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.357 SIG

riflemikeriflemike Member Posts: 10,599 ✭
edited June 2008 in General Discussion
Thoughts on the .357 SIG Caliber. Is this a round worth owning? I have heard some impressive ballistics on it.
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  • riflemikeriflemike Member Posts: 10,599 ✭
    edited November -1
    Saw this link over on ATE. It's pretty interesting:
    http://intrencik.com/357sig.htm

    Looks like the .357 SIG is a good steel penetrator.
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  • riflemikeriflemike Member Posts: 10,599 ✭
    edited November -1
    Went shooting tonight at my range here in NYC. Nice thing about my club is they have an inventory of several guns available to members. Anyway, I usually shoot my Colt .45 and thier Glock 26, but tonight I shot thier .357 sig. Whoaaaaaaa!!!!![:D]
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  • riflemikeriflemike Member Posts: 10,599 ✭
    edited November -1
    How accurate is the .357 SIG compared to the 9mm and .40?

    How is the stopping power compared to the 9mm or .40?



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  • riflemikeriflemike Member Posts: 10,599 ✭
    edited November -1
    I bought a .357 Sig barrel for my S&W M&P .40 S&W. What is your opinion of the .357 Sig. Anyone have one? Got it on a deal with several mags for my M&P and could use them for both rounds. I like the M&P and have one in .40 and one in .45 acp. And my son had one in 9mm. They seem reliable, comfortable and accurate.
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  • riflemikeriflemike Member Posts: 10,599 ✭
    edited November -1
    I have owned just about everything out there under the sun. I am considering buying a sig 226 in .357 sig caliber. The 226 like the 229 has a drop in barrel for .40 s&w to change calibers. Do any of you guys know anything of this caliber. accuracy, cost availability, any input into sigs would too be appreciated. linetech1
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  • riflemikeriflemike Member Posts: 10,599 ✭
    edited November -1
    Ok, this is a stupid question, but how big is the 357 sig bullet compared to a 9mm or 45? I am curious. Thanks in advance!
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    Awesome caliber...
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  • bhale187bhale187 Member Posts: 7,798
    edited November -1
    ballistics are impressive for such a compact round, but it's a pretty snappy recoil to go with it.
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  • txlawdogtxlawdog Member Posts: 10,039 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have always told myself that I won't own a caliber that the military has not used, simply because of the price of ammunition. Unless you are going to reload, I would check the ammo prices before I buy one. It is a hot caliber, but your pocket book will empty finding ammo.
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  • TooBigTooBig Member Posts: 28,559 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    txlawdog +1[:D][xx(][V]
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by bhale187
    ballistics are impressive for such a compact round, but it's a pretty snappy recoil to go with it.


    The recoil is less than a .40 S&W...
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  • Spc FergusonSpc Ferguson Member Posts: 2,383 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    yes friend bought one right before we left and he loves it, recoil aint as bad as what you would think, well thats from what he says but he also 6'3 240. Good gun either way.
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  • bhale187bhale187 Member Posts: 7,798
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by ECC
    quote:Originally posted by bhale187
    ballistics are impressive for such a compact round, but it's a pretty snappy recoil to go with it.


    The recoil is less than a .40 S&W...

    maybe it's perception maybe it was the load of the rounds, but to me the USP in 357 sig had a considerably greater muzzle rise then my G22
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  • CutiegirlracingCutiegirlracing Member Posts: 2,595 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think mine kicks hard. It's a different type of recoil fast and hard. I still own one though.
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think it's a great round,..lots of punch in a little package.
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  • kyplumberkyplumber Member Posts: 11,111
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by ECC
    quote:Originally posted by bhale187
    ballistics are impressive for such a compact round, but it's a pretty snappy recoil to go with it.


    The recoil is less than a .40 S&W...


    how can that be? my .40 has no recoil
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  • MVPMVP Member Posts: 23,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The 357 SIG is a great little round.

    Another advantage of this round is the fact that it is a bottle neck cartridge translating to positive feeding.
    Smaller diameter bullet feeding into larger diameter chamber.
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  • gap1916gap1916 Member Posts: 4,977
    edited November -1
    357sig is a very good round, that being said I would look at the 10mm. My 2 cents [8D]
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  • jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 26,285 ******
    edited November -1
    I had a Glock 22 and a Glock 31. My brother in law and I agreed that there was no percievable difference in felt recoil between the two. I sold him the 31 and traded the 22 for a Chiefs Special.
    (Still got my 17, though.)
    Ammo, 357 Sig was exactly $1 more per 100 at the gun show. Don't know about now.
    (PS, talked to a Va. State trooper a couple of years ago. He said most of them liked the Sig in 357 that they are issued.)
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by kyplumber
    quote:Originally posted by ECC
    quote:Originally posted by bhale187
    ballistics are impressive for such a compact round, but it's a pretty snappy recoil to go with it.


    The recoil is less than a .40 S&W...


    how can that be? my .40 has no recoil


    Smaller, lighter bullet being pushed out of the barrel.
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  • buschmasterbuschmaster Member Posts: 14,229 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    recoil is about the same, but "snappy" like said above.

    power is about the same as a hot .40.

    terminal ballistics are different in that the .357SIG is better for penetration, well, a lot like a .357 MAG. that's what it is, after all, the .357MAG in autoloader format. that's about the only reason that got it developed, for offensive capabilities for the fuzz. better penetration than 9mm, .40 or .45.

    so, for a civilian, why bother. a .40 actually works better for your purposes, you want stopping power. and the ammo choices and availability are better.

    the consensus was when it first came out, that it wouldn't take off and replace any of the big 3. it sure hasn't. why bother.
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  • ruger41ruger41 Member Posts: 14,665 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    the Secret Service uses the .357 SIG in a P229
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  • Colt SuperColt Super Member Posts: 31,007 ✭
    edited November -1
    Yet ANOTHER answer to a question nobody asked.

    Doug
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by buschmaster
    recoil is about the same, but "snappy" like said above.

    power is about the same as a hot .40.

    terminal ballistics are different in that the .357SIG is better for penetration, well, a lot like a .357 MAG. that's what it is, after all, the .357MAG in autoloader format. that's about the only reason that got it developed, for offensive capabilities for the fuzz. better penetration than 9mm, .40 or .45.

    so, for a civilian, why bother. a .40 actually works better for your purposes, you want stopping power. and the ammo choices and availability are better.

    the consensus was when it first came out, that it wouldn't take off and replace any of the big 3. it sure hasn't. why bother.



    This statement is really quite absurd.
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  • buschmasterbuschmaster Member Posts: 14,229 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    how so? 125 gr. at 1300 fps. my .40 is loaded with 135 gr. at 1350 fps -a hot load- which is roughly the same.
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