wacki
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A friend of mine owns a Sig .357 and was told by a 'gun expert' that it can shoot a .40 cal round as well. Is there any truth to this? I doubt a 40 cal. could fit in a .357 barrel but are there any alternative bullets for the Sig?
Alternative calibers in a .357
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Anteater1717
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No he ment with a simple barrel change he could switch calibers.
No he ment with a simple barrel change he could switch calibers.
Exactly.
I have a number of guns where a barrel change (some requiring a magazine change) will allow multi-caliber shooting. With my Glock 33 I can shoot .40 and .357 Sig and 9mm with barrel and magazine changes. With my Sig 2340 I can shoot either .40 or .357 Sig with the same magazine for both. With my Steyr M40A1 I could shoot .357 Sig with a .357 barrel, but I'm not sure whether it would require a mag change. I suspect that my HK USP full size and compact in .40 would both shoot .357 Sig with the proper barrel, but again I'm not sure about magazines.
As I'm both a .40 and .357 Sig fan the ability to easily change calibers between the two is a consideration for me. Being able to do a 9mm barrel is great to save $$ on ammo, but for reliability an extractor change is often necessary.
Exactly.
I have a number of guns where a barrel change (some requiring a magazine change) will allow multi-caliber shooting. With my Glock 33 I can shoot .40 and .357 Sig and 9mm with barrel and magazine changes. With my Sig 2340 I can shoot either .40 or .357 Sig with the same magazine for both. With my Steyr M40A1 I could shoot .357 Sig with a .357 barrel, but I'm not sure whether it would require a mag change. I suspect that my HK USP full size and compact in .40 would both shoot .357 Sig with the proper barrel, but again I'm not sure about magazines.
As I'm both a .40 and .357 Sig fan the ability to easily change calibers between the two is a consideration for me. Being able to do a 9mm barrel is great to save $$ on ammo, but for reliability an extractor change is often necessary.
Glockorama
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I can shoot 10mm, .40, and 357sig in my Glock 20 with a simple barrel change, No magazine issues in any caliber.
wacki
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This is amazing. I didn't know it was this easy to switch. There should be a catalog/listing of handguns that can do this.
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