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July 16, 2013, 08:12 AM | #1 |
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several questions about the .357 Sig:
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July 16, 2013, 08:57 AM | #3 |
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I like the 357 Sig but it is expensive and loud as hell. You can use the same mags for 40 S&W although it may need a different follower. Not sure about all manufacturers mags.
Most well made guns are about the same for reliability. Sig, Glock, HK, CZ, most 1911s, etc are all the same reliability wise and none stand out good or bad. They are all good, but all can malfunction. Many guns available in 40 have a factory or aftermarket bbl in 357 sig. You have to decide what features you like and go from there. Steel vs Poly, Hammer vs Striker Single action w/ a safety or a Double action first shot with a decocker or one in the middle like a glock or xd. 9mm, 40, 45, 357 mag or sig are all about the same stopping power wise with modern defense loads against people. Big dangerous animals are a different story. Where and how many times you hit are more important than what you hit them with so I would go with something you can find ammo for and afford to practice regularly. I doubt the 357 sig will ever get to the popularity of 9mm, 40 or 45. It's one shot stopping power is marginally better, a small margin than 9mm but costs much more to shoot and harder to find ammo. Also, that is a moot point because anything worth shooting once is worth shooting until it stops moving. But it is loud, can have an impressive muzzle flash, can be switched over to a more common cartridge with a bbl change and is unusual enough to be cool. Last edited by Fixed Sight Training; July 16, 2013 at 09:03 AM. |
July 16, 2013, 09:21 AM | #4 |
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You can run 357sig through Glock 35, 22, 23, and 27 using aftermarket barrels for sure.
No magazine, spring, or other changes are needed. I dont *think* the OEM 357 barrel from a Glock 33 will work in the Glock 27, for example... but it might if the outside diameter is the same as the G27 barrel. |
July 16, 2013, 09:30 AM | #5 |
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I know with 2x stack Sigs (226/9/4) all you need is a barrel (Sig even sells them) for .40 to swich (the mags even say .40/.357 on them).
Single stack pistols such as the P239 you need a barrel and new mags. Single stack .40 mags will "work" but I wouldn't trust them for CCW. .357s single stack mags you may have trouble even loading them (and with feeding) with .40 rounds due to an indentation in the mag designed for a bottleneck cartridge. Of course, this is only with Sigs; M&Ps, HKs and Glocks may be different. I'd love to have a .357s 1911 (or a barrel for my .40 EMP) but I don't think they exist without custom work ($$$). I quite like the cartridge (accurate, for me less felt recoil compared to .40) but I can find it at a reasonable price from specific local vendors. If I had to pay "full" price (even Walmart) not sure I'd still shoot it nearly as much. And yes, it is loud/has a large blast. |
July 16, 2013, 09:47 AM | #6 |
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Both the HK USP compact 357sig & p2000 .357sig are changeable to .40 with only a barrel swap. Magazine follower is the same for the HK pistols in regards to .40 & 357sig
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It relatively cheap to reload for. I can find once used 357sig brass for less than 9mm. 125 grain bullets are cheap. Max Blue Dot loads at the range are head turners for sure |
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