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How many different types of ammo are there for a 357 I got 357 mag and 357 sig and neither fits your 357 colt python?
a 357 cal. revolver cartridge WILL fit a colt 357 python. Also, a 38 special will fit a 357 cal. python. The 357 sig cartridge will NOT fit a 357 colt python................ The 357 sig cartridge ONLY fits the sig model pistol For clarity.....the sig 357 is a pistol. But, the 357 python is a revolver................
What is a 357 sig pistol?
357 sig is a cartridge that is a relatively high speed handgun round. It is not a pistol itself, many, many pistols are chambered for this cartiridge.
Can you shoot 357 Sig rounds in your 357 Mag Ruger pistol?
.357 Sig and .357 Magnum are not even close. .357 Magnum is a rimmed, straight walled cartridge for use in revolvers. .357 Sig is a rimless, bottle necked cartridge used in semiautomatic pistols. They don't even use the same bullet diameter. Other than the name, there is almost no similarity. In other words, NO.
Does anyone make a 357 Sig Barrel for a Smith and Wesson Model 4006?
I am trying to make a deal with a coworker who says his 4006 came as a dual caliber gun .40 cal and .357 mag. I know the gun cannot be .357 mag so it must be a .357 sig. I have not yet seen the .357 barrel. I do know that Bar-Sto makes a .357 sig barrel as I just read the article on reloading .357 sig. Search google for 4006*.357 sig.
Is 357 magnum for Glock the same ammo used in revolvers?
No. Revolvers use the rimmed .357 Magnum cartridge. While there are automatics designed to fire this cartridge (Coonan and Desert Eagle, primarily), it's not the same as the cartridge you had in mind. If you saw a Glock marked '.357', that means it's chambered for the .357 Sig cartridge - not the .357 Magnum. While the .357 Magnum is essentially a lengthened .38 Special, the .357 Sig is an entirely different cartridge, consisting of a .40 S&W casing, necked down to fit a 9mm projectile. The cartridge name is a reflection of the attempts at the designer to come up with an automatic pistol cartridge which could duplicate the performance of the .357 Magnum.
What guns can shoot a 357 sig?
Glock makes a couple of models that will fire the .357 Sig cartridge, and Sig makes a couple of models that will. Right off hand, I don't know of any others, although there may be some.
Is the cartridge of a caliber .357 can load and fire on caliber .38 revolver?
No. The .38 Special cartridge can be fired in a .357 Magnum revolver - and only a revolver, which does not require chamber headspacing - but it doesn't work the other way around. The .357 Magnum cartridge is too long to fit into a .38 Special cylinder, and the .357 Sig cartridge is in no way compatible, either with the .357 Magnum or the .38 Special.
Is there a 357 automatic hand gun?
Yes, there have been a couple. At least one company (Coonan) has built a semi auto pistol that fires the .357 Magnum cartridge. A much more common find would be handguns built in the .357 Sig caliber. This is a bottlenecked .357 cartridge intended to duplicate the performance of the .357 magnum, but in an auto pistol cartridge.
Can yo shoot a 357 sig bullet from a 357 mag gun?
No. The two cartridges are not interchangeable. The .357 Sig got its name because it was an attempt to replicate the performance of the .357 Magnum cartridge in a semi-auto pistol. This was done by taking a 9mm bullet, and placing it in a necked down .40 S&W casing, whereas the .357 Magnum is a much longer, and rimmed, cartridge, developed simply by lengthening the .38 Special.
Does a Sig Sauer p229 shoot 357 Magnum?
No. You can get a Sig P229 that will fire .357 Sig, but that is not the same as .357 magnum.
What is more powerful 357 or 40 caliber?
In order, it would go .357 Magnum, .357 Sig, and then .40 S&W. Actually, .357 magnum is almost always more powerful than .40. "Power" usually refers to muzzle energy. Muzzle energy of a .357 magnum ranges from 575 to almost 800 depending on the load, where .40 SW normally ranges from 425 to 525 at the most. .357 Sig ranges from a little over 500 to around 775, so it is comparable to the .40. Size of the cartridge or size of the bullet in the cartridge does not necessarily correlate directly to power. In other words, just because one cartridge is a larger caliber than another, doesn't not mean it is more powerful than the smaller one. It depends on several factors, such as cartridge specification, and the length of the barrel of the gun it is fired from.
What does .357 SIG mean?
The .357 SIG is a rimless bottlenecked pistol cartridge developed in 1994 by SIG Sauer. While it is based on a .40 S&W case necked down to accept 0.355-inch (9.0 mm) bullets, the .357 SIG brass is slightly longer (0.009-inch (0.23 mm) to 0.020-inch (0.51 mm)).357 refers to the cartridge having similar ballistics to 125 grain .357 Magnum revolver round. SIG refers to SIG Sauer, the company which developed the cartridge.The cartridge is not proprietary. Other manufacturers, such as Glock, also offer pistols in this caliber.Most .40 S&W pistols can be converted to .357 SIG by replacing the barrel, but sometimes the recoil spring must be changed as well. Pistols with especially strong recoil springs can accept either cartridge with a barrel change. Magazines will freely interchange between the two cartridges in most pistols. .357 SIG barrel kits have allowed this cartridge to gain in popularity among handgun owners.However, the .357 SIG is loaded to higher pressures than the .40 S&W and may not be suitable for use in all .40 S&W-chambered pistols due to the increase in bolt thrust.C.I.P. and the SAAMI pressure limits for .40 S&W are 225 MPa and 35,000 psi.According to the C.I.P. guidelines the .357 SIG case can handle up to 305 MPa (44,236 psi) piezo pressure. In C.I.P. regulated countries every pistol cartridge combo has to be proofed at 130% of this maximum C.I.P. pressure to certify for sale to consumers.The SAAMI pressure limit for the .357 SIG is set at 275.80 MPa (40,000 psi), piezo pressure.
