With its 125 grain bullet it was designed to deliver the same performance as a 357 Magnum load when fired from a 4 revolver barrel. If you expect to get the full 357 Sig ballistics out of a 4-inch barrel you are kidding yourself.
7172019 The larger Magnum cartridge has lower speeds but a muzzle energy of 539 foot-pounds while the 357 SIG a faster cartridge has only 506 foot-pounds of muzzle energy.
357 sig vs 357. 38 Super Auto or 357 Sig. 357 Sig Comparison 9mm Critical Duty P also penetrated about 18 inches had a muzzle velocity of 1118 and expanded on average to around 047 inches. Is anything but and the sights are an afterthought.
10mm is synonymous with 40 SW unless you search out full loads. The357 SIG can fire somewhere between 1350 and 1450 feet per second. If you go for a compact 357 Sig you are basically doing the 9mmP dance but only with more noise and blast.
For a beginner shooter or a rookie officer it might lead to less practice or the beginning of a bad anticipation problem. 7252006 I carry a 357 Sig that is a Kel Tec P-11 conversion. I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching.
5142020 Critical Duty 9mm vs. And interestingly for purposes of selling it to law enforcement it should have chosen 9mm P or 9mm ultra instead of357 sig because the 357 term scared police chiefs from buying it afraid that it would cast a. Its bullet is in fact355 in diameter.
Things dont fare any better for. 172019 357 Sig vs 357 Magnum vs Ballistic Gel Today on Kentucky Ballistics we perform a ballistic gel test with 357 Sig and 357 Magnum. 8212020 How Powerful is a357 SIG.
1062015 Here are the six reasons why I prefer 357 SIG over 40 SW 1 WEIGHT 357 SIG ammo is lighter to carry 155 gr 40 SW ammo weighs 13 more than 125 gr 357 SIG ammo. As illustrated in the chart357 SIG rounds - on average - achieve a velocity of about 1380 feet per second fps while38 Special rounds travel at a velocity of 880 fps. Both use a straight brass design the latter being a little tapered.
Due to the casing design and length at the absolute heaviest these rounds will be about 150-grain but the standard for a357 SIG lies in a 125-grain bullet. While the 357 SIG often has superior numbers in speed the 10mm tends to have a slight advantage in muzzle energy. ----- ----- Please check out and support the people who hel.
The ancient 38 Super performs about the same as the 9mm P while the newer 923 Winchester directly contests the 357 SIGs ballistics performance able to push a 125-grain bullet at 1450 feet per second out of a. Its the best compromise that I could come up with. It needs barrel length to deliver.
Draw Possible slight advantage to 357 Magnum when loading larger bullets 357 Magnum Trajectory vs. 8152011 The357 Magnum Hornady 125 grain XTP bullet averages 1500 fps and 624 ft lbs of energy while the 124 grain XTP357 Sig round turns out 1350 fps and 502 ft lbs. Some discussion and comparison of the 357 Sig and the 40 SW.
That the 357 SIG has the same digits in its name as the round it took inspiration from is no coincidence. The CZ-52 is an artillery piece. 11282018 But and this is important to understand it is limited in the same way the 357 Magnum is.
The Tokerov is slender and light with a decent barrel length. For us veteran pistol shooters that might be just part of the fun. In a pistol that carries 12 1 rounds that is a 08 ounce weight savings.
Which is better for personal protection. Sticking with the products we referenced above we see the 10mm Hornady XTP has a muzzle energy of 650 foot-pounds ft-lbs while the 357 SIG XTP has a muzzle energy of 490 ft-lbs. Compare this to the 357 Critical Duty which penetrated to about 189 inches had identical expansion and approximately 100 feet more of muzzle velocity.
To put this into perspective a Boeing 737 commercial airliner travels at a cruising speed of 600 mph or 880 fps. Therefore the 357 magnum is in fact a 9mm magnum Functionally its a high velocity 9mm. When a 125 grain rounds comes out of the muzzle at 1400 feet per second it creates a huge flash and a big bang.
The357 Sig has more muzzle blast and report.
