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wolfe 21
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posted December 19, 2018 03:55 PMHide Post
Like my Nightmare. Don't think it does anything that any of my others can't, but I got it cheap. So... YMMV.


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TN Mark
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posted December 19, 2018 04:03 PMHide Post
A Sig 1911 in 357Sig you say. Buy it now or let the forum know where it is so someone who knows what to do can buy it to enjoy it.


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posted December 19, 2018 05:41 PMHide Post
I for one think you should not buy one. This only applies if they don't have two.



 
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21bubba
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posted December 24, 2018 01:57 PMHide Post
I'm late the party I know.

I own one and I' make you a deal. Buy it and if you don't like it I'll buy it.

Try to have someone video your first mag out of the gun. You'll be grinning like a fool.


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car541
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posted December 24, 2018 02:14 PMHide Post
the 38 super is a better option. It is the right length cartridge for a 1911 frame, has very similar performance and allows conversion to 9mm with just a barrel and a magazine.

It is also a classic, having been introduced in 1911's in the 1920's. If you are a reloader, the .38 super comp (rimless 38 super) will feed a little better since it isnt semi rimmed.


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slosig
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posted December 25, 2018 04:10 PMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
Alright, so the local fun store has a Sig 1911 Nightmare Fastback Carry (who the hell comes up with these names?) in .357 Sig. I really have no practical need for it, it really doesn't fill any gaps in the carry rotation or does anything that I don't already have something else for, but yet I'm somehow drawn to it.

I already have a couple of commander sized alloy framed 1911's in .45ACP hat are lighter and more suitably for carry. I've got a gov't sized 1911 in 10mm that packs more punch that the .357 Sig. But yet, I'm still digging the idea of getting a .357 Sig to play with and I like 1911's...

So what say the all knowing oracle of knowledge that is SigForum?

I always love it when someone asks this bunch of enablers to talk them out of buying a gun. I swear it is code for “I’ve got this thing three quarters bought in my mind. Help me out with the last 25%.”

I must say I got a kick out of the folks saying “No, get 38 Super instead.”, when what they surely mean is “Grab this one now, then look for one in .38 Super so you can compare and contrast.”

Enjoy the pistol!
 
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Il Cattivo
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posted December 25, 2018 05:36 PMHide Post
If only SIG made more options available in their .38 Super lineup of 1911s! SIG really seems focused on the .45s, which I'm sure makes market sense, but it took them a few years to make a couple of options available in 357SIG and, well, how many people really want a bright, shiny .38 Super with target sights?
 
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Riley
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posted December 25, 2018 05:47 PMHide Post
Have you bought it yet?



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posted December 27, 2018 05:34 PMHide Post
Is a 357 Sig in a single stack 1911 platform 99 44/100% reliable?


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mindustrial
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posted December 28, 2018 01:09 PMHide Post
I would think it more reliable (marginally)....given the extra room for the pointy bullets to find their way into a chamber with a little more room around them
 
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SCfromNY
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posted January 03, 2019 09:40 AMHide Post
I will confess to not reading all the comments but since almost all 1911 9mm's have a feed ramp I AM NOT GOING TO WORRY ABOUT FEEDING. That said with the gains in 9mm cartridges, cost, ease of reloading, and recoil I would skip both .357 and .38 Super and stick to 9mm.


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fquico
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posted January 04, 2019 09:22 PMHide Post
It has been some time now since you first posted. I hope you got it! The Sig Fastback Nighrmare is a tremendous platform 1911. For Christmas I got a Carry (commander) 45. If you got it in the flavor of your choice, congratulations; if not, you will regret it.
 
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posted January 05, 2019 08:20 AMHide Post
Unless you are going to reload, I would not purchase anything in 357 SIG. It's a dead caliber, and ATK announced that they are cursing production in 2019 by something like 75 percent.



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rscalzo
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posted January 05, 2019 12:19 PMHide Post
Many agencies around here have dropped it in favor of the 9mm. Only large agency I know that still uses it is the FAMS.


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posted January 05, 2019 05:49 PMHide Post
Let's see: An irredeemable alcoholic walks into a bar and begs the bartender to keep him from drinking.

Sound familiar?



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jimmy123x
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posted January 07, 2019 08:45 AMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by maxwayne:
Let me be in the minority and say no. I really like 1911's also. If it were me, I would get 38 super instead of the .357 Sig.


I don't have a need for either caliber and .38 super IS the traditional round for a 1911 aside from .45 acp. BUT, if buying I'd steer towards the .357 sig simply because there is a heck of a lot more selection in self defense ammo.
 
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