I really hope 200 gr FMJ would work because I don't see any other options for now .

Thanks for the detailed and clear explanation John.Congratulations on your English and the way you express yourself.Obviosly you are very intelligent and clever person.By the way Im self educated in English  .It was pleasure chatting with you tonight.Im going to bed now. Have a good day or evening and stay in touch please .

Even if I find some hot ammo in Germany or In the Netherlands.Im not allowed to buy it online.Online deliveries are considered illegal  :'(

I always carry a can of bear spray with me but Im not allowed to carry shotgun being in the mountain ( although i have been licensed hunter for 2 years now)
I will keep you posted about my first attempts for
reloading.

Thanks for your assistance John.Its all clear for me .Excuse my English please I probably didn't make myself clear.I was asking in which cases the bullet should be seated at 1255 length or 1260.I noticed that the bullet length could vary between 1250 and 1260.
Am i wrong about it?

I know how to melt ice and pour water    . First of all I need to learn how to hand reload properly. Later on I might try to cast my own bulets too.My wish is to try prepare a box of FMJs first, i would really appreciate your help me about the details I don't know.For instance:
1. How tight  to crimp?
2. When the bullet length is 1250- 1255 or 1260
3. Can I pull out the bullet of a S&B factory ball ammo,remove the original powder and charge it with my own  burning powder increasing the velocity up to 1200 fps?

I was wondering if you know something about berry's branded bullets? Are they good quality and if they can be loaded up to 1200 fps. Also can I use S&b brass for preparing hot FMJs.How do you figure out which FMJ is made out of soft lead or hard?

Sounds good but at the same time little bit complicated for me as I don't have mentor to teach me how to do it 🙂

I need to mention also that my handgun is G20 with OEM barrel.

Yes, I already got single reloading press and RCBS  brabded molds but I don't know if I can cast my own bulets.

Hello Ken, Im based in Bulgaria.Working as sales manager at big company producer of ethanol.I love nature and often hike up in the mountains together with my wife.The area where my cabin is full of European brown bears and we see them while hiking.After close encounter with mother bear and cub decided to buy 10 mm G20 as Im not revolver guy.However 10 mm is very rare and unknown cartridge in our country. Ammo is scarce and therefore the inly options we have are different brands of weak FMJs like Federal, S&b, PPU or CC Blazer.I know that reloading would be a good solution for me but unfortunately i only managed to find some brass, fmj  and jhp bullets in the European sites.No hardcast , no extreme penetrators etc.etc.That made me think that maybe the most working for the time being is to load  hot some 180/200 gr fmjs as they penetrate way better than expanding bulets.I know only one guy who is competitive shooter reloading for 40 S&w. I believe he would be willing to help me at the very beginning.If you have any useful tips or suggestions regarding reloading or other solutions please let me know. I will appreciate your help.

Hello everyone and thanks for your assistance 😊