Whats so great about .357 Sig

[45R]

I'd like to have another Sig and .40/.357 Sig sounds neat.
Whats so great about .357 Sig. I have heard it compared to the 7.62Tok round.

Comments. I'd love to hear your opinions.

 

[pogo2]

Flash/Bang/Price

The .357 Sig has more flash and bang than the .40, at a higher price. It is equally effective.

 

[Marko Kloos]

The .357SIG is a nice caliber, very flat-shooting and relatively hard-hitting. It is designed to duplicate the respected .357 Magnum 125-grain JHP load, which has an excellent manstopper reputation.

The .357SIG has it all over the 7.62 Tokarev, in that it throws a much heavier and better designed bullet. A .357SIG 124-grain bullet moves along at 1400-ish feet per second out of a decent-length barrel. The typical 7.62 Tok throws a 86-grain FMJ bullet at roughly the same speed. The .357SIG generates twice as much muzzle energy, and beats the military Tokarev load silly when it comes to terminal ballistics.

In addition, the bottleneck .357SIG offers more feed reliability over straight-walled cartridges like the .40S&W in theory.

 

[10-Ring]

I like shooting the 357sig far more than the 40. I like how accurate the round is, the flash & the bang

 

[Climb14er]

<The .357 Sig has more flash and bang than the .40, at a higher price. It is equally effective.>

The 357 Sig in my P239 is a more reliable feeder than the .40, is more accurate, and IMHO, has less snap than the .40 caliber.

Yes, the ammo costs more butg I can buy a box of 50 for $9.80 from my local gun dealer. That's not too bad.

 

[Obiwan]

Buy good ammo and the flash is the same

There is definitely more bang

Shoots flatter..seems more accurate

It is basically a +p+ 9mm handgun

Ammo is pretty reasonable if you shop around

 

[JohnKSa]

A .357SIG 124-grain bullet moves along at 1400-ish feet per second out of a decent-length barrel. The typical 7.62 Tok throws a 86-grain FMJ bullet at roughly the same speed.

Not arguing the relative superiority of the two rounds, but the 7.62x25 is quite a bit hotter than described.

The S&B website shows that their 7.62x25 ammo launches an 85 grain bullet at 1650fps out of a typical length barrel. That's going to crank out over 500 ft/lbs of energy.

The .357 SIG will beat the 7.62x25 in the energy arena, but not by anything close to a factor of two. Muzzle energy for it will be in the mid to high 500 ft/lb range.

 

[Black Snowman]

.357 SIG has slightly more muzzle energy potential than the .40 S&W, and with the lighter bullet less recoil energy. Other positive attributes have already been mentioned.

It has several advantages and 1 disadvantage to .40 for reloaders. Bullets to reload it with are plentiful and inexpensive. Rounds are less likely to pressure spike as bullet set-back takes up far less volume than in a .40
Only real down side is the brass wears faster being a bottle neck.

I have a .40 but that's just because I wanted more than a 9mm in the post AWB era and it came in the gun I wanted, the Glock 24P. Well, that an the .357 SIG came out after I had gotten it. I haven't gotten many handguns since and none of those have been available in .357 SIG. My next planned purchase is a 10 MM. Already have dies and bullets so that's helping me justify the purchase