The Firearms Forum - Gun Community  
TheFirearmsForum.com
FOUNDED: February 9, 2001
If you prefer to make a donation by check,
send an email to Support for the mailing address.

Go Back   The Firearms Forum - Gun Community > Member Discussions > General Discussion

Notices


Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 02-25-2004, 11:48 AM   #1
mass confusion
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1
Question 357Mag. vs. 357Sig.

I am new with guns, I have recently shot a .357 magnum, I've been looking and I have noticed there is a .357Sig, can anyone tell me what the difference in bullets is?

Also I have been researching guns, I have been looking into .357Sig and a .40S&W, can anyone tell me what they think would be the better answer and why?

-->
mass confusion is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-25-2004, 12:00 PM   #2
tuckerd1
Advanced Senior Member
 
tuckerd1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Paint Rock Valley, Alabama
Posts: 3,147
Default

Welcome mass confusion! Check into our Centerfire Pistol/Revolver Forum or our Ammo & Reloading Forum. There have been some good discussions on these rounds.
tuckerd1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-25-2004, 12:13 PM   #3
SouthernMoss
*Admin Tech Staff*
 
SouthernMoss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: SW MS
Contributor
Posts: 10,651
Default

Welcome to TFF, Mass Confusion!

Here's a page that shows various pistol cartridges, as well as statistics:

http://users2.ev1.net/~lertsman/Pistol-ammo.html
__________________


My Second protects your First


"I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man,
but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand." - Susan B Anthony
SouthernMoss is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-25-2004, 01:17 PM   #4
Marlin
*TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor*
 
Marlin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever!
Contributor
Posts: 13,854
Default

Glad to see you at TFF, mass confusion. Hope you enjoy it here and will become more than a frequent visitor.

We are a diverse group and enjoy a camaraderie unsurpassed anywhere on the Web. Our collective knowledge is some of the finest you will find anywhere and is unsurpassed.

Please pull up a stump and make yourself at home. We are dedicated to the preservation of the United States Constitution and those who gave their all to see it through from the beginning to the present. We hope it will be one of your favorite places. Finally, we would like you to feel that this is just as much your home as it is ours.
Attached Images
 
__________________


The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.

The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.
Marlin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-25-2004, 02:18 PM   #5
Crpdeth
Advanced Senior Member
 
Crpdeth's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Location: Location
Contributor
Posts: 8,247
Default

Quote:
Also I have been researching guns, I have been looking into .357Sig and a .40S&W, can anyone tell me what they think would be the better answer and why?
Mass:
Fortunatally someone will be around to correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as calibers go, I dont see a huge difference in the .357SIG and the .40...
The .357SIG does have some penetration advantages over the .40...This can be a good thing, or not so good depending on the application...In the past, the .40 caliber hollow point bullets have been said not to be expanding properly when fireing upon targets at short distances, I dont know if the issue has been improved upon yet or not.
Between these two calibers, I think it will come down to simply finding a firearm that feels good in your hand, keeping in mind that the light weight guns are going to have more felt recoil than the heavy ones...Both calibers are fast, and penetrate deep, so if used as a home defense gun with people in other parts of the house, I would highly recommend that you hook up with C&R Ammo here in the fourms and pick up a box or two of frangible ammo.

Sorry I dont know much about the 357 Mag, thats one gun that I have never owned for some reason.
Good luck in your search, and welcome aboard!

~Crp
__________________
Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.
~Eric Hoffer
Crpdeth is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:06 PM.

STILL SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING? TRY THE TFF "GOOGLE" SEARCH ENGINE BELOW!
Google

Copyright ©2002 - 2013, TheFirearmsForum.Com