357 sig vs 409?

aaudet

aaudet

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Hello and good evening folks.

I was wondering if anyone could tell me differences between the 409 and the 357 SIG. Both their virtues and downfalls. I would also be interested in someone telling me their thoughts on what would be the absolute flattest shooting open IPSC gun.

Thanks in advance.
 
I have shot both 357Sig & 9x40. Both work well once the gun and magazines have been tuned. Compensators need lots of gas to make them function. 15 grains of h110 makes a compensator work really effectively. Side benefits - cheap brass, flexibility of components, etc. You can tune the characteristics to your liking.

As for a flat shooting gun: To many variable caused by the person holding the gun. What I look for is reliability, consistency of dot movement, and how the gun feels when I am shooting it.

If I was going to build a new gun and since I primarily shoot in Canada where capacity is not an issue, I would recommend that you investigate this caliber.

DVC
 
Flat and Reliable

I hear you on the reliable front! I am presently shooting an STI edge 40 and Trubor 38 super, but actually am very interested in hearing about guys experience with the SVI open guns with the hybrid barrel or the CZ open gun and also what guys have to say about the best calibre as this relates to a flat shooting no dot jumping firearm.

Thanks for all of your input.

Alen
 
aaudet said:
I hear you on the reliable front! I am presently shooting an STI edge 40 and Trubor 38 super, but actually am very interested in hearing about guys experience with the SVI open guns with the hybrid barrel or the CZ open gun and also what guys have to say about the best calibre as this relates to a flat shooting no dot jumping firearm.

Thanks for all of your input.

Alen
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I would stop worrying what other people are saying about a certain guns. Try shooting as many gun as you can and make your own judgment. What works for one mite not work for you. Talk to open shooters 99.9% of them will let you try there guns, and the ones that do not you do not want to deal with any way.

Look at having a custom gun made. The paper work to get them in the country is easy and free.

Just my $0.02
 
The absolute flattest gun has been the brass ring that everyone was reaching for....in the past. What happened was that once the technology reached up to people's expectations they started to realize that absolutely no muzzle rise is not necessarily a good thing. Most people find they need a certain amount of lift (though small) in order to properly key to the timing of the gun.

On another note: the 9X40's and 357 Sigs can work very well, but shooting them in confined areas such as close to barricades or through windows or tight ports....or indoors.... is more punishing that a typical "super" family cartridge. The much larger gas column tends to mean a much larger blast wave. You will want to try a few of these cannons out before you put your money down.

Anyway, with most of these guns load selection is the most important thing when it comes to percieved "flatness" of shooting, regardles of cartridge selection.
 
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