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 05-24-2007, 05:44 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5 |  357 Sig = 357 Mag?
I know many police officer that hated to give up their 357 Magnum revolvers, when their departments went to a semi-auto handgun.
The 357 Mag has a outstanding reputation for stopping a bad guy! The 125 gain hollow point traveling around 1,400 fps. was one of best, if not the best defensive handgun rounds produced.
Since the 357 Sig also has a 125 grain hollow point traveling around 1,400 fps. does this make it just as effective as the 357 Magnum? | 
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| 09-26-2007, 07:14 PM | #2 | Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 67 |
Source: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Guns-Fire...357-Pistol.htm
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Sig Sauer sought to pack the power of the .357 Mag into an autopistol cartridge when they introduced the 357Sig about a decade ago. In reality, the 357Sig falls about 30 fps short of the .357 Magnum in velocity out of barrels of the same length. Probably the most reasonably-priced pistol firing the 357Sig is going to be the Glock.
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| 10-16-2010, 03:24 AM | #3 | Thank Ya, Very Much! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Somewhere being Awesome Posts: 8,404 |
Hmmmmm, Interesting. 
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| 10-16-2010, 04:01 AM | #4 | Sh!t better not happen! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sometimes in, Utah Posts: 1,087 |
The .357 sig. bullet is actually a .355” diameter (9 m.m.) so its pretty close diameter wise. I am still working up hand loads for my P226, and my Lyman book lists 1400 fps as about the maxload for a 125 gr. Speer Gold Dot, depending on powders, I’m still down in the 1200-1300 fps range, but still a fast bullet.
Interesting question though, My Ruger Blackhawk .357 mag has a helluva lot more recoil than my Sig P226 .357 sig. I guess a range report is in order, as I have never had them both out at the same time.
Thanks for the idea, maybe next weekend  __________________
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| 10-16-2010, 04:28 AM | #5 | Sh!t better not happen! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sometimes in, Utah Posts: 1,087 |
Dang, I've been had again __________________
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| 10-16-2010, 04:36 AM | #6 | Thank Ya, Very Much! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Somewhere being Awesome Posts: 8,404 |
I am very interested in seeing your range report using both rounds, you should make some ballistics gel and to the testing, would be fun and informative. | |
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| 10-16-2010, 04:46 AM | #7 | Sh!t better not happen! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sometimes in, Utah Posts: 1,087 |
Yeah , I’ll still try it Shihan, even after posting to a 3 year old Glock thread, Funny Stuff 
I was just going to shoot steel plates though, and see which did the most damage, I think I know that answer already though __________________
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| 10-16-2010, 04:50 AM | #8 | Thank Ya, Very Much! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Somewhere being Awesome Posts: 8,404 |
I would make the ballistic gel and do the range report also, problem is I don't have a 357 magnum.
You don't by chance have a 10mm you could test also. | |
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| 10-16-2010, 04:55 AM | #9 | Sh!t better not happen! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sometimes in, Utah Posts: 1,087 |
In fact I do! __________________
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| 10-16-2010, 05:03 AM | #10 | Thank Ya, Very Much! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Somewhere being Awesome Posts: 8,404 |
How about a range report with all three? That would be good. | |
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