re: What are the boards thoughts on the .357 Sig? Is it superior to the .40 Cal?

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Originally envisioned as a do-all combat round.

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What some call a "combat round" is nothing but a glorified term for a self defense round. No one in their right mind would willingly go into combat with nothing more than a handgun, when they could use a rifle. As Colonel Cooper said. A handgun is just something to get you to a rifle or shotgun.

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In fact, today most commercial 10mm Auto isn't loaded nearly as hot as the original Norma loadings. So pretty much everyone harping about how strong 10mm Auto is, is shooting neutered loads that brought about the .40 S&W that they deride. It's very funny really.

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This may be true for some, but when I speak of a particular round, I mean what the round was originally designed to do. Not what some lawyer says is the "lawsuit proof" loading. The 10mm Auto, in its original form, launched a 170 grain bullet at 1,300fps or a 200 grain bullet at 1,200fps. When I load for my SW 1006, these are the ballistics I try to achieve and do, quite successfully.