Originally posted by Jim Jeffries
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i highly recommend .357 sig. the prices have come down a bit and they're not as expensive as they use to be when it was new. only problem is at lot of ranges and stores still don't carry it so you'll have to buy ammo online.
i did a little studying on the cartridge before i bought it. all the pd's that switched to .357 sig from 9mm or .40 are very happy with it. only thing is it took them longer to get good with the gun because they weren't use to the muzzle flash and the different type of recoil (it's more sharp even though less than say a .40 or .45)
a lot of the pd's that have used it on dogs never had problems like they use to with 9mm and .45.
i even read about a shootout where the cops where shooting it out with bad guys in a trailer and the .45 bullets weren't penetrating the trailer but the .357 sig was even with hollow points.
it's a .357 magnum 125 grain in a pistol pretty much.
my p229 would be my choice for self defense but i only keep 1 gun in my house and i choose my smith and wesson .40 (slower , heavy 180 grain load). it's more safe and less penetration in a house self defense environment.
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