I want some info on the 357 sig as a hunting round?

Answer 1

The 357 Sig is not ususlly considered a hunting round. It is the autopistol's answer to the .357 Magnum. The .357 Magnum is o.k. with 180 gr. Noslers. I doubt you can find that weight bullet in the .357 Sig.

Answer 2

The .357 Sig is unproven as a hunting round. The older .357 Magnum is a 'marginal' hunting round. Out of the longer barrels the magnum will take up to deer-sized animals.

The problem with the Sig round is that no one is loading heavier bullets and even if available they might 'beat-up' you pistol too much. The heaviest .357 Sig rounds I've seen are 147 grain Hornady hollow-points. If I were to hunt with my .357 Sig (a Glock Model 31) these are the rounds I would use. However, if I were to handgun hunt I'd choice something else. My .10mm if I wanted to use an auto loader or one of my .357 Mag revovler (or larger) if I wanted to use a wheel-gun.

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Answer 3

I don't think it would be a good hunting round. First they don't make hunting pistols for this round and second they don't have good heavy bullet weights.

I would say on Javelina it would be okay as the .40 and .45 work good even 9mm can be used, I prefer the .357magnum though, which does have good bullets and in heavier weights for hunting.

The .357 sig is a combat/self-defense cartridge designed to replicate the .357 mag in autoloaders, but it is a .40 necked down to .357/9mm. I look at it as a really hot 9mm and plus some. It does not take the place of the .357mag revolver though! It replicates the velocities with the .357mag but with lighter bullets and with good revolvers the .357mag handloader can get alot out of the cartridge. Even with the heavier weights the .357mag will beat the .357sig. The .357 sig is probably only good for the above said Javelina and maybe deer but at really really close ranges, like you would a 9mm, .40, or .45 for deer. That is not a good idea though! The .357 magnum is on the borderline as it is in a revolver as a deer cartridge, but it has and does work great in the proper ranges. Out of a rifle the .357mag is different and has more velocity and a longer suitable range. The .44mag or .41 mag is what you really should be looking at for deer and larger game in a revolver, in an autoloader the 10mm probably would be the best starting point and maybe a desert eagle in .44 mag or .50 would be better.

Hopefully that helps, have fun on the javelina, I have used a .40 s&w on javelina and usually use a .357mag. But, on the deer or larger big game, I would give yourself something with a bit more range and more room for the inevitable error.

Answer 4

So, this is yet another tweener round, not terribly different that the .400 Corbon. Ballistically it does have more energy than the 9 being a necked down .40, but runs a lighter projectile than the .45. Recoil is somewhere between a 9 and a 40. There is good ammo for it, so if you like it great. There are some agencies that have adopted it. Personally it doesn't really float my boat. I'm not a huge fan of necked cartridges in a pistol for one, and two if I wanted to give up the capacity of a 9 for more power I would just go ahead and shoot the .40 because I'm not as much about the diameter of the bullet as the weight. Hopping up a 125 grain bullet doesn't put me in the same happy place is running a 180 grain bullet, or even a 165. In fact, even in 9 my preferred defensive round is the 147 Federal Hydra shok. At the moment it's pretty expensive for the performance, but it approximates the 357 magnum performance as well as anything in a semi-auto unless you just bite the bullet so to speak and step up to a 10mm. Thinkingblade

Answer 5

OF COURSE IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU ARE HUNTING BUT WITHIN HANDGUN RANGES THE 357 SIG PACKS A WALLOP
EXCELLENT ROUND FOR SURE
PROBLEN IS THE AVAILABILITY OF AMMO
IF YOU HAVE A SOURCE IT WOULD SERVE WELL ON THIN SKINNED ANIMALS SUCH AS DEER, JAVELINA AND THE LIKE PROVIDED IT IS IN A WEAPON THATS ACCURACY COMMANDS THE RESPECT THAT THIS FINE ROUND GIVES IN PUNCH.
I FEEL THIS ROUND HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED AND IF IT BECAME EXTINCT IT WOULD BE A CRIME
I HAVE THE SAME FEARS FOR MY 41 MAG BUT NOW THAT I RELOAD FOR IT I WILL ENJOY A HAPPY RELATIONSHIP WITH IT FOR MANY YEARS

Answer 6

Would only recommend it for small game. Deer sized game can be taken (if legal) but needs a larger grain bullet than the SIG round is chambered.

Answer 7

357sig is not considered a hunting round, it's not chambered in any hunting platform firearms. There's a reason for this.