I myself abandoned my .40/.357sig carry during the Biden yrs. because I wanted more rounds in case I was cornered by a mostly peaceful progressive gathering (RIOT).

After all, we have the new 9mm. Not the old one from 20 yrs. ago.

I still enjoyed this video from Massad Ayoob.
For the .357Sig fans.

Watched it last night. As a fan of the cartridge (but no longer the owner of any 357 platform), I thoroughly enjoyed the video.

That is a good video. I have heard it surmised that if 357SIG had come out first, we may never have gotten 10mm or 40SW

I still have a G23 somewhere with a 357SIG barrel and a couple thousand rds of 357SIG ammo

I carried a P226 in 357SIG while policing from 2003-2018 when I retired. The department was going back to the 9mm due to cost savings and qualification percentages.

We carried the Speer gold dot 125 grain and I used it to dispatch many deer, struck by cars. I was attacked by a giant Rottweiler during a search warrant once when the owner sicced it on me. And once by another rotty that came across a fence after me. The GD went from chest to the rump and was recovered under the skin.

In both uses it worked. Our SWAT guys shot an armed man with it and it was a one shot and done. Center mass, dropped him.

Still have the pistol, but bought a 40S&W barrel so I can use that caliber.

I have an Sig P239 and Glock G32 in 357 SIG. love the caliber and I have several thousand rounds to feed them with.

I’d be interested to see how a .357 Sig would work in a PCC platform. There are a few 10mm ones out there but no 257 Sig. with the velocity advantage of a 6-ish inch barrel, and a lighter, higher velocity round than a 10mm, it should shoot a bit flatter with more usable range than most PCCs.

Sig SP2022 40 and 357 here. This is my woods gun, love the 357sig!

P229 Legion with 40, 357 and 9 barrels. Cheap practice ammo and optimum sd cartridge

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Originally posted by Shackelford:
I’d be interested to see how a .357 Sig would work in a PCC platform. There are a few 10mm ones out there but no 257 Sig. with the velocity advantage of a 6-ish inch barrel, and a lighter, higher velocity round than a 10mm, it should shoot a bit flatter with more usable range than most PCCs.

Wasn’t there an MP5 variant in 357 Sig? Maybe experimental for USSS back in the day?

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Originally posted by G-Dog:
Wasn’t there an MP5 variant in 357 Sig? Maybe experimental for USSS back in the day?

Yes, you can still build a custom one. It won't be cheap and will require gunsmithing. Here is a barrel .

My first carry gun was a P226R in .357SIG. I still have it, though it doesn't get shot too much anymore. It is still a great round.

I don’t think it’s underrated, under appreciated perhaps. I think ammo cost doomed it for most LE agencies.

Why was .357SIG always so expensive, relatively speaking? Lack of supply? The cost of the bottleneck case? I mean it’s basically just a .40 necked down to a 9mm projectile. Neither of those components were rare?

Ballistically .357SIG is a pretty amazing round but I never liked its “blast” so to speak. Not the recoil as that was a non issue but the blast wave/noise/crack it put out was always a bit off putting to me.

That was a really informative Massad Ayoob video, as are all of his. I especially enjoyed hearing him describe shooting water mocassins with it (and other calibers) and how the snakes reacted to being hit by the various calibers.

I have a SIG P229 all stainless steel in 40 S&W bought NIB but have never picked up a 357 SIG barrel for it (yet). Does SIG still sell barrels in that caliber?

Yes they do.

P229 357 SIG Barrel

I'm sure you could find them cheaper on eBay or Gunbroker or by just searching online in general.

357 Sig and Sig 239 is a great combo.

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Originally posted by Chris Orndorff:
I don’t think it’s underrated, under appreciated perhaps. I think ammo cost doomed it for most LE agencies.

This. It's also ridiculously LOUD indoors.

He alluded to it but bullet setback can be an issue with repeated chambering of the same round. Alway a good idea to inspect as you load the mag to avoid the extra spicey. I also have a sp2022 in 357. Definitely has a bite to match the bark.

I have a P239 DAK in 357 Sig. it was one of my most carried guns. Still do on occasion. Recently picked up a P250 sub compact in .40. I would love to find a 357 SIG barrel for it if anybody has one laying around.

Sig P239 in .357 Sig is one of my favorites. Very easy to shoot and scary accurate.

Loved shooting my 320 in 357Sig, hated feeding it.
Was getting harder and harder to find factory ammo on the shelf, converted back to 9mm