(stupid question) Would you buy a .357 sig revolver?

[KJS]

Overkill above mentioned the relative rarity of .357 Sig outside of LE. Why does LE pick .357 Sig?

I thought a popular criticism of .357 Magnum is overpenetration. Wouldn't this also be a problem with cops blowing a hole through bad guys and any nice folks behind them with a .357 Sig?

 

[RugerMcMarlin]

I heard "Flat Shootin" and "Drug Dealing Pit Bulls" cure as reasons.

Bullet selection and suitability is a different dept.

 

[420Stainless]

Nope. Won't buy a semiauto in it either unless I find an unusual bargain in one somehow. Nothing wrong with them, but I already have a .40 S&W that I feel covers that territory and .357 Magnum revolvers are becoming a thorn in my side. Every time I turn around I see another one I want.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

No for all the good reason already listed.

 

[BBroadside]

I think I'd sooner by an autoloader in .45 (long) Colt than a revolver in .357 SIG. There are certain cartridges that seem to work well in both autos and revos, like .45 ACP. In addition to Ruger and S&W, several European companies have made 9mm revolvers, including FN for a time and of course Korth.

In answer to KJS, I personally did not think overpenetration is why police moved away from .357 Magnum. I thought it was more about recoil, reload time, and ammo capacity. If I were going into combat with a service handgun (i.e. for some reason I can't have a rifle or shotgun, e.g. I'm a beat cop or a bike cop or whatever), I'd pick a Glock 31 (15 rounds) over a revolver (8 rounds max, and I don't think those were too common when police started leaving revolvers behind). Ditto for small guns, a Glock 33 is nine rounds versus five, max six in a snubby revolver.

I say this is as a dedicated fan of revolvers.

Why cops would pick .357 SIG over 40 S&W? I'm not quite sure, but it may just be that old-timers swear by the .357's stopping power. Hard to argue with, say, a police vet who once brought down some big axe-wielding psycho with a single good torso shot, and he was probably using a .357. I personally don't have any strong beliefs comparing .357 to .357 to .40 to .45, but a lot of folks do.

 

[glockky]

I have a glock 31C 357 sig and i think its a great pistol, and i like the cartridge ( in an autoloader it makes sense). But in my opinion it doesnt compare to .357 mag like it was intended too especially if u are a reloader you can load the .357 mag leaps and bounds better than the 357 sig. But like i said the round does have its place.

 

[Rollie]

I tried to shoot PPC with a N frame .45 acp. Jacketed bullets worked ok, but were too expensive. The lead bullet reloads would leave small deposits of lead shavings in the step where the mouth of the case headspaced in the cylinder. These would build up and not allow the case to fully enter the cylinder and result in erratic double action in only 50 rounds. A semi will slam the case into the chamber and force the excess debris out ahead of it. I was tempted to have the step removed and machined into a taper as in a conventional revolver chamber, then continuing to use the clips ( A pain ), or .45 auto rim cases. Sold the gun instead, wished I would have kept it.

 

[jad0110]

I've never even come up with a reason to buy a semi-auto in .357 Sig, much less a revolver.

My thoughts as well.

I thought a popular criticism of .357 Magnum is overpenetration.

Depends on the bullet. A 180 hard cast semi wadcutter? Oh yeah, a round like that fired down the gullet and neck of a decent sized black bear would probably wind up somewhere in his butt .

A 110 grain JHP? If anything, such a load would probably open up so fast that it might actually under penetrate.

And that's the beauty of .357 Mag, you've got so many choices in projectiles, design and construction it is mind boggling. Not to mention that you've also got the .38 special option in the same gun. Shot shells, wax bullets ... yep, those work too.

 

[lobo9er]

What problem would a .357 Sig revolver solve?

If I reloaded or was invested in 357sig and wanted a revolver to share ammo it would be a good idea

 

[gunnutery]

Somehow I'm getting the feeling that people just don't want a .357sig revolver.

 

[jhvaughan2]

I was thinking about runing a poll to see if anyone would answer a poll that is a stupid question.

I guess I don't need to do that now

 

[BBroadside]

I personally have tons of stupid question idea but I'm too chicken to post them. Why put a laser and a red dot on the same gun? Would you buy a .454 Casull / .410 shotshell revolver? If there were no NFA taxes on smoothbore pistols (AOWs), short-barreled weapons, etc., what would you own?* How does .218 Bee compare to 5.7mm for self-defense?

They're all sort of stupid because none of them have any effect on the actual market. Folks buy what they want and the companies don't produce much else.

* I'd want a gas-operated .410 autoloader, lain out kind of like a '96 Mauser, with a modified choke and express sights. Why? I don't know!

 

[Strahley]

No, I see zero reason to ever consider buying such a gun. If one were given to me, I'd probably sell it

 

[joeq]

No thank you, I'll stick to 357 mag. Even in an autoloader I prefer 40 S&W over 357SIG.