Is the 357 SIG gone?
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The only guy I knew who shot a .357 SIG also shot a Colt AR-15 in 9mm...
Rowlette
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LimaCharlie
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The LGS has guns and ammo in .357 Sig.
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
Local Cabela's has plenty of it.
As well as Academy.... not many choices but there is some.
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cowboy4evr
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357 sig is about like 41 magnum when it comes to who has ammo . Usually when you find it they won't have a very big selection , different weight bullets and different manufacturers . I and my sister are real 41 magnum nuts . I recently converted my Sig P320 from 9mm subcompact to 357 sig compact using one of the "x-change kits " from Sig , comes right to your front door , no FFL required . I couldn't be happier . I've become a real convert to the 357 sig . It's a fairly easy cartridge to reload , contrary to what some will say .
It's not gone. It just never found it's calling.
Many shooters already owned auto pistols in multiple calibers by the time the .357 Sig was introduced. I owned 2 .45s, 3 .40s, and 3 9MMs. I really didn't want another caliber to take care of. I finally got curious enough to purchase a .357 barrel for my Glock 22, and it really is a hot, potent, and impressive round. However, I don't think it lives up to the hype that it's a match for the esteemed 125 Gr. .357 Magnum. It's also more expensive than other ammo and kind of a pain to reload.
For me it's been an interesting experience. However, for those of us who already own pistols in other calibers, my opinion is that it's really just a solution looking for a problem.
Many shooters already owned auto pistols in multiple calibers by the time the .357 Sig was introduced. I owned 2 .45s, 3 .40s, and 3 9MMs. I really didn't want another caliber to take care of. I finally got curious enough to purchase a .357 barrel for my Glock 22, and it really is a hot, potent, and impressive round. However, I don't think it lives up to the hype that it's a match for the esteemed 125 Gr. .357 Magnum. It's also more expensive than other ammo and kind of a pain to reload.
For me it's been an interesting experience. However, for those of us who already own pistols in other calibers, my opinion is that it's really just a solution looking for a problem.
ColbyBruce
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We have five
I have a Sig P239, Glock 31 & 32. My son has a Glock 31 and Sig P229. The .357 Sig is a fine cartridge. Try it, you'll like it.
I have a Sig P239, Glock 31 & 32. My son has a Glock 31 and Sig P229. The .357 Sig is a fine cartridge. Try it, you'll like it.
Philadelphia Patriot
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Off duty, I shoot and carry 9mm. If .357 sig cost as much as .40 s&w, then I'd probably shoot and carry .357 sig.
Years ago I came a cross a "used" Sig 229 in .357Sig w/ an extra .40 barrel and IIRC 4 mags for $500..... it is my only .357sig or .40S&W...... I was and am quit content to stick with 9mm and .45s...... but it's nice to have the option if I ever need it .
I can use my 245/220 leather.........................
I bought 2 more mags for the gun.........................
I can use my 245/220 leather.........................
I bought 2 more mags for the gun.........................
I'm sure this has been posted before but for reloaders the cost of the .357 Sig is almost the same as 9mm. I just run the clean cases through a .40 S&W carbide die then right through the Dillon progressive without lube. Buying factory ammo is a bit costly.
I suspect .357SIG will remain on the commercial market for some time. There's no shortage of folks who like to shoot their guns for the "wow" factor, meaning muzzle blast effect and noise. 
In the LE field the market has been declining, though. I don't keep lists of such things, but I usually hear of more agencies transitioning away from .357, here and there, than to it.
When I asked someone at S&W why they dropped the M&P357 from their LE catalog, I was told that they'd still make a production run for any agency who wanted to order M&P357's, but demand had dropped low enough that it was no longer considered viable to keep it as a standard production model/caliber model.
