Is .357 Sig awesome or awful?

[greg vess]

It's been touted as the best self-defense round ever created. That package in a semi-auto platform only sounds dynamic to me. If I was looking at a Sig it's the only round I would consider. I saw a test where a guy shot a 9mm, a 45 and a 357 into three water soaked phone books. Two types of bullets were used with the 357. The 9mm and 45 only went into the 2nd phone book. The 357 blew through all three books and the round wasn't recovered. The damage to the last phone book was to extensive for any further testing. The exit hole from the 357 was horrifying. I'll take the Sig in .357 thank you!

 

[500mag]

...or a Glock....it is a great round.

 

[500mag]

I wish someone would make a .357 barrel for the Shield .40.

 

[agrant12]

Next question please

 

[shootin4fun]

Awesome.

 

[cmshoot]

I wish someone would make a .357 barrel for the Shield .40.

Is there enough meat in a 9mm barrel to rechamber it?

 

[mikey357]

Awesome.

I concur! LOL!... ....mikey357

 

[thegiantmidget]

Tell me more

I was planning on picking up a .357 Sig barrel for an M&P .40 for a little more versatility and performance. Barrel costs less than $100. What do y'all think?

Is it awesome or awful?

Neither.

It's expensive. It performs a little better than hot 9MM. A .357 Sig will generally hold a couple less rounds.

It's a fine self defense cartridge. No worse than any of the mainstream offerings, but not dramatically better than any of them either.

 

[Indirect Fire]

Shot placement consistintly, under a variety of circumstances, is far more awesome......

 

[The West Virginia Cowboy]

I have a Glock 32 .357 sig, with a Glock.40 S&W barrel. (Need it as a back up for my Glock 22) I also have a Sig Sauer 1911 Fastback Nightmare in .357 sig. Love the gun and the round. I bet my life on it.