A 1911 in .357 Sig

Blaster229 · Sep 14, 2014

I love the caliber and love the 1911. I never thought of this combo before. Any body have one?
Sig has the Nightmare version in it. I like the ballistics of the round and the 5" 1911 platform can really tame a round. This has to be a great shooter. Availability of ammo to me is a plus.

Might be my next purchase. Anyone?

Name Taken · Sep 14, 2014

I know not your answer however this round has really peaked my interest as of late.

It is not readily available to me or I think I'd switch over carry calibers. The G32 has peaked my interest as of late. Or another M&P Compact but in .357 instead of the .40 I carry now.

clandestine · Sep 14, 2014

If you like a gun that likes to FTF then .357 Sig 1911 is the ticket.

501st · Sep 14, 2014

.38 Super or 10mm

Biggfoot44 · Sep 14, 2014

Upfront , I like the .357Sig.

But in this instance you are going the long way around the bush to try to reinvent the wheel. The .357Sig was an endevor to fit .38Super ballistics into a 9x19/ .40 length action. If you're going to be using an actual 1911 platform , just follow the natural order of the universe, and use .38Super, or even better 9x23 .

fidelity · Sep 15, 2014

Name Taken said:
I know not your answer however this round has really peaked my interest as of late.

It is not readily available to me or I think I'd switch over carry calibers. The G32 has peaked my interest as of late. Or another M&P Compact but in .357 instead of the .40 I carry now.

I'm going with Photoracer's advice. I just ordered an HK 357 Sig 3.58-inch barrel for a USP Compact (under $170 shipped - putative 20,000 round lifetime). Although I'm loathe to mention this caliber with Chad in the thread , I'm now shopping for a good deal on the more plentiful HK USP Compact in 40 S&W, 10 rounds standard capacity. Other than the barrel, everything in the gun including mags is cross-compatible. Drop in the 357 Sig barrel, and it's ready to run.

For high performance 357 Sig ammo, the specs on what Underwood Ammo sells (albeit at 60 cpr) are pretty impressive. Of course one can practice a bit more cheaply with the "other" barrel.

clandestine · Sep 15, 2014

fidelity said:
I'm going with Photoracer's advice. I just ordered an HK 357 Sig 3.58-inch barrel for a USP Compact (under $170 shipped - putative 20,000 round lifetime). Although I'm loathe to mention this caliber with Chad in the thread , I'm now shopping for a good deal on the more plentiful HK USP Compact in 40 S&W, 10 rounds standard capacity. Other than the barrel, everything in the gun including mags is cross-compatible. Drop in the 357 Sig barrel, and it's ready to run.

For high performance 357 Sig ammo, the specs on what Underwood Ammo sells (albeit at 60 cpr) are pretty impressive. Of course one can practice a bit more cheaply with the "other" barrel.

USP is one of the great platforms for the .40S&W. Its warrantied for life from HK too if you have a problem.

fidelity · Sep 15, 2014

Thanks. Glad to learn.

davsco · Sep 15, 2014

How about a 2011 from sti

Maverick0313 · Sep 15, 2014

You mite want to try a Colt Delta Elite in 10mm........:-)

coopermania · Sep 15, 2014

Years ago I called Lou Camillo up and talked to him about taking a Para Ordanance P16 limited 40 and rebarreling it to Sig, His response was a 1911 with a para-clark ramp was a no go for 357 sig.
I took his word for it, He has never steered me wrong. Coop

Blaster229 · Sep 15, 2014

coopermania said:
Years ago I called Lou Camillo up and talked to him about taking a Para Ordanance P16 limited 40 and rebarreling it to Sig, His response was a 1911 with a para-clark ramp was a no go for 357 sig.
I took his word for it, He has never steered me wrong. Coop

Thanks for the info!

byf43 · Sep 15, 2014

coopermania said:
Years ago I called Lou Camillo up and talked to him about taking a Para Ordanance P16 limited 40 and rebarreling it to Sig, His response was a 1911 with a para-clark ramp was a no go for 357 sig.
I took his word for it, He has never steered me wrong. Coop

It's been a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnng time since I've heard that name!!!

Neot · Sep 15, 2014

Maverick0313 said:
You mite want to try a Colt Delta Elite in 10mm........:-)

I'd have to agree with this. If I wanted to get a 1911 in anything other than 45 ACP it would be 10mm. You can get a 135 gr bullet reaching velocity of 1400 fps with a 10 mm, which is better than a 125gr Speer Gold Dot. Of course I'm sure you have a pretty good source of .357Sig too, that's why you want to stick with it

coopermania · Sep 15, 2014

Maryland Gun Works Baby. He has built me a few over the years.. my first was a Mod 10 S&W ...he turned it into a PPC gun... Big fat slabsided barrel and a Bomar Rib.. lol. He was working part time back then.. He's a good guy..

Inigoes · Sep 15, 2014

Coonan in 357 Magnum FTW

Blaster229 · Sep 15, 2014

Inigoes said:
Coonan in 357 Magnum FTW

Totally bad ass.

Look at this sexy mutha.

Inigoes · Sep 15, 2014

It is!

BradMacc82 · Sep 15, 2014

I'm going to keep my mouth shut about the Coonan.

Magnumite · Sep 15, 2014

What was the issue of the 357 Sig and Clark/Para ramped barrels? Feeding?

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