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hitnthexring · June 28, 2002, 06:28 PM

I don't hunt, but I do know something about ballistics & I shoot both 357 Sig & 357 Mag. I think the confusion about the power of the two rounds comes from the fact that the 357 mag CASE is much larger than the 357 Sig, therefore, it APPEARS to be more powerful. The deer, pig, etc. doesn't know whether the bullet came from a 357 mag or 357 Sig. The difference between the two bullet diameters is .002. (.355 vs .357). Today's 357 mag loads are not what they were when the cartridge came out in 1935. Today, a factory 357 mag 158 Gr. bullet develops about 1200-1300 fps & a 125 Gr. develops about 1400-1500 fps.. exactly what a 357 Sig develops, especially the ones from CorBon.

June 28, 2002, 06:28 PM	#13
hitnthexring Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2002 Posts: 223	357 Sig vs 357 Mag.. I don't hunt, but I do know something about ballistics & I shoot both 357 Sig & 357 Mag. I think the confusion about the power of the two rounds comes from the fact that the 357 mag CASE is much larger than the 357 Sig, therefore, it APPEARS to be more powerful. The deer, pig, etc. doesn't know whether the bullet came from a 357 mag or 357 Sig. The difference between the two bullet diameters is .002. (.355 vs .357). Today's 357 mag loads are not what they were when the cartridge came out in 1935. Today, a factory 357 mag 158 Gr. bullet develops about 1200-1300 fps & a 125 Gr. develops about 1400-1500 fps.. exactly what a 357 Sig develops, especially the ones from CorBon.