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Technosavant · October 3, 2011, 01:42 PM

Personally, if I'm going to haul around something the size, shape, and weight of a rifle, I'd rather it be more than just an oversized handgun.

The .357 Sig might make a decent round for a subgun (better penetration, bottleneck means it feeds really well), for civilian purposes, the NFA limitations end up working against pistol caliber carbines. For reloading, I imagine the .357 Sig might be no easier to do than .223/5.56 (I only reload shotshell and straight walled pistol rounds right now, so somebody might be able to correct me on this one), so again, there isn't much benefit.

October 3, 2011, 01:42 PM	#4
Technosavant Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO area Posts: 4,040	Personally, if I'm going to haul around something the size, shape, and weight of a rifle, I'd rather it be more than just an oversized handgun. The .357 Sig might make a decent round for a subgun (better penetration, bottleneck means it feeds really well), for civilian purposes, the NFA limitations end up working against pistol caliber carbines. For reloading, I imagine the .357 Sig might be no easier to do than .223/5.56 (I only reload shotshell and straight walled pistol rounds right now, so somebody might be able to correct me on this one), so again, there isn't much benefit.