My all time fave EDC for years was a S&W 66 snubbie in .357 because I just had confidence in that caliber's stopping power. Bought a Sig in .357 Sig when they came out. Love the caliber, but the Sig was just too heavy for EDC. Went back to my Glocks. You wouldn't have that problem with a Glock. As you know this caliber is a fast round, has a crack and sharp recoil when fired. But, certainly not excessive. If you don't mind the cost of ammo, go for it. But innovations in ammo have brought me back to having confidence in 9 mm's and ammo is cheap.

 

Buy it...
It will not disappoint ...

 

The Gen 4 31 seems to have ironed out most of the feeding issues. The recoil slight with a light lift.

The only issues seem to be ammo and bullet setback. Suggest very good hearing protection or double muff.

I have gifted the 31 and 33 to my sons and they are happy campers. Myself I prefer a 44 mag. when I want more.

Nothing wrong with the cartridge or the platforms, you will enjoy.

 

I have 3 of them and a 31C. You won't be disappointed.

 

Home defence? Some call it deafening. Range: OK. Test before you buy.

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I love my G-32, third-generation; it's the only Glock I own. I can imagine the G-31 would be every bit as good.

 

I've had both a SIG P229 and Glock 31, both were very good shooters. If it wasn't for desperate need of $$$ I'd still have both. I much preferred shooting the .357 SIG vs the .40

 

Its as relaible as any Glock if not more so. The 357 is loud and make a lot think it recoils more, recoil isn't bad. The 32 is my carry gun and has been for over ten years now.

 

I have had multiple 32s and a 33 but haven't had the opportunity to get a 31 yet. Very nice caliber and nice guns from my experience with the 32 and 33. I would like to get a 31.

 

I’ve got a 31-4 and it’s been reliable with .357 Sig. I bought an aftermarket.40 barrel (Double Diamond) and it it doesn’t feed well. The .357 Sig mags are supposed to work with both calibers.
My advice is if you get a .40 barrel for it get a Glock 22 factory barrel or better.

 

Reliability: it’s a Glock and therefore reliable as a G17, G19 or G22.
Recoil: felt recoil is less than the .40 S&W. It shoots ‘flat’ and there is very little muzzle-flip. It has a louder report and more flash though.

Overall: I loved mine but traded it because I have a conversion barrel for my G23. The conversion barrel is better suited to my personal needs and whetI run out of ammunition, I’ll sell the barrel (I consolidated calibers in 2017)

 

My home defense handgun is a Glock Gen 4 32 in 357 sig. shoots great, 100% reliable and I love the round.

 

Had a Gen4 and LOVED IT! I should've never sold it! Recoil's stout, but NOTHING like 357mag. Having had both, a Gen2 G22 and the G31, recoil was much more pronounced with the 357sig.

 

I have a G32, and love it at the range and would happily carry it, but I have Shields in 9 & 45 that beckon whenever I gear up. At home, a G19 with light is my second choice after a 12 gauge with light- I just don’t see the need for all that extra noise and velocity at home. P.S. I definitely think you should go G32, unless you might end up with G31 & G33.

 

I love the G31 but with so many cheap G22s out there, unless it’s a great deal on the 31 it’s often cheaper to get a G22 plus conversion barrel for less than a G31.

 

Have a 32 and a 35 with conversion barrel both are fun to shoot. I Prefer the sig p226

 

There are some on the used market if you do your research. Some LEO departments are moving away from them. Being a Glock any used pistol would be easy to replace or upgrade any overused parts.:flag:

 

I’m in the middle of a FrakenGlock project, taking a spare G17 frame I had laying around and sending it off to do a grip chop to a G19 size. When it comes back, I’m going to put my G22 upper with a .357 Sig barrel on top. Essentially will be a G31 in a G32 frame size. Why? Because I think it will be the ultimate carry gun, with a longer sight radius than the G32, increased velocity and lower recoil. With the right ammo (Underwood Extreme Defender), you are approaching the vaunted 2200ft/sec mark. A portable rifle on your hip. [emoji95]

Regarding the original question, I find my stock G22 converted to shoot 357 Sig very easy to shoot. The noise is something you get used to after a few mags. The recoil feels like 45 acp to me, just a soft push back. Really like the recoil impulse of the round, much more than I was expecting.


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I have a G22 with a 357 Sig conversion barrel. I also have a G23 with a 357 Sig barrel. I have a few rounds through the G23 (4” barrel). I found the recoil of the 357 Sig to be much greater than the 40 I’ve been issued, since 2008. From 2004-2008, I only had 40 S&W.

I haven’t had a chance to put the barrel in the full size G22, but I’m excited to. I got a threaded barrel, so it should be an absolute velocity monster.

 

No issues. Was testing the gen4 31 as my duty weapon from 2012-2018 (four of us were and the rest were still issued gen3 31s). In 2018 I switched everyone to gen4 31s. We switched to the 31 from the 22 back in 2008. Everyone shot better and we saw no reason to go back to .40 or switch to 9mm.

 

Just try a barrel from the glock 22 first. if it's just for range use you might find that it works just fine with a barrel change.

 

Before you buy please review ammo price and availability. That is the only downside I see for the .357 Sig.

 

gunbot.net to research ammo.

unless you can do what i did. switch your department over to 357sig so they supply your 357 habit until 5/4/2023 or 5/4/2031. lol

 

The only 357 SIG dedicated gun I ever had was a Gen4 G31, I've had 357 SIG drop in barrels but the G31 was the only dedicated 357 SIG I had. It was a nice gun, recoil to me is a little less than .40 but it's a little louder than .40. To be honest, I like the 357 SIG but ammo options aren't that great, I mean they're not bad but to me the Gen4 G22 makes more sense. The reason is that .40 is more available and has better options for ammo choices and if you want to run 357 SIG, just buy a barrel for it and you have both. I've always thought the 155gr .40 performed very much the same as the 125gr 357, just that it pokes a bigger hole.

 

Wonderful cartridge that is extremely accurate, powerful, and dependable. I've had a 33 for over twenty years and it has been 100%. I always wanted a 31 and almost fell into one years ago when a guy I know needed money. But, I didn't have the heart to 'steal' it from him and insisted that he keep it.