357 SIG
Developed by popular firearm manufacturer SIG Sauer in collaboration with Federal Cartridge, 357 SIG Ammo is a rimless centerfire handgun cartridge. This bottlenecked cartridge offers good accuracy, stopping power, and is used by several law enforcement agencies. It is developed by necking down a 40 S&W case to accept 9.0mm bullets. It holds slightly longer brass which ranges from 0.23 mm to 0.51 mm.
357 SIG Ammo Specifications:
Cartridge case: 10mm Auto
Case type: Rimless, bottleneck
Bullet diameter 9.02: mm (0.355 inches)
Land diameter: 8.71 mm (0.343 inches)
Neck diameter: 9.68 mm (0.381 inches)
Shoulder diameter: 10.77 mm (0.424 inches)
Base diameter: 10.77 mm (0.424 inches)
Rim diameter: 10.77 mm (0.424 inches)
Rim thickness: 1.40 mm (0.055 inches)
Case length: 21.97 mm (0.865 inches)
Overall length: 28.96 mm (1.140 inches)
Case capacity: 1.27 cm3
Rifling twist: 406 mm
Primer type: small pistol
Maximum pressure (C.I.P.): 44,240 psi (305.0 MPa)
Maximum pressure (SAAMI): 40,000 psi (275.8 MPa)
Specially designed to use in semi-automatic handguns, 357 SIG Ammo’s standard 125-grain bullet offers a velocity of up to 1450 feet per second. The 357 SIG Ammo bullet weight ranges from 115 grains (7.5g) to 150 grains (9.7g). The muzzle energy of this ammo is between 488 foot-pounds force (662 J) to over 568 foot-pounds force (770 J). The optical penetration depth of this ammo is from 230 mm (9 inches) to over 420 mm (16.5 inches). 357 SIG Ammo is manufactured by several firearm manufacturers including Triton, Winchester, Federal, Speer, Remington, and Federal.
