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Sunday, February 15, 2015 RSS Feed Doubletappin' with a Trio of Sig Sauer .357 SIG Pistols Author, Tom Mchale A couple of months ago, I wrote about the .357 Sig caliber. That got me all worked up to dig into the topic a bit more. You can read that article here at AmmoLand for more detail about the caliber, but in case you have a short attention span like I do, here's the short version. The basic intent of the .357 Sig caliber is to have a cartridge suitable for semi-automatic pistols that approximates the terminal performance of the famous .357 Magnum using a 125 grain projectile. As we know from the stories and internet anecdotes, .357 Magnum is so powerful that it's capable of stopping a charging pachyderm even if one simply throws the cartridge at it. But seriously, over the past 80 years or so, the .357 Magnum has developed quite the reputation for stopping power, as far as pistols go anyway. That's because a normal .357 Magnum 125 grain load leaves a 4-inch barrel at about 1,450 feet per second and delivers 584 foot-pounds of energy. With all that said, I decided to take a closer look at some .357 Sig handgun options   Read More >>> Uberti 3 Guns - 44-40 Rifle and Revolvers Review   Obsolete Arms and Ammo By Bob Shell Over the last number of years, interest is increasing for antique type of firearms. There are a lot of original firearms that have survived for a century or so and they are really nice to shoot. The problem is the cost. If you buy an original Winchester or Colt better be ready to dig deep into your pockets. Most are in at least the four figure range and many in the five figures. That puts them out of the range of many shooters including yours truly. Then there is always the risk of damage to such a weapon. Most are over 100 years old and the metals and methods of manufacture of the day isn't as good as it is today. They may look like a work of art but many are fragile. I have shot any number of them but you better believe that I checked them well over and used very mild ammo. In 1959 Aldo Uberti began making replicas of Civil War-era cap and ball revolvers. He founded A Uberti S.R.L. in the village of Gardone Val Trompia in the Italian Alps. Over the years as his artisans gained experience the company increased production by including more of the Old West firearms. The 44-40 round came out in 1973 in the Winchester model 73 rifle and Colt followed suit a few years later. It was the second most popular round after the 45 Colt. Of all the long and handgun calibers .............. Read More >>>     Ammoland, LLC   •   PO Box 465, Manasquan, NJ 08736 USA Newsletter@AmmoLand.com Copyright 2014 AmmoLand.com | Shooting Sports News