-flip. The 45 might have a slight edge if you plan on never handloading.

Of the chamberings you've mentioned: 45 Long Colt.

Perhaps I should tell you that I'm another one of those who strongly prefers a 44 Magnum. The chamber pressure and recoil are almost the same. The 41 shoots a little flatter than the 44; but, when I was actively shooting metallic silhouettes all the way out to 150 yards, I found my S&W Model 29's to be superlatively accurate handguns. So much so, in fact, that the flatter shooting 41 Magnum offered me no real advantage.

The 45 Long Colt is almost as powerful; but runs at significantly lower chamber pressure than either of the aforementioned magnums. Other than my fellow man there is utterly no frigg 'in way that I would ever voluntarily engage dangerous game with a semiautomatic pistol - No frigg 'in way!

That kind of behavior is for heroes; and I'm too old to be a hero. (Which is one of the principal reasons, 'Why' I've lived long enough to be too old to be a hero in the first place.) :GRIN:

10mm seems to be very popular as a hog hunting caliber. I'm a big fan of 45 Colt, especially in Ruger pistols where I can hot load it. If you go with a Ruger 45 Colt, you can buy Buffalo Bore and Double Tap ammo for 45 Colt that's just as hot as my handloads.

given that selection I'd choose the 45 long colt, with proper rounds and a stiff load it is the most potent of the rounds you list. In a strong firearm like the blackhawk you can surpass 44 magnum levels with 45LC. If you don't handload look for 'buffalo bore' loads for 45LC

.357 Mag would be my choice.

You can use the .357 ammo when needed and .38 ammo which is much cheaper for practice.

Your Best Choice for your intended purpose is the 44 Magnum because you can also shoot 44 Special ammo in it.* You get two (2) handguns for the price of one and the 44 Special ammo is a little less powerful than the 44 Magnum.* The 44 Special is more comfortable to shoot compared to the 44 Magnum cartridge.* You cannot shoot 44 Magnum ammo in a handgun thats been chambered for 44 Special, but you can shoot 44 Special ammo in a handgun chambered in 44 Magnum caliber.* Get one that has nothing less than a six (6) inch barrel or longer.*

For your intended use with factory loaded ammo, the .41 mag.

depends on your preference, they all are fantastic firearms, i have a .357 mag and a 44 mag.. excellant handguns