Cosmodragoon
New member
The .357 magnum has made and time-tested its place in the power spectrum. I've not shot the 10mm but as we've already seen in this thread, it has a lot going for it.
One thing people keep bringing up in .357 is the ability to easily shoot .38 special. The only drawbacks are getting crud deeper in the chamber when shooting and maybe a slight loss in traveling the unrifled chamber space. Otherwise, being able to effortlessly swap between two popular caliber choices is a big selling point. But wait... can't a 10mm shoot .40?
It requires at least one extra part but it's not hard to change out the barrel in a Glock 20. Most shooters can do it on the fly with just minutes of practice. Supposedly, a good conversion barrel* makes the Glock 20 into a very reliable .40 S&W or .357 Sig. Of course, those good conversion barrels close the gap in price between G20s and fancier .357 revolvers. Following from a discussion I started here, doesn't that give the properly accessorized G20 a leg up on the .357's multi-caliber bonus?
* I haven't actually done this and don't own any Glocks. I've read that you don't need to change magazines or springs. While the first claim seemed too good to be true, a lot of people here and elsewhere report having no problems with it. I was much more concerned about spring differences but I haven't seen too many problems posted on that either...
One thing people keep bringing up in .357 is the ability to easily shoot .38 special. The only drawbacks are getting crud deeper in the chamber when shooting and maybe a slight loss in traveling the unrifled chamber space. Otherwise, being able to effortlessly swap between two popular caliber choices is a big selling point. But wait... can't a 10mm shoot .40?
It requires at least one extra part but it's not hard to change out the barrel in a Glock 20. Most shooters can do it on the fly with just minutes of practice. Supposedly, a good conversion barrel* makes the Glock 20 into a very reliable .40 S&W or .357 Sig. Of course, those good conversion barrels close the gap in price between G20s and fancier .357 revolvers. Following from a discussion I started here, doesn't that give the properly accessorized G20 a leg up on the .357's multi-caliber bonus?
* I haven't actually done this and don't own any Glocks. I've read that you don't need to change magazines or springs. While the first claim seemed too good to be true, a lot of people here and elsewhere report having no problems with it. I was much more concerned about spring differences but I haven't seen too many problems posted on that either...