357 Sig ammo

[TA]

I found a pretty good deal on new ammo. Florida Bullet, www.miragetechnologies.net/ , 727-461-6081, has case/1000 rounds of Speer Lawman for $190 plus shipping. Reasonable shipping charges too. $11.00 from Tampa to Cleveland. They specialize in Law Enforcement. I didn't check price on Gold Dots.

I was going to get some Canned Heat from GA, but I have read about quite a few cracked cases lately. Apparently a problem with a lot. I am sure it will be rectified soon, but I'll wait it out. Plus, I can reload the Speer and I know how many times the brass has been fired.

[Callahan]

Thanks for the tip, TA!

["DoubleAction"]

TA; I hope the talk about georgia arms having problems with the 357 sig is only a rumor, like most others started. I hear these stories everytime I go to the range from the counter guys who sell their reloaded Atl_ _ _ Arms Ammunition. They get more for their lead wadcutters than georgia arms gets for their Gold Dot Loaded Sheer Power Plus cartridges.
I often find better prices than georgia arms; Many times I find better prices on new ammo than georgia arms reloads. That's how I got stuck with 1,000 rds of that Czech crap, and that Israili junk. ;D ;D Much Better target ammo coming out of Mexico, especially in 38 Super and 40 S&W.

[TA]

DA,

I found posts on the Sig Forum in the ammo section about the cracked cases. It was only the 357 Sig canned heat. The one guy called them and didn't get a very good explanation, according to him. He said they told him it was normal and safe. It could be that the cases have been reloaded too many times. I don't want to trash GA because I know they have an excellent reputation and I am sure they will correct the problem.

["DoubleAction"]

TA; With the Georgia arms canned heat I've had the mouth of the case splinter, where the bullet seats, but only seen it once. With the fully supported chambers on the SIGs, it leaves very little room for case wall expansion to the extent of cracking the case. Maybe the guy encountered the same thing I experienced.
The 357 sig case walls are thicker than the .40 S&W case walls, although many still refer to the 357 sig as a necked down .40. I've been shooting the Ga. Arms 357 sig in the 229 Sport pistol, 229, 226, and the 239 since 1999 with no problems, except the one case that I picked up off the floor which didn't do anything to my pistol that I'm aware of.
I'll shoot Federal, Winchester, Georgia Arms, or the defensive stuff in 357 sig because I have equal confidence in most all the American manufacturers. If I have any problems or business with the georgia arms stuff I can take it to their face, I don't have to use the phone ( although it's closer) ;D.
Really; These folks at georgia arms are some of the most upright group of people you would ever want to meet, and they all shoot.

["DoubleAction"]

I visited the Sig Forum to find where the case crack had developed on the cartridge case; The guy said it was on the shoulder.
One thing about the SIG barrels in 357 sig; The outside diameter of the bore is the same as that of the .40 caliber, which makes the thickness of the barrel .045" thicker than that of the .40 S&W for the same pistol. The step down in the chamber for the 357 sig, conforms to the shape of the bottle neck cartridge, giving support, not only for the case walls of the case, but for the shoulder as well.

Gotta Love Those SIGS for more than one reason ;D