My younger family members love to go with me, but do not enjoy the recoil of a full power 357 loads, so I load bunches at light 38 special level for them. The idea was to recreate the ballistics of the 125-grain .357 magnum in a semi-auto cartridge. 38 caliber (357, 358 dia) 35 Remington Handgun 180 35 Remington Handgun 220 38 Super Auto +P 115 38 Super Auto +P 124 125 38 Super Auto +P 147 38 S&W 110 38 S&W 125 38 S&W 158 38 Special 110 SB 38 Special 110 UCHP 38 Special 125 38 Special 158 L 38 Special +P 110 JHP 38 Special +P 110 SB 38 Special +P 125 38 Special +P 135 The cartridge designed to allow for near-.357 Magnum ballistics in a semiautomatic pistol deserves your consideration for self defense. Re: Target load for 357. by inthebeech on Tue May 01, 2012 12:20 pm . Originally, .357 Sig was developed as a law enforcement round in a joint effort between Sig Sauer and Federal. Check the laws in your state before electing to hunt with any firearm. Most .357 Sig loads will exceed 500 Ft. Lbs. They basically shortened a 10mm case and necked it down to take a 9mm diameter bullet. Thread Tools. The table below shows common performance parameters for several .357 SIG loads. The idea was to share what we have learned from hunting, reloading, gunsmithing and any other shooting related ideas. Max Charge: 13.0 gr. You can use a taper or a roll crimp. Cartridge Overall Length: 1.135 inches: Compressed Charge: Yes: Muzzle Velocity: 1356 fps: No notes to display for this load. Aug 30, … I used actual vehicles and some sheet metal, and included windshields and door glass. of energy from a 4-inch barrel and some will exceed 600 Ft. Lbs. That is indeed about the same as that of a .357 Magnum revolver with a 4-inch barrel. N20ntegra24 . The Sig round was developed to match the ballistics of the 125 grain 357 Magnum round…. Bullet weights ranging from 115 to 150 grains (7.5 to 9.7 g) have been offered. (Handloader Issue #181 - June, 1996) Be Alert: Publisher cannot be responsible for errors in published load data. Just picked up 6000 fed#100 primers. In this article I will be comparing two kinds of similar but very different handgun calibers: the 9×19 Parabellum and the .357 SIG.. When tested out to 25 yards in the short, 4-inch barrel of a Glock 32 Gen 4 and while using a 125-grain full metal jacket bullet, it was able to achieve impressive 1.05-inch groups. Speer Gold Dot HP: Powder: Accurate - #9: Min Charge: 11.5 gr. Both were designed for semi-automatic handguns, both use a projectile that has a diameter of 355/1000 of an inch, and with modern bullet designs, i.e. Bullet. Login to add your own notes for this load. Powders include Alliant, Accurate… The single most effective loading proved to be the That’s about 645 foot-pounds of muzzle energy, and within .357 Magnum territory for a 125 grain projectile. After a year just sitting in my closet, I finally took out my Chrony and ran some 357 SIG reloads through it. Or perhaps some feed back on a good powder with a 115 GR. Gun Reviews. The .357 SIG. Larry Lang Posts: 198 Join date: 2011-06-10 Age: 81 Location: Frederickson, WA. Second, expect all 9mm bullets that we make to take 10-12 weeks to ship. .357 SIG 90 grain Hornady XTP~ The .357 SIG pistol cartridge (designated as the 357 Sig by the SAAMI is the product of manufacturer SIG Sauer in cooperation with Federal Cartridge It is used by a number of law enforcement agencies and has a good reputation of accuracy. Notes: Test gun had an H-S Precision 4-inch barrel.Federal cases and Federal primers used throughout. Universal Clays, AA #5, Unique, N340 for midrange loads, … Discussion Starter • #1 • Sep 4, 2017. need some info, can you use fed #100 primers for 357 loads? Joined: Nov 20, 2006 Messages: 65,626 Location: Alabama. Even Sig loads their Sig rounds light. Messages: 10 Likes Received: 1. .357 SIG Load Details. References: 2009 Hodgdon Website .357 Magnum loads Accurate Arms Co. 1996 Reloading booklet – – Alliant Powder Co. Reloaders’ Guide (1995) – – Hodgdon’s Basic Reloaders Manual (1996) – – Speer Reloading Manual, #12 – – Winchester Reloading Components Manual, 14th edition – – Lyman Piston & Revolver Reloading Handbook, 2nd edition. Hope this helps. Reloading the .357 SIG. More Range Life. In the real world, the .357 SIG has as much punch with comparable 125 gain loads as the .357 Magnum. Bullet: 125 gr. Rimfire Power. The accuracy of the .357 SIG round is very impressive. To view this Reloading Guide in a PDF format, click the red button below. It will be accurate, but may not not be pleasant to shoot 90 rounds in a BE match. I have been reloading the .357 Magnum since the middle 1960's. They hit all their design goals and ended up with an extremely accurate and flat-shooting round that matches the .357 Magnum, even if only the smallest .357 Mag bullets. Note: Cancel × Delete Note? Most loads tested surprised me and I fired several groups of five rounds that came close to an inch at 25 yards. 