When I did another Glock armorer recert earlier this year, I asked the instructor about seeing agencies using .357 models in the classes. He said he couldn't remember the last time he taught a class where an agency was carrying .357's, and it wasn't considered a caliber that saw a lot of LE use. He looked around and asked some other armorers in the class if they knew of anyone carrying it, and the only example anyone could think of was an agency who carried a different brand of duty weapon in .357. This was pretty much the same thing that's happened in previous Glock classes, too.
I actually know another instructor who owns a Glock in .357, and he effectively used it in a shooting some years ago, but he doesn't carry it anymore. He prefers to carry 9mm or .45 ACP.
I suspect that there may be a regional influence involved in some places, meaning where a large agency may carry it, so some smaller ones might follow suit.
It's not a caliber I've often seen on the shelves in the occasional stores where I've looked in CA, OR & WA in recent years.
I've still seen a lot more .357 Magnum than .357SIG on shelves, but it's not surprising that the .357 revolver caliber remains more popular on the commercial market, considering the huge numbers of revolvers that will remain around for many years (and the greater versatility of the Magnum revolver cartridge, over the pistol cartridge ).
But hey, there are still folks who enjoy owning and using 10mm and .41 Magnum, so why not .357SIG? That's one of the great things about America and the American firearms market, after all, right?
In the LE field the market has been declining, though. I don't keep lists of such things, but I usually hear of more agencies transitioning away from .357, here and there, than to it.
When I asked someone at S&W why they dropped the M&P357 from their LE catalog, I was told that they'd still make a production run for any agency who wanted to order M&P357's, but demand had dropped low enough that it was no longer considered viable to keep it as a standard production model/caliber model.
When I did another Glock armorer recert earlier this year, I asked the instructor about seeing agencies using .357 models in the classes. He said he couldn't remember the last time he taught a class where an agency was carrying .357's, and it wasn't considered a caliber that saw a lot of LE use. He looked around and asked some other armorers in the class if they knew of anyone carrying it, and the only example anyone could think of was an agency who carried a different brand of duty weapon in .357. This was pretty much the same thing that's happened in previous Glock classes, too.
I actually know another instructor who owns a Glock in .357, and he effectively used it in a shooting some years ago, but he doesn't carry it anymore. He prefers to carry 9mm or .45 ACP.
I suspect that there may be a regional influence involved in some places, meaning where a large agency may carry it, so some smaller ones might follow suit.
It's not a caliber I've often seen on the shelves in the occasional stores where I've looked in CA, OR & WA in recent years.
I've still seen a lot more .357 Magnum than .357SIG on shelves, but it's not surprising that the .357 revolver caliber remains more popular on the commercial market, considering the huge numbers of revolvers that will remain around for many years (and the greater versatility of the Magnum revolver cartridge, over the pistol cartridge
).But hey, there are still folks who enjoy owning and using 10mm and .41 Magnum, so why not .357SIG? That's one of the great things about America and the American firearms market, after all, right?
Philadelphia Patriot
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I'd imagine 10mm is more popular than .357 Sig, at least in the civilian market.
I'd like to have a .357 SIG, but am not actively seeking one.
It's claims of being equal to the .357 mag 125 grain load were grossly deceptive and it soured me a bit.
If you compare it to the watered down, castrated .357 mag ammo being foisted upon us by the ammo companies' lawyers, the SIG round comes close.
If you compare it to actual 125 .357 Mag ammo, then NO.
For an SD or HD pistol, I'd just as soon have 9mm +P, .40, or .45 (ACP, not that stubby Glock abomination).
As much as I love high pressure magnum handguns, I don't want drop the hammer on one indoors.
It's claims of being equal to the .357 mag 125 grain load were grossly deceptive and it soured me a bit.
If you compare it to the watered down, castrated .357 mag ammo being foisted upon us by the ammo companies' lawyers, the SIG round comes close.
If you compare it to actual 125 .357 Mag ammo, then NO.
For an SD or HD pistol, I'd just as soon have 9mm +P, .40, or .45 (ACP, not that stubby Glock abomination).
As much as I love high pressure magnum handguns, I don't want drop the hammer on one indoors.
Arik
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