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

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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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Col. Cooper is who envisioned it as a combat round since he had a lot of input on the mid-bore, high velocity pistol cartridge concept. As for the purely self-defence argument, no that isn't the intent and combat is a better term since this was intended to have downrange energy far above what is needed for strictly self-defense requirements. If you research Cooper's philosophy on the subject you'll understand why he felt it was important for a fast, high sectional density bullet that could carry more punch at 100yds than a standard .45ACP develops at the muzzle and have the fast reloading and capacity of a semi-auto. Remember the FBI got involved after the Miami shoot out where agents were engaging far outside typical self-defense range. He specifically called it a combat round for good reason.

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This may be true for some,

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It's true for the vast majority. Only a tiny fraction of Glock 20 owners are hand loading or only sourcing boutique ammo that approaches or exceeds the original specs. Vast majority are using off-the-shelf ammo that is little to no hotter than the FBI spec.