What happened to the .357 Sig

[40Rounds]

Good afternoon All,

I was wondering if any of yall here knew if I could find a SA 3.8 XD .357 Sig. I know that they have been discontinued but I have been wanting to find one for years. Any info would be awesome. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas.

 

[HansGruber]

Gunbroker is your best bet.

 

[40Rounds]

Gunbroker is your best bet.

I haven't had much luck but I haven't quit looking.
Gunbroker is your best bet.

 

[HansGruber]

And, the XD in .357 only came in 4” and 5” barrel lengths.

No 3.8 (that’s a XDm barrel length, not XD)

 

[40Rounds]

And, the XD in .357 only came in 4” and 5” barrel lengths.

No 3.8 (that’s a XDm barrel length, not XD)

The .357 Sig I has was 3.8 XDm

 

[HansGruber]

Good afternoon All,

I was wondering if any of yall here knew if I could find a SA 3.8 XD .357 Sig. I know that they have been discontinued but I have been wanting to find one for years. Any info would be awesome. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas.

There is one for sale on Armslist in Colorado.


I just PM’d you the info.

 

[HansGruber]

The .357 Sig I has was 3.8 XDm

They never made a .357 XDm.

Just XD.

 

[HansGruber]

If you want a 3.8 XDm in .357, the easiest thing to do is buy one in .40 and find a conversion barrel.

 

[40Rounds]

There is one for sale on Armslist in Colorado.


I just PM’d you the info.

Yes sir I am waiting on a reply back. Thank you Sir.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

do what i do, just buy it in 40s/w and get a 357sig barrel for it. i do this in my m/p's and soon in my xdm 5.25".

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

Yes sir I am waiting on a reply back. Thank you Sir.

you don't have enough post yet as iirc you need 10 before you can receive and send pm's.

 

[40Rounds]

do what i do, just buy it in 40s/w and get a 357sig barrel for it. i do this in my m/p's and soon in my xdm 5.25".

I didn't know you could do that. Where do you get the barrels from. If I may ask.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

I didn't know you could do that. Where do you get the barrels from. If I may ask.

try bar-sto (think they're in nv), but i can't recall others that may offer it?

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

to me the 357sig is a great round, but sucks reloading with those short necks.

 

[40Rounds]

to me the 357sig is a great round, but sucks reloading with those short necks.

Yes sir it does suck on the short necks but I will embrace the suck.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

Yes sir it does suck on the short necks but I will embrace the suck.

The only bullet that doesn't suck loading is the 147xtp. It has an almost boat-tail to it, so no need to bell case mouth. Once you get the dies correct, it's smooth sailing just like 300bo's are. I've crushed more brass between those 2 cases than 45acp alone. Down some searching for "40s/w barrel to 357sig barrel" per firearm brand. That's what usually worked for me.

Example: m/p 2.0 40s/w 4" to 357sig 4" barrel conversion

 

[40Rounds]

The only bullet that doesn't suck loading is the 147xtp. It has an almost boat-tail to it, so no need to bell case mouth. Once you get the dies correct, it's smooth sailing just like 300bo's are. I've crushed more brass between those 2 cases than 45acp alone. Down some searching for "40s/w barrel to 357sig barrel" per firearm brand. That's what usually worked for me.

Example: m/p 2.0 40s/w 4" to 357sig 4" barrel conversion

Awesome info thanks for all the help.

 

[ECS686]

One thing I think S&W is or could do is offer the new M&P Metal in 357 SIG. I hear a couple folks mention putting 357 barrels in the new metal 49. I k ow SIG 226 and 229 are hard to beat in 40 or 357 as its stout enough in all the right places your not gonna shoot it apart

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

One thing I think S&W is or could do is offer the new M&P Metal in 357 SIG. I hear a couple folks mention putting 357 barrels in the new metal 49. I k ow SIG 226 and 229 are hard to beat in 40 or 357 as its stout enough in all the right places your not gonna shoot it apart

If putting 1 in a 40 I'd think would be better than a 9. Not because of mag differences but recoil springs. My experience anyways. I'll be getting a metal 40 this next year if still in production. I do my best to keep all parts removed or replaced from same firearm together although some are interchangeable. If more than 1 I'll add serial number. I rarely have 2 identical handguns as usually defined by barrel lengths.