357 Sig newby

[hakuin]

Hi all! I posted my question in the wrong place a few days ago and since this group will be able to help, here it is:

I've been shooting Glocks (9mm's & then later 40's) since 1988, and now feel the need to play with the possibility of a G33 barrel for my G27. My question is, will felt recoil be effectively different with the 357 sig compared to the 155gr 40 loads I'm used to? I would like to be able to run double (& triple) taps closer to the 9mm speeds, but the 40 is just kinda "snappy" for that.

I have read about the "bark" of the 357 sig being higher than some others, so that too, might be of help...
Thanks,
Brian

[G33]

;F
I have found the G33 to have faster slide movement and less rise than the G27. I had both, and the G26. The G26 was the fastest on times however.
The feel is very individual based.
Best.

[hakuin]

Hmmm, that's encouraging. Thanks for the info. This looks like a nice project for personal test & eval.

[rsilvers]

Really you should not bother. All you will be doing is switching to more expensive and harder to find ammo, and pick up some speed which is mostly good for little used things, like flatter shooting at far distances and less lead on sideways-moving targets.

155 grain .40 is an excellent (probably best) choice for your 27.

If you just want to get it out of your system, fine. I had to do it myself.

[hakuin]

I appreciate your candid comments. Most likely will play with the 357 sig switch in my 27, just because I feel the need to "tinker" with every good system I can. I may reload for this cartridge if I start shooting it in any quantity, so cost shouldn't be as bad as with factory-only. Heck, other than the cases and dies, everything I need may already be laying around my loading bench.
Still, it's good to hear ALL sides of the issue.

[Washington,D.C.]

Switching barrels,you won't lose anything and you will gain another caliber.I bought my first Glock 27 with the purpose of changing to an aftermarket barrel in 357 Sig.This was before Glock made the G33.Now with all of the good ammo in 40 and 9mm not sure it's as important now to have 357 Sig but I feel it's more reliable feeding a 9mm bullets it's a 10mm chamber.Before the Glocks there weren't many super reliable sub compacts around.I now carry a Glock 33.Bought it when they first came out.

[hakuin]

"I feel it's more reliable feeding a 9mm bullets it's a 10mm chamber"
Hadn't thought about the tapered case and feeding being a bonus. Speaking of the tapered case, are there any significant concerns regarding bullet set-back in the case, or is this mostly an issue for reloaders?

[4eyes]

I can only get 8 357 Sig rounds in any of my 10 round G22 or G23 mags. New mags may be a cost issue. I have read that 40/357 mags are interchangable, but I have not found it to be correct.

[Washington,D.C.]

The ten round mags DO NOT ALWAYS INTERCHANGE.A lot of people have problems with the ten rounders.Most 13 and 15 round G23 and G22 mags don't have a problem.Ten round 357 Sig mags are not very expensive.

[SDBettas]

Bullet setback can be an issue using low volume faster powders. The round performs better with the higher volume slow burning powders anyway. So Accurate #9, Blue Dot, etc, when seated the bullet rests on the powder anyway, helping with setback.

[4eyes]

Ya ever pop the primer out with some of those compressed loads?

[hakuin]

"So Accurate #9, Blue Dot, etc, when seated the bullet rests on the powder anyway, helping with setback."

Cool. I like Accurate #9 for some other calibers, so it's already sitting around. Thanks for the tip!

[Gary42141]

AA #9 is a great powder for 357SIG. Blue Dot works too, but I've found AA #9 to be more accurate.