There is nothing pleasant about shooting a Glock 31 or 33.
You must not like the 17 or 26 either.
I had a 31 with a spare 9mm barrel. I couldnt tell the difference between 357SIG and 9mm +P+, or even my "warm" 9mm reloads for that matter.
There is a lot of hype about the 357SIG, but it really isnt anything but a +P+ 9mm in a different case.
In a practical sense, I am am not conviced that the .357 SIG offers enough benefits over a good modern 9mm +P cartridge to offset its many drawbacks.
I tend to agree and its the main reason I went back to the 9mm. Not that I think the 357SIG really has any drawbacks, other than price.
On a sidenote - does anyone reload .357 Sig - I was wondering if there were any unique issues to reloading a pistol cartridge that has a bottleneck-looking case.
Ive loaded a good bit of it. No real issues and its as easy as anything else to load for.
If you use a .40S&W carbide sizer, you dont need to lube the cases. It adds an extra step, but its less messy.
Bullets can be a challenge. As was mentioned, standard 9mm bullets may or may not work. 125 grain 357SIG specific bullets work best, but can be hard to find and tend to be a little pricey.
If you use a case filling load, like AA #9, you pretty much eliminate the set back and any neck tension issues.
One thing you do need to watch out for is, .getting .40 cases getting mixed in. They will go through the sizing process without any problem, and will come out of the die looking like a 357SIG, but will be "short" in OAL. The cases are also built differently too. Contrary to what you hear, in reality and practice, the 357SIG is not just a necked down .40S&W. I have accidentally shot some that were loaded, and with no issues, but its probably not the best thing to do, especially on a regular basis.