suggest you buy a box of everything and then stock up on what works great for you. that said, sure pretty much all the mainstream stuff (fed, win, cci, rem) will work just fine for their intended purpose. myself i like the gold dots and fed hst for hd/cc.
For JHP ammo, the bad guy on the receiving end won't be able to tell the difference between Gold Dots, Rangers, HST, etc. As was suggested, try several different brands to see if your gun has a problem with any of them. If it doesn't, any of them will work. I personally prefer HST in my G33.
For FMJ ammo, go with what's on sale. I just ordered 1K rounds of Winchester 125gr FMJ police trade-in ammo for $11.99/50 - and I probably should have ordered more. That's an awesome price for 357 SIG. https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/products2.cfm/ID/189400
I would buy a few boxes of Speer Gold Dot 54234. They are available for less than $20 a box online. This supposedly is/was the most common load used by police that use 357 Sig. I don't think you can go wrong at that price, assuming your Sig functions OK with it.
For JHP ammo, the bad guy on the receiving end won't be able to tell the difference between Gold Dots, Rangers, HST, etc. As was suggested, try several different brands to see if your gun has a problem with any of them. If it doesn't, any of them will work. I personally prefer HST in my G33.
For FMJ ammo, go with what's on sale. I just ordered 1K rounds of Winchester 125gr FMJ police trade-in ammo for $11.99/50 - and I probably should have ordered more. That's an awesome price for 357 SIG. https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/products2.cfm/ID/189400
I think you're going to be very pleased with .357sig shooting characteristics and the caliber's ability. With the right tweaks it will seem like a 9mm with "hot" ammo.
For range practice I have found almost all 124-125 grain FMJ rounds suffice, but it's hard to beat Lawman and Sellier&Bellot. I particularly like the S&B rounds because the 140-grain FP round doubles as a great woods carry load against animals.
For self-defense I think you cannot go wrong with Speer Gold Dot (either 54324 or 53918 variation), Federal HST, or Remington Golden Saber Bonded in 125-grain JHP, and the 147-grain Hornady XTP JHP.
For self-defense I think you cannot go wrong with Speer Gold Dot (either 54324 or 53918 variation), Federal HST, or Remington Golden Saber Bonded in 125-grain JHP, and the 147-grain Hornady XTP JHP.
Personally running Underwood GDHP 125 gr 1,475 fps in my Hk P2000.
The gun just handles the round so well
Everything else Speer GDHP 1,375 fps.
Although I've got Federal HST and Winchester Ranger T-Series too.
All good stuff.
Hard to go wrong with 357 Sig - LOL!
When I buy volume high quality 357 Sig Self Defense ammo.
Speer GDHP is hard to beat.
There have been great deals to be had with that stuff.
Usually ~$20 for a box of 50.
The 357 SIG has become one of my favorite cartridges. I mainly shoot 125gr Lawman and carry 125gr Gold Dot, and sometimes 125gr Federal HST. Once upon a time I had some 125gr Winchester Ranger, but I can't find any for sale to the public (anybody got a link?!!). The Hornady XTP is good too.
I also reload for it and typically run 125gr, 140gr an 158gr. It's an excellent cartridge.
The .357sig round with regular 125-, 140-, or 147-grain rounds is just right for self-defense or woods carry. The ultra light 65-grain round seems to me a novelty that features velocity that penalizes overall capability.
I carry a G32 most of the time even though I own about every manufacturer in every caliber. I have done extensive ballistic testing with conventional and experimental ammo. I have shot through auto glass, building materials and FBI protocol ballistic gel testing as a independent ballistic engineer. That said, the caliber and ammo I choose to carry is 357sig with 125gr Golddot. When considering recoil, muzzle flash, power, consistent expansion in different media, accuracy and penetration, the GoldDot 125 comes out a winner. It is so consistent of a round. I have tested exotic LE ammo that will do a bit better but as a complete shooting package in a gun the size of a G32, it doesn't bring any real world advantages.
Even in the woods, I have been leaving the G20 at home for everything except hunting. The G32 goes everywhere.
Thanks. They are great when a lot of Glocks are in the safe and are all the same size. They are Aluminum and laser engraved. I also have the id on the grip plugs.
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