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November 7th, 2017, 12:49 PM #1
Is .357 Sig dead?
I was really interested in .357 years ago. Particularly because you could use conversion kits to go between that and .40.
But I never ended up finding a .40 I liked so I gave up.
Now a few years later, nobody talks about .357 Sig. I know it was expensive compared to other popular handgun calibers.
Is it essentially a dead caliber?
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November 7th, 2017, 01:25 PM #2
Re: Is .357 Sig dead?
I'd hardly call it a dead caliber. Maybe a niche caliber for those who want higher 9mm performance.
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November 7th, 2017, 01:39 PM #3
Re: Is .357 Sig dead?
Now 9x25 Dillon is dead. But thats .357 Sig Magnum. I think thats the specs the Sig should have been made to in the first place.
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November 7th, 2017, 05:11 PM #4
Re: Is .357 Sig dead?
Just like a lot of other "niche" calibers, it will come around again and be popular.
Right now 9mm is big, but I remember about 10 years ago people wanted .40 for they're EDC and poo-poo'ed the 9mm.
Things happen in cycles.
Me personally, I carry the .357Sig round in my Sig-229 and Ive always been a big fan of it."One must be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves” ~ Machiavelli
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November 7th, 2017, 05:25 PM #5
Re: Is .357 Sig dead?
dead? no...as popular as some of the big "names"? surely not. it's more of a niche, as has been previously said...kinda like 41 magnum.
just seemed it was superfluous. there were a gazillion calibers out there...had it been marketed differently, it'd probably have been hotcakes.
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November 7th, 2017, 07:42 PM #6
Re: Is .357 Sig dead?
I know 2 game commission officers that carry the .357 Sig in Glocks model 31. The one fellow told me he has put everything down from rabid coyotes and racoons to bear with his.
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November 7th, 2017, 07:43 PM #7
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Re: Is .357 Sig dead?
I still use my P229 .357 Sig and you'll find the price of ammo has come down in cost now that federal isn't the only ammo company loading the .357 Sig.
I don't think it's any more dead than the 10mm, 45 Long Colt, 41 Mag, 32 H&R Mag, or the 38 Super to name few.The oracle is in. Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill!!
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November 8th, 2017, 12:08 PM #10
Re: Is .357 Sig dead?
It's still in use by my local township also.
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