Sig Question

[MikeyPMA]

This may sound stupid but everyone keeps telling me that my P239 .357 can be converted by simply changing the barrel. I get that part. What I am unsure of is will the 40 SW fit in my magazines? My mags actually say sig .357 on them and I've seen online ones that say 40 and others that say both.


Is there really a difference?! I mean its the same cartridge, so it should work, right?

 

[A1Uni]

You will need new magazines as well.

Here is a link for you with some conversion kits.

http://www.lg-outdoors.com/products.asp?cat=12597

 

[pop-gunner]

You will need new magazines as well.

Here is a link for you with some conversion kits.

http://www.lg-outdoors.com/products.asp?cat=12597

Why would he need new magazines?

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Why would he need new magazines?

On the 226 you don't .357 is derived from the .40 case

 

[mikec]

You will need new magazines as well.

Here is a link for you with some conversion kits.

http://www.lg-outdoors.com/products.asp?cat=12597

The .357SIG is a necked down .40S&W. Unless SIG is putting a rib in the mag to prevent the rounds from moving forward, the same mag should work.

 

[pop-gunner]

On the 226 you don't .357 is derived from the .40 case

same as 229 and others...
That's not what we're talking about here.

 

[Blaster229]

You will need p239 .40 call mags. Don't ask me why because I don't remember. I went through the same thing with mine years ago when I had one.

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[Lou45]

Why would he need new magazines?

On the 226 you don't .357 is derived from the .40 case

The .357SIG is a necked down .40S&W. Unless SIG is putting a rib in the mag to prevent the rounds from moving forward, the same mag should work.

The 226's and 229's mags will run .40 and .357Sig just fine with either caliber, but this is NOT true with the 239's mag interchangability between those two calibers.

You will need p239 .40 call mags. Don't ask me why because I don't remember. I went through the same thing with mine years ago when I had one.

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THIS ^^^^

Oh, and don't forget barrel.

 

[MikeyPMA]

So I will go with new mags. I am happy I am not the only one that wasn't sure about this issue.


Although .357 is a cool powerful home defense round, the 40SW is cheaper and also what I shoot from other guns, so I'd rather be able to buy in bulk. HOPEFULLY that will pay back the difference I will be paying in Mags.


I will probably be selling the old mags/barrel after I finish off my .357 supply and get 50 posts... Keep an eye out!

 

[bitterkenny]

I will probably be selling the old mags/barrel after I finish off my .357 supply and get 50 posts... Keep an eye out!

I wouldn't do that, dude. Keep the .357 barrel and mags. It's nice to have flexibility and you could always practice with .40 and keep the .357 for HD.

 

[Blaster229]

I wouldn't do that, dude. Keep the .357 barrel and mags. It's nice to have flexibility and you could always practice with .40 and keep the .357 for HD.

A legal note. Does it matter if you purchase a pistol as one caliber and resell it as another?

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[pop-gunner]

A legal note. Does it matter if you purchase a pistol as one caliber and resell it as another?

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Nope.

 

[oldsarge]

I have both .357 and .40 barrels along with both type of mags for my P239. If I try to use the .40 mags with .357, they jam and FTF. Sig explained to me that the reason for this is that they are single stack mags (unlike the P226 & P229 double stack mags) and the front of the .357 mags are narrower than the .40 mags to make the .357 rounds feed better. When I look at both of the mags, I can't tell the difference except for the markings but I assume Sig knows what they are talking about when it comes to their own guns.

 

[relco86]

A legal note. Does it matter if you purchase a pistol as one caliber and resell it as another?

Not at all. The only time the barrel even comes into consideration when transferring a handgun is when your buying a brand new one and need a round that has been fired through the gun for federal tracking purposes or whatever they do with it...

 

[pop-gunner]

A legal note. Does it matter if you purchase a pistol as one caliber and resell it as another?

Not at all. The only time the barrel even comes into consideration when transferring a handgun is when your buying a brand new one and need a round that has been fired through the gun for federal tracking purposes or whatever they do with it...

Not Fed. MD requires a fired shellcase.
Program was de-funded years ago so now the cases are thrown in a barrel and stored.
Just one more thing on the books to make getting a handgun in MD more expensive and difficult.