.357 Sig ....REVOLVER
- Thread starter Lavan
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Wide & short, steeply-bottlenecked cartridges (especially high-pressure ones) and revolvers don't mix well; see Ruger "Hawkeye"...
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"..but never ever Fear. Fear is for the enemy. Fear and Bullets."
10mm: It's not the size of the Dawg in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog!
[This message has been edited by Tamara (edited October 19, 2000).]
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"..but never ever Fear. Fear is for the enemy. Fear and Bullets."
10mm: It's not the size of the Dawg in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog!
[This message has been edited by Tamara (edited October 19, 2000).]
Mike Irwin
Staff
I'm pretty certain that the Ruger Hawkeye was a singleshot swingling block pistol, therefore pretty much immune to problems with case setback.
The .22 S&W Jet, however, WAS a problem.
Tamara is correct. The .357 Sig. cartridge would be pretty much unusable in a revolver. The case setback would thoroughly jam the gun, rendering it useless, as was often the case with the Jet.
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Smith & Wesson is dead to me.
If you want a Smith & Wesson, buy USED!
The .22 S&W Jet, however, WAS a problem.
Tamara is correct. The .357 Sig. cartridge would be pretty much unusable in a revolver. The case setback would thoroughly jam the gun, rendering it useless, as was often the case with the Jet.
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Smith & Wesson is dead to me.
If you want a Smith & Wesson, buy USED!
Thank you, Mike! Too much stuff in the lint trap I have by way of a brain, apparently... 
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"..but never ever Fear. Fear is for the enemy. Fear and Bullets."
10mm: It's not the size of the Dawg in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog!
[This message has been edited by Tamara (edited October 19, 2000).]
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"..but never ever Fear. Fear is for the enemy. Fear and Bullets."
10mm: It's not the size of the Dawg in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog!
[This message has been edited by Tamara (edited October 19, 2000).]
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PreserveFreedom
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Think of how much fatter the cylinder would have to be to hold a full 6 rounds. I'd rather have it a little longer and have ammo versatility on top of it.
roundabout
Inactive
i like the idea. As for the tapered case problem, the new Taurus raging hornet is, i beleive a tapered case. Apparently critics were sceptical, citing the above mentioned .22 jet. Taurus claims that the setback problems have been fixed, making it, apparently, at least so far, one of the first successful tapered case revolvers.
That still does not address the short fatties like the Sig, but who knows?
Have a good evening.
That still does not address the short fatties like the Sig, but who knows?
Have a good evening.
The hornet case has been a wildcat on the smith .22s since the model 10 was the tough K frame. They now need a .44 frame gun to do what has been around before marines had M-1 rifles? That idea has been working for many years before Taurus figured out how to make a revolver. All hype and no gun there as this has been done and working for 60+ years. Best watch out or next they will take the 38 S&W and put a hot load in it and call it the 9mm rimmed, woops they already did that. 
They came out with the .32 mag just to keep the hype up after that 9mm 140 year round round flopped.
They came out with the .32 mag just to keep the hype up after that 9mm 140 year round round flopped. Mike Irwin
Staff
S&W revolvers have been chambered for a number of bottlenecked cartridges, including .32-20 and .38-40.
The big difference between those, which worked well, and the .22 Jet, was neck angle, length, and most importantly, operating pressure.
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Smith & Wesson is dead to me.
If you want a Smith & Wesson, buy USED!
The big difference between those, which worked well, and the .22 Jet, was neck angle, length, and most importantly, operating pressure.
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Smith & Wesson is dead to me.
If you want a Smith & Wesson, buy USED!