You can do anything with 10mm. If you are worried about overpenetration, load 135gr's. You can get even get ultra light liberty ammo rounds that go 2400 fps and barely penetrate 10 inches. Want a happy medium? 155gr or 165gr gold dots. Want more penetration but still a hollow point? 180 gr. XTP. Want to shoot bear or take down three pavement apes that are attacking you down a hallway with a single bullet? 200gr hard cast. Overpenetration is all about what ammo you choose. 10mm is an awesome round. More versatile than any other handgun round. Also awesome for reloading. The recoil is like a 357 magnum. It's not that bad. You can get warm loads that shoot like a 9mm out of a heavy gun too. It's no where close to a 44 mag.