Fireman179
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Do you think they will stop producing 357sig? I don't want to buy a dying caliber.
Do you think they will stop producing 357sig? I don't want to buy a dying caliber.
I believe a few federal agencies including the United States Secret Service and Air Marshalls use this round.
Couldn't pick a worse round for an Air Marshall to carry. Overpenetration should be a concern when firing a gun on a crowded airplane, which makes the .357sig a bad choice. Also, airplanes are relatively confined spaces. Tapping off a high pressure .357sig in a confined space will almost certainly cause severe hearing loss/impairment compared to say a .45acp or a 9mm. Just a bad choice all around.
Right. They have no idea what they're doing.
I think they have a tiny little bit more expertise than the average joe.
Every drawback I posted about the .357sig for Air Marshall's are completely legitimate and valid points.
Don't assume just because a law enforcement agency carry a gun for a living means they are experts.
Please point me to a verified account of an overpenetration involving the round.
Clarify- you mean the agents, right? I think the agency itself knows what it's doing.
If you want to scour the internet for cases go for it, because I certainly wont. I don't need to do so to know that the .357sig, which was made to mimic the .357 magnum, is prone to overpenetration compared to say a 9mm or .45acp. Higher pressure rounds, that reach higher velocities, penetrate deeper and further than a lower pressure round at lower velocities.
Nope I meant the agency. You would like to think they know what they are doing but it's not always the case. The example I used about the FBI choosing the 10mm for their issued round was a total flop. Because of it they developed the .40. The FBI are supposed to have the highest of expertise at their fingertips. What makes the United States Air Marshalls any better?