Originally Posted By: SuperDave456
After studying pistol and rifle ballistics for awhile and their terminal effects I've come to really love the design and ballistics of the .357 Mag and .357 sig.
Anything at normal velocities within these caliber designed for social work will be good.
Both calibers have enough velocity so that even inexpensive ammunition does well.
Premium ammo will do even better and will pass more "tests", but it's the velocity that matters.
Pick an ammo that feeds.
In the bottle neck cartridge world there isn't much that does not feed.
Also, Practice practice practice.
The biggest issue with .357 sig is that ammo is cost prohibitive as buying a case of 1000 can be several times that of a case of 9mm to practice with.
You don't exactly have former communist countries cranking out .357 Sig ammo like you do 9mm.
I currently carry HST as my personal defense round in all of my pistols. But, I did a favor for a friend that knows I like the .357 SIG round and he offered me the choice I stated in my post. I am leaning towards the PDX1's but just wanted an opinion on both.