looking for info on .357 sig caliber pistols

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Does anyone use/shoot a gun in .357 sig caliber?? If you do, what advantages or disadvantages have you found.
Also, does anyone know where I can purchase a glock in .357 sig......at the momen it seems everywhere I look no one stocks them..
Thanks,
 
My Sig P226 is chambered in .357Sig and I absolutely love it. Great cartridge, high power but low recoil, very fun to shoot. I guess the only real disadvantages are price and availability.

Reloading the .357Sig is cheap and easy once you get the hang of it, but if you don't reload, it's sort of a ##### to shoot. In larger centres than Ottawa, factory ammo is easy to find but quite expensive...

Like Artiz said, it's easier to get a pistol chambered in .40S&W and switch out the barrel, but that said, I vaguely remember seeing one for sale recently. I thought it was in the EE but it's not. I'll see if I can find it.
 
sandman said:
Does anyone use/shoot a gun in .357 sig caliber?? If you do, what advantages or disadvantages have you found.
Also, does anyone know where I can purchase a glock in .357 sig......at the momen it seems everywhere I look no one stocks them..
Thanks,
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There is no doubt that .357Sig is a fine cartridge and that there is nothing wrong with SIGs and Glocks chambered in this caliber. But as you can see yourself they aren't very popular due to availability and cost of .357Sig ammo. You can get 9mm or .40S&W brass almost for free. This is not the case with .357Sig. If you want to shoot a lot .357 is not the best choice doesn't matter weather you reload or not.

:cheers: Kazimier
 
.357Sig is cheap to reload if you have cases (similar to 9mm). As people said already, any .40S&W semi can be converted to 357Sig with simple barrel swap
 
Thanks for all your feedback....I reload all my ammo and did look into reloading this caliber. I have seen that Dillon offers a set of dies that will neck down 40cal brass to chamber .357. I've ben told this is an easy reload and of course cheap due to 40 brass availability.
With regards to changing the barrel on a 40 with a .357, I've read it may not shoot very accurate due to improper lockup etc......but again, I have only read about it....I haven't had the pleasure of trying it.
The whole point was to shoot IPSC or IDPA matches with a caliber that not too many use in production or standard.
Take Care,
 
Armafix said:
If you want to shoot a lot .357 is not the best choice doesn't matter weather you reload or not.
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I have to disagree here. As long as you have a steady supply of 9mm bullets and small pistol primers, you can shoot .357Sig all day. Cases last a long time and, as others have mentioned--though I've never tried it myself--you can neck down .40S&W brass.

Anyone with a reloading press shouldn't hesitate to look into getting a pistol chambered in .357Sig.
 
I had lot's of problems trying to load regular 9mm into 357Sig cases, the OAL becomes to long and you end up crimping to far forward on the shoulder and the bullets slides back into the case if hit or chambered. With proper truncated cone bullets it's great once you get the right OAL for your gun. Uses about the same powder as a 40.
 
There's at least one guy who shoots .357 sig at my range, leaves his brass lying, but it is converted 40 cal brass. Actually when you stop to think about it, if you neck down dirt cheap 40 cal brass, and use 9mm bullets, it should be a really cheap caliber to shoot - cheap brass using cheap bullets.
 
enefgee said:
There's at least one guy who shoots .357 sig at my range, leaves his brass lying, but it is converted 40 cal brass. Actually when you stop to think about it, if you neck down dirt cheap 40 cal brass, and use 9mm bullets, it should be a really cheap caliber to shoot - cheap brass using cheap bullets.
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sounds promising, now where are all the small pistol primers ;)
 
Some guys shoot .357 sig out of their open guns... they always leave their brass lying around because it isn't worth the effort to pick it up. If you learn to neck down your .40 brass, it's a really cheap ammo to reload (on par with 9mm).
 
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