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<blockquote data-quote="J.P." data-source="post: 728775" data-attributes="member: 6"><p>Those are nice too, as are the SIGs...</p><p></p><p>I bought a P229 when they first came out with the 357SIG caliber and I bought it with an extra factory .40S&W barrel.</p><p>When switching directly back and forth between them I noticed that the .40 had noticeably <em>more</em> muzzle flip than the 357SIG did, even with the milder 165gr Gold Dot loads vs. the 125gr 357 Gold Dot loads. The same thing was true of the P226 I bought later.</p><p></p><p>Then....after I rented a G32 and compared shooting it against my P226, I thought the G32 was significantly more controllable than the SIG.</p><p>I could shoot it much faster, and so I picked one up for daily carry.</p><p>(now carry a G23)</p><p></p><p>When comparing the G23 and the G32, there doesn't seem to be that much of a huge difference as there was between either the <em>40 vs. 357 in the P229/226 platforms</em> or the <em>Glock vs. SIG</em> comparison test.</p><p>Things start to change tho' when you get into some of the boutique loads like Double Tap, etc.</p><p></p><p>I like both the .40S&W <strong>and</strong> 357SIG, but ultimately it came down to ammo cost and availability....the .40 wins that one.</p><p>Nowadays the 357SIG round is more available but I remember when you couldn't even <em>find</em> it at WalMart or anywhere else for that matter for the longest time...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J.P., post: 728775, member: 6"] Those are nice too, as are the SIGs... I bought a P229 when they first came out with the 357SIG caliber and I bought it with an extra factory .40S&W barrel. When switching directly back and forth between them I noticed that the .40 had noticeably [I]more[/I] muzzle flip than the 357SIG did, even with the milder 165gr Gold Dot loads vs. the 125gr 357 Gold Dot loads. The same thing was true of the P226 I bought later. Then....after I rented a G32 and compared shooting it against my P226, I thought the G32 was significantly more controllable than the SIG. I could shoot it much faster, and so I picked one up for daily carry. (now carry a G23) When comparing the G23 and the G32, there doesn't seem to be that much of a huge difference as there was between either the [I]40 vs. 357 in the P229/226 platforms[/I] or the [I]Glock vs. SIG[/I] comparison test. Things start to change tho' when you get into some of the boutique loads like Double Tap, etc. I like both the .40S&W [B]and[/B] 357SIG, but ultimately it came down to ammo cost and availability....the .40 wins that one. Nowadays the 357SIG round is more available but I remember when you couldn't even [I]find[/I] it at WalMart or anywhere else for that matter for the longest time... [/QUOTE]
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