Thread: What are the advantages of .357 SIG over .40 S&W?
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Old 04-19-2013, 06:56 PM
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The 357 Sig was an answer to a question nobody asked. As Chuck Taylor (I believe) said, "I never knew anyone who was ever in a gunfight who wished he had a smaller bullet." The 40 S&W works just fine. The 357 Sig was a marketing effort, designed to piggy-back on the mystique of the 357 Magnum revolver cartridge. There is NOTHING to indicate that the 357 Sig is any more effective than the 40. Yeah, yeah, there will be the "I heard about a guy who..." stories of Herculean "stopping power" of any particular round being discussed, but the bottom line is a fast and accurate shooter will always win the day...regardless of the ammo. Anyone want to face down one of my Navy SEAL friends who are carrying simple 9MM target ammo? Train and practice.
Ask one of your SEAL buddies if they would prefer a better stopper. Bet they wouldn't mind. Shot placement trumps anything but I was trained by many folks including a former SEAL and all exposed the following advice and I am paraphrasing, " carry the heaviest caliber you can accurately fire ". Nuff said.
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