357 SIG 125 357 SIG 147. .357 SIG (Accurate Handgun Loads) Warning! Again, as has been suggested by some "experts" the fact the 357 Sig rounds are faster, and are believed to function the action more quickly than the 40 S&W rounds, is believed to produce the lower felt recoil in the 357 Sig loads. I am starting to reload 357 Sig Cartridges and have been using Hodgdon Titegroup powder with my 40 S&W loads. The 9mm vs. The AA-9 is my first choice, but for really warm loads, I'll use the Power Pistol. This guide is not intended to be a reloading textbook, but rather a list of recommended loads for Accurate powders. By Tom McHale. Print; Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Jan 15, 2013 #1 . The .357 Sig handloads could have been loaded even hotter. The ‘not really’ part comes into play when you consider 158 grain .357 Magnum loads. They show a max load for Gold Dot using AA#9 which needs to be reduced by 10%. The Sentry 12: A New Kind of Shotgun. But Power Pistol did work well for me so I've stuck with it. Reloading for the .357 SIG is relatively straightforward, but there are some special considerations that warrant close attention. I shoot my own cast medium hardness lead (11-14 BH) at 158gr. The snubnosed .38 and .45 ACP handloads also turned in good results. The “standard” loads for this cartridge include 124 grain and 147 grain 9mm bullets, and the .357 SIG will utilizes small pistol primers (not magnum). A 125-gr .357 Sig achieves muzzle velocity in the neighborhood of 1400 to 1475 feet per second, and muzzle energy in the neighborhood of 580 to 620 ft-lbs of energy with most standard pressure loads and a 4-inch barrel. I have found Winchester W231 and Hodgdon HS-6 powders excellent for low and medium velocity loads and H-110, W296 and Hercules 2400 powders excellent for maximum loads with bullets weighing from 125-158 grains. Please do not email or call us looking for updates unless your order has passed 12 weeks. The Guns … This will put you at 11.79gr. Fred Why the .357 SIG is So Amazing. And the .45 Schofield cowboy loads recorded lower velocities than expected but delivered excellent accuracy. Like the .38 Spl., the .357 Mag. Hope I can use them for 357 loads using #9. Range Life . You can find 357 Magnum equivalent Sig, but you have to look and compare. I prefer 124/125 grain Flat Point or Hollow Point bullets for the 357 Sig, and the only two powders I use for it are Accurate #9 and Power Pistol. This load in a 5-1/2″ Ruger New Model Flat-Top clocks out at 1,333 fps. It fires at an extremely flat trajectory and does so for longer ranges than its competitors. Welcome to ACCURATE RELOADING. Gold $$ Contributor. 9mm 124 MPR HP is now our most popular bullet and will take the longest to ship. Cast or jacketed data with the same grain weight and profile will work with our bullets. Joined: Dec 24, 2012 Location: Hernando MS. I've been having lite strikes lately with winchester primers. Latest. handloader with current data for reloading Accurate powders. Are you sure? As an example, a few years ago I conducted a major test of the popular handgun service cartridges against vehicles. DoubleTap Ammunition markets 125 grain .357 Sig loads that clock 1,525 feet per second from a 4 ½ inch barrel. Load data for our Superior Plated Bullets® can be found in any manual or on any powder manufacturer’s website. I don't think the powder was as important as getting the velocity up to around 1150 FPS. Looks like your 11.7gr starting load should be a good starting load. Cartridge Name: .357 Sig Cartridge O.A.L. CJ6. Glock 32 357sig Lone Wolf Barrel Ammo Test - Target @ 15-20yds, Chronograph @ 10ft. JHP over 6.5 gr. .357 SIG Load Data and Questions Discussion in 'Reloading' started by N20ntegra24, Jan 15, 2013. I cast/size/lube .358" 125gr at 18Bhn radius flat nose projectiles to .356" diameter in my 357 SIG/38 Super(P226/P228/P229/P220 in conventional non polygonal German rifling & have been for the last 25+ years w/o issues. the long suit of the .357 SIG is penetration. Thread Tools. This site was started by a group of shooters, whose interests include hunting, target shooting and plain plinking. I am wanting to reload this round but am not sure if there are … Like . Final #'s @ 11:34 Side view of gun firing starts @ 14:04 Optimal Charge: 12.3 gr. Another good source to verify against is Real Guns - Handload Data - 357 SIG. .357 SIG (Using Hornady Bullets) reloading data with 141 loads. I came to the conclusion that 115 gr. December 14, 2015. 135 Posts . FN Awarded U.S. Army Contract for the M249 SAW . Nowadays most ammo manufacturers load the Sig light, compared to what it was intended. Sponsored Post. has a well-deserved reputation for accuracy. Walkalong Moderator Staff Member. Does anyone have experience loading the 357 sig round? We are not affiliated to any company involved in the shooting and hunting sports. of Power Pistol powder, was the most accurate load in all my 9MM pistols (SIG, Glock, Walther, CZ, Ruger). The .44 Magnum loads were also a bit modest and could have been pushed harder. Griz44, May 27, 2009 #10. Just reloading components. Dose anyone know where I could find reloading data for the 357 Sig using Titegroup Powder? The reason my loads for the .357 Magnum levergun are the same as they are for the .357 Magnum sixgun is simply because the whole point is to be able to use the same load in both. : 1.135" Max Velocity: 1500 fps. Several of the best .357 Sig loads will obtain nearly 700 Ft. Lbs. Either Lyman 358495 or 358480 with 3.0 gr Bullseye out of 38 Special cases. So far I have chronographed factory loads out of my stock Gen 4 Glock 31 (the .357 Glocks have awesome chamber support, unlike in some other calibers), and have worked up some loads using my deep stock of Vihtavuori N350. To maximize performance, the ballistics experts at Hodgdon Powder Co., Inc. have developed a comprehensive Reloading Guide to provide handloaders with current data for Accurate Powders. Using bullets from Hornady HP-XTP, Hornady HP-XTP or FMJ-RN, Hornady HP-BT-XTP. The bullet weight and configuration I think is important. from a 5.3-inch barrel. I would like to continue to use the same powder but can’t find any reloading data. My most-used load these days in a .357 Magnum sixgun is the Lyman #358156GC bullet over 14.0 grains of #2400.