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Some Factory Loads

Steyr M357 with a standard 4" barrel

Factory Ammo:

 

High Velocity

Low Velocity

Extreme Spread

Avg. Vel.

Std. Dev.

Speer Gold Dot HP 125

1337

1303

34

1321

11

Winchester TMJ 125

1313

1270

43

1295

11

CCI Blazer 125

1275

1215

60

1249

23

Glock 31 with a 4.5" barrel)

Factory Ammo:

Ammo

High Vel.

Low Vel.

Extr. Sprd.

Avg. Vel.

Std. Dev.

Max. Energy

Avg. P.F.

RBCD 60 gr TF/SP

2214

2178

36

2198

17

653

132

Triton Quik-Shok 115 gr. Hp

1536

1510

26

1520

9

602

174

Cor-Bon 115 gr. jhp

1522

1484

38

1505

15

591

173

Speer Lawman 125 gr tmj

1429

1398

31

1409

10

567

176

Speer Gold Dot 125 gr hp

1400

1388

12

1396

-

544

174

Federal Classic 125 gr FMJ

1417

1383

34

1395

13

557

174

Federal Prem. 125 gr jhp

1402

1390

12

1395

4

546

174

Remington UMC 125 gr tmj

1382

1359

23

1371

9

530

171

Remington HV 125 gr JHP

1359

1351

8

1354

3

513

169

CCI Blazer 125 gr. TMJ

1358

1342

16

1349

6

512

168

 

Here is a non-exclusive chart showing several 357 Sig Factory Rounds taken from magazines as listed in the Acknowledgements Section at the end of the “Why the 357 SIG is Catching On” article:

Cartridge

Velocity

Energy

Penetration

Expansion

CCI-Speer 125 gr. Gold Dot

1385

533

16.5

.68  

Cor-Bon 115 gr. Sierra JHP

1515

586

12.5

.58  

Cor-Bon 125 gr. Sierra JHP

1440

576

13.3

frag.

Cor-Bon 91 gr. BeeSafe

1525

470

7.0

frag.  

Federal 125 gr. JHP

1430

568

12.7

.62

Federal 150 gr. JHP

1140

433

18.0

.50

Federal 125 gr. Tactical

1410

552

12.0

.65

Glaser 80 gr. Blue Safety

1610

461

8.0

frag.

Glaser 80 gr. Silver Safety

1610

461

9.0

frag.

Hornady 124 gr. XTP-HP

1395

536

14.5

.55

Hornady 147 gr. XTP-HP

1210

478

16.2

.58

MagSafe 64 gr. Defender

2275

736

11.3

frag.

Remington 125 gr. JHP

1350

506

14.3

.57

Triton 125 gr. JHP

1440

576

13.8

frag.

Triton 115 gr. Quik-Shok

1425

519

9.0

3-frag.

Winchester 125 gr. Ranger T

1385

533

11.5

.75

 

RBCD Platinum Ammo produces some of the fastest ammo. Here's some 357 Sig loads:

Load

Velocity

Energy

Power Factor

Penetration

Fuller Stop Index %

28 gr. ExpHP*

2,820

494

76

 

 

50 gr. TFSP

2,470

677

124

7.5

95

60 gr. TFSP

2,410

774

145

 

 

*ExpHP -- Police round only

From 50 feet, the TFSP ammo had 1 - 1.5" groups-- not bad for bullets traveling more than twice the speed of sound! Note: My Glock 31 (4.5” barrel) could only manage 2200 fps with the 60 grain TFSP.

The RBCD Platinum Ammo is designed for high energy, bullet fragmentation, instant energy transfer and limited penetration. Energy provides the ability to do work such as disrupt tissue and/or penetrate barriers. These rounds reliably cycle auto pistols and even do it with a moderate felt recoil. Refer to Handguns Magazine, Apr. 2001 for more information on this ammo. RBCD Web Site

As you can see, the 357 Sig doesn't base penetration on just one cartridge brand. And there are some 357 Sig rounds that have mild penetration characteristics and others that have slower, quieter velocities. As the 357 Sig catches on, I'm sure there will be more cartridges coming out to fill various niches. I'd like to see some factory downloaded 357 Sig ammo that equals full power standard 9mm rounds. Specially made "police only" 357 Sig ammo is now available from Winchester.

Version 10/26/02 from Pete's 357 Sig Caliber Page

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