I love my P250 compact in .40S&W. Thinking about buying the .357 full size xchange kit. Anyone have any insight (good or bad)?

 

Do you like shooting .357 from the p250? In part my thinking was this will save.me the money and hassle for applying for, and buying, new HG.

Hey there.  Moved the topic to appropriate section.

 

So... 357 sig vs 40 cal. 

 

In reality, all you need is a 357 sig barrel.  You do not need to get a new slide or anything else.  .357 Sig is in reality, a 40 S&W, necked down to shoot a 9mm bullet.  The rest of the case is 40 SW.  It is the same magazines, etc.  So if you want, I would just skip the kit, and find a 357 sig barrel for the P250.

 

Now, as far as caliber... it is not bad.  I have it in my Sig P229.  I have never shot it in a 250.  It is a bit snappier than the 40 S&W.

 

Ballistics wise, it is a very fine caliber... and the P229 in 357 sig will likely be the home defense gun. Otherwise... unless you reload, ammo is more expensive, and resale value, not as good as 40 S&W, and far behind 9mm.  People don't like oddball calibers... ask me about my Glock 37 in 45 GAP.

If you want I will sell you the barrel. I have no need for it. The 40 and 357 mags are the same. Barrel is brand new

I love my P250 compact in .40S&W. Thinking about buying the .357 full size xchange kit. Anyone have any insight (good or bad)?

 

Do you like shooting .357 from the p250? In part my thinking was this will save.me the money and hassle for applying for, and buying, new HG.

 

 

If you want I will sell you the barrel. I have no need for it. The 40 and 357 mags are the same. Barrel is brand new

 

If you have the 250 barrel, take it.  Good guy and best way to get 357 Sig.  All you will need to do is swap barrel, nothing else. =) 

Hey there. Moved the topic to appropriate section.

 

So... 357 sig vs 40 cal.

 

In reality, all you need is a 357 sig barrel. You do not need to get a new slide or anything else. .357 Sig is in reality, a 40 S&W, necked down to shoot a 9mm bullet. The rest of the case is 40 SW. It is the same magazines, etc. So if you want, I would just skip the kit, and find a 357 sig barrel for the P250.

 

Now, as far as caliber... it is not bad. I have it in my Sig P229. I have never shot it in a 250. It is a bit snappier than the 40 S&W.

 

Ballistics wise, it is a very fine caliber... and the P229 in 357 sig will likely be the home defense gun. Otherwise... unless you reload, ammo is more expensive, and resale value, not as good as 40 S&W, and far behind 9mm. People don't like oddball calibers... ask me about my Glock 37 in 45 GAP.

If you want I will sell you the barrel. I have no need for it. The 40 and 357 mags are the same. Barrel is brand new

Thank you, both for your responses. Blue - I'd def consider and appreciate your offer. Question, is the slide for a .357 different from that of a .40 (eg the recoil system)?

 

Edit: I know Maksim addressed above (thank you) was just curious about the recoil spring question.

Thank you, both for your responses. Blue - I'd def consider and appreciate your offer. Question, is the slide for a .357 different from that of a .40 (eg the recoil system)?

 

Edit: I know Maksim addressed above (thank you) was just curious about the recoil spring question.

No, Slides are the same, like Maks said, its a drop in barrel.  Going from .357 Sig to 40 S&W takes ~1 minute.  Recoil spring is the same. Magazines are the same also.

 

Note: .357 SIG <> .357 Magnum,  Not even close.

Everything is exactlythe same. Only thing you need is the barrel. Slide, recoil spring and magazines are all interchangeabke between 40 and 357 sig

Great, thanks!

damn I was like .357 magnum !?!? When did that happen

Although I appreciate bottle neck design I do not see that much improvement over my .40 to justify more expensive ammo and investing into barrel.

damn I was like .357 magnum !?!? When did that happen

Although I appreciate bottle neck design I do not see that much improvement over my .40 to justify more expensive ammo and investing into barrel.

 

Well... if you reload, no need to stock 40 cal bullets. =P 

 

357 sig is an AWESOME caliber.  It has a sharp, fast, recoil profile, however gun stays on target very well.  So wrong of me to call it snappy in the sense most would take it. Originally designed for one of the agencies, I think FBI?  to replicate 357 magnum balistics in a semi auto handgun. 

 

think of it, 1500 fps with 115 grain bullets, which is only a few FPS under 357 magnum.

 

The shortfalls of 357 sig, is purely the lack of general availability for the round, and iirc, will most likely be a few bucks more expensive than 40 S&W.

 

If you reload... that goes out the window, as long as you police your own brass.

Last time i checked 357 is ~$200 bucks more a case than 40.

 

It is a noce round to shoot but is is very loud. Double up ears in doors.

Thanks everyone for input. Learned a lot especially about my rookie mistake thinking .357 magnum same as .357 Sig. I'll definitely put the thought of getting that in my back pocket. But now I (randomly) got turned onto getting a mosin nagant. Time to post and learn again in this great community.