Mike P. Wagner
New member
My "poor man's alternative to the .357 SIG" (a CZ-52 shooting the 7.62 x 25 Tokarev) cracked its slide last week. I have been thinking about replacing it with the real thing. The CZ-52 is very cool, but it's pretty far out pf the mainstream, hard to get parts for, etc.
I have read petej55's glowing review of the Steyr M357, and also at least one other glowing review bu Extremist. I am leaning heavily toward saving my pennies for the M357.
One other choice occurs to me, the Cougar 8357. One regional difference might make this a good choice- the North Carolina Highway Patrol is going to the 8357, which may mean that parts and ammo will be readily available in NC for this pistol. Is this a correct supposition?
The core of the tradeoff looks to me to be weight vs. low bore axis. The Cougar is a little heavier (32.4 oz vs 28 oz), but it looks like it has a much higher bore axis. I don't know what to make of Beretta's claim that the rotating barrel absorbs a lot of energy. The most extensive .357 SIG shooting that I have done is in a SIG P239, which is 27.4 ounces, and I was comfortable with that, so I don't know how to evaluate these differences.
How would people compare the Steyr M357 and Cougar 8357?
BTW, if you want to rant and rave about how the .357 SIG is the instrument of the Devil, please start a new thread. I've already picked the caliber.
Thanks,
Mike P. Wagner
I have read petej55's glowing review of the Steyr M357, and also at least one other glowing review bu Extremist. I am leaning heavily toward saving my pennies for the M357.
One other choice occurs to me, the Cougar 8357. One regional difference might make this a good choice- the North Carolina Highway Patrol is going to the 8357, which may mean that parts and ammo will be readily available in NC for this pistol. Is this a correct supposition?
The core of the tradeoff looks to me to be weight vs. low bore axis. The Cougar is a little heavier (32.4 oz vs 28 oz), but it looks like it has a much higher bore axis. I don't know what to make of Beretta's claim that the rotating barrel absorbs a lot of energy. The most extensive .357 SIG shooting that I have done is in a SIG P239, which is 27.4 ounces, and I was comfortable with that, so I don't know how to evaluate these differences.
How would people compare the Steyr M357 and Cougar 8357?
BTW, if you want to rant and rave about how the .357 SIG is the instrument of the Devil, please start a new thread. I've already picked the caliber.
Thanks,
Mike P. Wagner