[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

The .357 Sig cartridge was created in an attempt to get .357 Magnum bullet performance from a semi-automatic handgun. The .357 is only a revolver cartridge. The .357 Sig uses the same bullets and was created to try to mimic the Magnum's stellar performance.

Here is a comparison of the .357 Sig cartridge against the .357 magnum. The shorter .357 Sig is on the left. It's a great round.

.357 Sig.

Size comparison of .357 Sig and .357 Magnum. Sig on left, Magnum on right.

Size comparison of .357 Sig and 9mm.

Ballistic comparison.

[mylife]

That is a serious wound channel.

[IM2MAD]

How much would 174K of those cost?

[qaz123]

The .357 Sig round was developed by Sig to be the next, latest and greatest round for law enforcement. Like the .40 S&W did a few years ago.

Great round, but since it never caught on with the majority of LE agencies, it is very very expensive.

Its the issued round for the Secret Service and Air Marshals.

But, since its the Feds buying and they could care less about how they spend our money, that’s what we get.