Which .357 Sig handgun?

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O.K. A friend of mine has settled on getting a .357 Sig caliber Handgun and I wanted to ask what would be a good one to get. I've seen that Glock and Sig Sauer has them but I know very little about them or the .357 Sig cartridge in general.

My friend has some experience with handguns (but not the .357 Sig), lives in the country and will use it primarily for home defense and range duties. He hunts but only rarely and there is a remote possibility he will conceal carry. While I'm sure he has a price limit, I'd like to know all the options for new .357 Sig handguns. Thank you.
 
The .357 Sig cartridge is a bottleneck high pressure design that was made to mimic the .357 magnum 125 grain load that is known to be an excellent stopper.

Best factory loads do send a 125 grain jhp at 1400 fps or so from a 4 inch barrel.

Both Glock and SIG make excellent .357 Sig class handguns.

The Glock 31, 32, and 33 all work very well as does the SIG 239, 229, 226 are also fine guns.

More here:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.357_SIG

I have Glocks in all three .357 SIG flavors as well as SIG (9mm) 239 and 229.

I prefer as a general all purpose gun the midsize Glock 32.

But they are all good.

Deaf
 
In that caliber (which is another discussion) I'd choose the Sig P229. The Secret Service carried that gun and cartridge for a while. That's a pretty high endorsement.
 
If I were to go back to 357SIG, it would probably be with a SIG, specifically, a P226.

I had three models of SIG (226, 229, 239) in the caliber, and one Glock, a 31. The SIG's seemed to handle the round fine, with no indication of wear, the Glock on the other hand, seemed to be beating itself to death. The locking block was impacting the slide, causing heavy peening.

If you look at the SIG's, Id suggest you look at both the 226 and 229. They are very close in size, yet have a very different feel. The 229 is a chunky thing, where the 226 is more svelte.
 
If I was looking for a .357 Sig, I think first choice would be a p226 with the P229 being a close second. Coming in third would be the S&W M&P .357.
 
My only experience with .357sig was with a Glock 27 with a .357 sig barrel drop in (converted as they say). Cycled great wit G27 magazines.

I'd read this is hot ammo and was bracing for a horrific recoil jolt. Frankly, the recoil was no worse than when I run the 27 in stock .40 mode. Would have liked to shot more of this caliber but I can't find any. :(
 
If your a da man p250 or p320 if Sa. Both are modular, slides with barrels are all you change through 9mm, 357 or 40, making practice a bit a bit cheaper, Sig offers a 2sum of the p250 including a full size and sub compact for under 500usd. The slides with barrels can be had for under 200 ( I paid 150 last year) for each additional cal. Very modular. For under 1000 I got my p250 to be 4 guns... The 45 requires a different grip frame(± 50usd).

They have a longer sight radius too. The glocks are a bit lighter and seem to fit a smaller hand
 
I own and sometimes carry a G33, and I like Glocks in general. I personally don't recommend the caliber, but if someone has their heart set on it, my vote goes to getting a Sig. In my opinion, 357 is the worst chambering available for Glocks.
 
Agreed, although those I know with them love them, they do a lot of maintenance compared with none on any of the sig guys I know with the caliber.
 
What?

Glocks in .357 Sig take a lot of maintenance?

News to me. I've never done any maintenance with my Glocks in 31, 32, and 33 persuasion that I don't with my Glock 19 or 26.

What kind of extra maintenance does the Glock need?

Deaf
 
I would get a Sig P320 in 9mm. Allows for choice of full-size, compact, subcompact frames and slides. When the pistol is registered with Sig Sauer, they will issue a one-time use, 20% off coupon for any item(s) in their store.

Use the coupon to buy a .357 sig caliber X-change kit which includes barrel, slide, recoil spring assembly and frame. With the discount, the conversion kit will run less than $250 and will allow the buyer to have two different frame sizes (if desired) as well as two different calibers. The fire control unit can quickly be switched over.

I suggest buying the full pistol in 9mm because the .357 sig conversion kits are available now but the 9mm are not. The pistol can be run in 9mm for practice and the $250 for the conversion kit will quickly be made up in ammunition savings. And if .357 sig ammo becomes scarce locally (as it sometimes does) the buyer will still have a fully functional 9mm pistol.
 
Deaf Smith said:
What?

Glocks in .357 Sig take a lot of maintenance?

News to me. I've never done any maintenance with my Glocks in 31, 32, and 33 persuasion that I don't with my Glock 19 or 26.

What kind of extra maintenance does the Glock need?

Deaf
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Not all with the glocks had excessive maintenance, just seemed the rule of thumb. Just sharing what others have told me. I'm a 45 man myself.
 
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