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.357 SIG
Comparison to other cartridges. .357 SIG third from left.
Type	Pistol
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	SIGARMS/Federal Cartridge Co.
Designed	1994
Specifications
Bullet diameter	.355 in (9.02 mm)
Neck diameter	.381 in (9.68 mm)
Shoulder diameter	.424 in (10.77 mm)
Base diameter	.424 in (10.77 mm)
Rim diameter	.424 in (10.77 mm)
Rim thickness	.055 in (1.4 mm)
Case length	.865 in (21.97 mm)
Overall length	1.14 in (28.96 mm)
Primer type	Small pistol
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type	Velocity	Energy
115 gr BHP	1564 ft/s (~477 m/s)	624 ft·lbf (~849 J)
124 gr JHP	1329 ft/s (~405 m/s)	486 ft·lbf (~661 J)
125 gr JHP	1299 ft/s (~396 m/s)	468 ft·lbf (~636 J)
147 gr JHP	1186 ft/s (~362 m/s)	459 ft·lbf (~624 J)
150 gr JHP	1130 ft/s (~345 m/s)	425 ft·lbf (~578 J)
Test barrel length: 4 in Source: Steve's 357 SIG Ballistic Page

A firearm cartridge infobox may be used to summarize information about a particular cartridge or artillery shell. The infobox should be added using the {{Infobox Firearm Cartridge}} template, as shown below:

{{Infobox Firearm Cartridge
|name= 
|image= 
|caption= 
|origin= 
|type= 
<!-- Service history -->
|service= 
|used_by=
|wars= 
<!-- Production history -->
|designer= 
|design_date=
|manufacturer=
|production_date=
|number= 
|variants= 
<!-- Specifications -->
|is_SI_specs=
|parent=
|case type=
|bullet=
|neck=
|shoulder=
|base=
|rim_dia=
|rim_thick=
|case_length=
|length=
|rifling=
|primer=
|filling=
|filling_weight=
|detonation=
|yield=
<!-- Ballistic performance -->
|is_SI_ballistics=
|bw1=
|btype1=
|vel1=
|en1=
|bw2=
|btype2=
|vel2=
|en2=
|bw3=
|btype3=
|vel3=
|en3=
|bw4=
|btype4=
|vel4=
|en4=
|bw5=
|btype5=
|vel5=
|en5=
|test_barrel_length=
|balsrc= 
}}

General parameters:

• name – the formal name of the cartridge.
• image – optional – an image of the cartridge. The image must be given in the form [[Image:Example.jpg|300px]]; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
• caption – optional – the text to be placed below the image.
• origin – the country or place where the cartridgeoriginated or was first manufactured.
• type – the type of cartrige or its designed use (e.g. "Pistol", "Rifle", "Hunting", etc.).

Service history parameters:

• service – optional – the period (usually given in years) when the cartridge was in service.
• used_by – optional – the countries, armed forces, or other groups using the cartridge; this may be omitted for cartridges employed only in their country of origin.
• wars – optional – any wars during which the cartridge saw service.

Production history parameters:

• designer – optional – the person or group responsible for designing the cartridge.
• design_date – optional – the date (usually given as a year) when the cartridge was designed.
• manufacturer – optional – the manufacturer of the cartridge.
• production_date – optional – the period (usually given in years) when the cartridge was produced.
• number – optional – the number of cartridge of this type that were manufactured.
• variants – optional – any variant models of the cartridge.

Specification parameters:

• is_SI_specs – optional – "yes" if the specifications are entered in SI units; any other value causes it to be interpreted as Imperial units.
• parent – optional – the cartridge that the cartridge was based on, if any.
• case type – optional – the type of case used for the cartridge (e.g. rimmed, rimless, straight, bottlenecked, etc.).
• bullet – optional – the diameter of the bullet used in the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
• neck – optional – the neck diameter of the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
• shoulder – optional – the shoulder diameter of the cartridge, if any, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
• base – optional – the base diameter of the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
• rim_dia – optional – the rim diamter of the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
• rim_thick – optional – the rim thickness of the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
• case_length – optional – the case length of the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
• length – optional – the overall length of the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
• rifling – optional – typical rifling to stablize the bullet fired from the cartridge.
• primer – optional – the type of primer used in the cartridge (e.g. large pistol, small rifle, rimfire, etc.).
• filling – optional – the explosive filling material of the shell, if any.
• filling_weight – optional – the weight of the explosive material of the shell, if any.
• detonation – optional – for explosive shells, the detonation trigger type (e.g. "timer", "pressure", "motion sensor").
• yield – optional – for explosive shells, the yield (in tons of TNT) of the device.

Ballistic performance parameters:

Ballistic data for up to five different weight bullets can be specified; it may be provided in either SI or Imperial units, but this choice must be consistent for all five sets. The x in the field name should be replaced with 1–5 as displayed in the template format shown above (e.g. bw1, bw2, btype1, btype2, vel1, vel2, en1, en2, etc.):

• is_SI_ballistics – optional – "yes" if the ballistics data is entered in SI units; any other value causes it to be interpreted as Imperial units.
• bwx – optional – the weight of the bullet for given data, expressed in grains; only include the number, and not the units of measurement.
  • btypex – optional – the type of bullet (e.g. JHP, FMJ, BHP, ect.).
  • velx – required if bw field is specified – velocity of the bullet at the muzzle, expressed in m/s or ft/s; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
  • enx – required if bw field is specified – energy of the bullet at the muzzle, expressed in J or ft·lbf; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
• test_barrel_length – optional – the length of the barrel used when generating the ballistics data.
• balsrc – optional – the source from which the ballistics data was obtained.