.357 SIG...your thoughts?recoil?

phxtravis

How is the recoil on this, compared to 9mm and .45.

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Rocklobster

I'd rate it close to 10mm, with baudaceous muzzle flash.

Contender Man

lots of flash, but felt/apparent recoil depends on pistol, and the lighter/smaller the pistol the more the felt recoil ... so you can have a 357 sig bucking harder than a full house 45.

In Glock, with full house loads and models of similar dimensions and weights I think the 10mm has more buck than the 45 and the 357 sig is near or a little below the 45.

9mm don't really come into the picture as it is the lightest of the lot, even at full loads.



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phxtravis

I was looking at the SIG Pro in .357SIG.

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v35

It has the stopping capability of the 357 Mag, flatter shooting than the other semi auto cartridges, feeding jams have to be very minimal compared to straight cartridges and a magazinefull is a bit lighter in 357 Sig than either the 40 or the 45.
Although I dont have one yet, they sound very attractive.
Handloading,though sounds to be more of a pain due to a short neck and a lack of carbide dies.

ATF

I would say it recoils just slightly more than the S&W .40 cal.
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Boomerang

In the SIG P229 this round is very accurate and controllable. For me there is very little felt recoil in this gun. Handheld, not benched, I can group under 3" @ 25 yards with my P229. My followup shots were timed in at ~3 second intervals. This is a one sweet round and gun combo.

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gap1916

Recoil is more than the 9mm and the 45acp. It is much like the 357mag and it is designed to be. The 10mm is a more powerful round. The 40 S&W hot loads are comparable. My 2 cents [8D]

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bambihunter

It's above a 9mm, more abrupt hit than a .45 (but overall I'd rate them fairly equal on recoil, one is more of a shove, the other a snap).

I think the recoil is a lot like the 10mm in a moderate load.
V35, I'd have to argue about the SIG being a flatter shooting than the 10mm. I guess it depends which load. The .357 SIG won't touch good 10mm ammo like DoubleTap (http://doubletapammo.com/main_site/index.html).



The 10mm - either you've got it, or you don't get it...

4000fps

I would not part with my P229 Sport in 357sig for anything. I found my caliber. Never was much good with the .45. Like others said, it depends a great deal on what model you get, size and all. The recoil is very manageable with the Sig P229Sport and it is compensated for what that is worth. nunn { David } says he thinks Sigs are ugly but they work. Good luck to you.
Ron

v35

Bambi- I didn't have the 10mm in mind. It would be good to compare trajectories. Offhand, I suspect the 357 Sig might have better sectional density than the 11mm.