***The Official Gun/Ammo Thread***

[Mighty_Windir]

I just got my Sig Saur P226 !!
Im getting the 229 next...

Watcha guys think of P226??

Im a Navy Seal nukka 😎

Nice!

What caliber

Good gun.

Should have gotten the p229 first. Just as good. A little bit smaller.

I got a p229.

Very pretty.

All p229 models are in 9mm, yes yes?

[Left Hook Tua]

Nice!

What caliber



Very pretty.

All p229 models are in 9mm, yes yes?

P228 is 9mm only

P229 is 9mm, .40, .357

Only .40 is available in p229 enhanced elite in california but I wanted 357

Had to buy a .357 sig barrel

I can go back and forth .40 and .357 on mine

That texas shooting where the guy smoked the mass shooter wannabe used a p229 .357

[Mighty_Windir]

P228 is 9mm only

P229 is 9mm, .40, .357

Only .40 is available in p229 enhanced elite in california but I wanted 357

Had to buy a .357 sig barrel

I can go back and forth .40 and .357 on mine

That texas shooting where the guy smoked the mass shooter wannabe used a p229 .357

Ahh I see.

So you could do it the other way also right?

Buying a P229 in .357 and getting the .40 barrel?

Been wanting a .357 since I saw this video:



At the moment I'm watching this beauty of a rile in .44 Magnum:

[Left Hook Tua]

You can even swap a .40, .357 to 9mm. But that's a little more work.

You'd have to get new barrel, recoil spring, magazines, etc.

.40 to .357 and vice versa is simple because .40 and .357 has similar case dimensions.

.40 is a 10mm shortened.
357 is a 10mm shortened and bottle necked.

.357/.40 can use same magazines, same extractors, etc.




.357 sig is basically a 9mm size bullet with a .40 case.

It's called 357 sig because it's designed to copy 357 magnum 4 inch ballistics out of a semi auto pistol.

125 gr. bullet at about 1400 feet per second.

[Left Hook Tua]

I use speer gold dots in .357 sig.



125 grain gold dot hollow points at about 1,400 feet per second.

[Mighty_Windir]

Great info Tuaman. Your stuff is pretty rad and nothing beats having good ammo and a few magazines ready at disposal.

I was researching for statistics of the difference between a 9mm and a Sig .357 bullets, just to see if there's really a difference worth of the price:

[Left Hook Tua]

Great info Tuaman. Your stuff is pretty rad and nothing beats having good ammo and a few magazines ready at disposal.

I was researching for statistics of the difference between a 9mm and a Sig .357 bullets, just to see if there's really a difference worth of the price:

A lot of 9mm guys say it doesnt make a difference.

They also say .40 or .45 dont make a difference.

9mm guys wanna say .357 and 9mm are the same practically and theres no point in .357 sig.

I dont buy it.

[Mighty_Windir]

A lot of 9mm guys say it doesnt make a difference.

They also say .40 or .45 dont make a difference.

9mm guys wanna say .357 and 9mm are the same practically and theres no point in .357 sig.

I dont buy it.

I don't know but.

I assume the .357 Sig bullet travels faster than the 9mm due to the shape of the casing.

Also assume the barrel may suffer a bit more

[Left Hook Tua]

I don't know but.

I assume the .357 Sig bullet travels faster than the 9mm due to the shape of the casing.

Also assume the barrel may suffer a bit more

Standard 9mm is a 115 grain bullet at 1,150 feet per second velocity.

.357 sig is a 125 grain bullet at 1,400 feet per second velocity.

Standard 9mm is around 338 ft lbs. muzzle energy.

.357 sig is around 544 ft lbs. muzzle energy.

[FinitoxDinamita]

Good gun.

Should have gotten the p229 first. Just as good. A little bit smaller.

I got a p229.

I love that 229. It took awhile for me to choose between the two but I wanted a fullsize 9mm with no safety. I dont like bulky pistols but for some reason, 226 feels so good in my hands. It’s perfect as if it was customized for me only.

226 im leaving at home.. im getting 229 in .40 next.

Have you shot a walther PPQ? How would you compare that to a p226?