.357 Sig Carbines?

[CSC_Saint]

Well, if your willing to wait, Sig Saucer is due for the launch of their MPX by the end of the year. Listed calibers for it: 9mm, .357 SIG, and .40 s&w. Msrp is anyone's guess still, seems to be around the 1500 area.

Not sure if they'll release it in 3 different calibers, or if it comes standard in one caliber with conversion barrels for the others.

 

[JShirley]

I was very impressed by the MPX. I think it's what the MP5 should have been, if H&K was a decent company, instead of a Teutonic monolith that refuses to listen to customers.

John

 

[gunnutery]

http://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=285845&CAT=288

I was thinking that Lone Wolf did a .357 sig rifle. I just looked and the only uppers they have right now are in 9mm. But the link above is for the receivers which state they accept 9mm, .40, .357 sig and .45 gap Glock mags.

 

[Reloadron]

There will always be a strong attraction to carbine rifles chambered in powerful or fast pistol or revolver cartridges. Matter of fact any hot small pistol calibers like the 7.62X25 have a strong following.

The 40 S&W spawned from the 10mm. I think the 10mm was introduced as the Bren Ten. I had a Colt Delta Elete back then and the only problem with the 10mm was it beat the heck out of handguns like the Delta by Colt. S&W got smart and shortened the 10mm and the 40 S&W was born.

Sig got into a good thing when they necked down the 40 to the 357 Sig. However, the concepy was far from new or revolutionary. During the late 50s a gentleman named Bo Clerke necked down a 45 ACP and developed the .38/.45 Clerke which went by a few other names. All one needed was a 38 super barrel reamed for the new cartridge. Changing barrels on just about any 1911 chambered in 45 ACP would shoot the .38/.45 Clerke. The idea was a fat case with plenty of volume necked down to a small bullet. The downside was after 3 to 4 loadings the case necks would split but it was a pretty hot little round for the day. Sig did the same thing but necking down a 40 allowing easy barrel changes for the 357 Sig.

So why not expand such cartridges to a short barreled carbine rifle?

While I wouldn't be first in line to buy one I bet it would sell and selling is what it is all about as long as there is enough demand in a large enough market.

Ron

 

[BCRider]

Another option that I'd like to see the numbers on is the 9x40.

As I understand it these are easily formed by the die set from .40S&W brass. And around here it's easy to pick up hockey socks worth of forgotten range pickup .40 brass. And that appeals to me far more than buying .357Sig brass then only getting to use it a few times before the pressure splits it.