.356 TSW - Revision history

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Updated specific details of current ammunition and conversion kit availability. Updated technical information about the cartridge and the firearms it was originally chambered in

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 [[File:356-TSW-Team-Smith-&-Wesson-9mm-Luger-357-SIG-Cartridge-Comparison-Firearm-Wiki-Firearmwiki.jpg|frame|right|A cartridge comparison between the [[9mm Luger]] (left), '''.356 TSW''' (middle) and [[.357 SIG]] (right). Image sourced from [https://gunsmagazine.com/gear/the-356-tsw/ GUNS Magazine].]]
 The '''.356 TSW''' (stands for '''.356 Team Smith & Wesson''') is a centerfire handgun cartridge that was designed by [[Smith & Wesson]] in 1994, and released commercially in 1995. The .356 TSW is very similar in size to a [[9mm Luger]], or a [[9x21mm]]. It was designed to be used in IPSC shooting events, but rule changes addressing the use of the new cartridge made it obsolete almost immediately. Smith & Wesson would briefly attempt to re-market the cartridge as the '''.356 Tactical Smith & Wesson''', but this flopped as well, and factory loads appeared to have no real advantage over traditional 9mm ammo. As a result, it mostly became an obscurity.
-Ammunition appears to still be made (as of early 2021) by CorBon and Underwood, who were both convinced by Scott Sullivan around 2016-2017 to begin production again on the cartridge. According to [https://gunsmagazine.com/gear/the-356-tsw/ Massad Ayoob's article] on the .356 TSW at GUNS Magazine, both manufacturers are using casings manufactured by [[Starline Brass]]. Conversion kits for Glock 19 Gen 3 and 4 models were available, but it's unclear if that's still the case.
+Ammunition is made (as of early 2021) by Underwood and CorBon, who were both convinced by Scott Sullivan in 2017 to begin production again on the cartridge. According to [https://gunsmagazine.com/gear/the-356-tsw/ Massad Ayoob's article] on the .356 TSW at GUNS Magazine, both manufacturers are using casings manufactured by [[Starline Brass]]. Conversion kits with Briley barrels for both Glock 19 Gen 1 thru 5 and Glock 17 Gen 1 thru 4 models are available.
 == Design & Origins ==
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 "The centerfire pistol cartridge was designed by Smith & Wesson in 1994 as an IPSC round. The .356 TSW fit in a 9mm magazine, and S&W convinced Federal to load it and submit it for SAAMI-spec approval, where it saw promise as a Limited-class competition round. However, because of a rules change, USPSA didn’t approve it for that class, and there were other rounds that were better choices for Open guns. S&W scrapped the project, effectively killing the .356 TSW. Federal case heads and the box were marked “356 TSW.” The load was a 147-grain FMJ Match product number GM356SW."
-Additional comments by Frank Barnes:
+Additional comments by Frank Barnes & Scott Sullivan:
-"The TSW is simply a slightly longer 9mm case (9x21.5mm), and it uses ordinary 9mm bullets for reloading purposes. To meet IPSC’s major power factor back then, the TSW had to send a 124-grain 9mm bullet at about 1,450 fps. A .356 TSW performs on par with hot 9x21 IPSC loads or full-house .357 SIG loads, but it has an advantage over the .357 SIG. The SIG cartridge is a bottleneck round, a .40 S&W casing necked down to 9mm. The .356 TSW is a straight walled 9mm casing, thus, more .356 rounds can fit into a magazine. The .356 TSW was mainly chambered in 150 [[Smith & Wesson Model 3566]] Performance Center .356 TSW pistols."
+"The 356 TSW is a much stronger and slightly longer 9mm case (9x21.59mm), and it uses ordinary 9mm bullets for reloading purposes. To meet IPSC’s major power factor back then, the TSW had to send a 124-grain 9mm bullet at about 1,450 fps. A .356 TSW performs on par with hot 9x21 IPSC loads or full-house .357 SIG loads, but it has an advantage over the .357 SIG. The SIG cartridge is a bottleneck round, a .40 S&W casing necked down to 9mm. The .356 TSW is a straight walled 9mm casing, thus, more .356 rounds can fit into a magazine. The stronger case allows for it to be loaded to a much higher pressure (50000 psi) than similiar cartridges. The .356 TSW was mainly chambered in [[Smith & Wesson Model 3566]] Performance Center .356 TSW pistols. Production numbers vary slightly between sources with 300-500 each of the 3566 Compact and 3566 Limited being produced, about 100 Briley Comp based on the 3566 Limited produced, about 180 J-frames (Pocket Rocket) produced, and 119 Stocking Dealer (SD356) models produced out of the 500 unit run of Stocking Dealers. Outside of the Performance Center the only other model chambered for the cartridge was a limited run of 5906's known as the Super 9. It came with three barrels, one each of 9x19, 9x21, and 356 TSW, with at least 100 produced, and perhaps as many as 200."
 == Ballistic Performance ==

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	<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2jU5cp4WCg</youtube>		<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2jU5cp4WCg</youtube>
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 [[File:356-TSW-Team-Smith-&-Wesson-9mm-Luger-357-SIG-Cartridge-Comparison-Firearm-Wiki-Firearmwiki.jpg|frame|right|A cartridge comparison between the [[9mm Luger]] (left), '''.356 TSW''' (middle) and [[.357 SIG]] (right). Image sourced from [https://gunsmagazine.com/gear/the-356-tsw/ GUNS Magazine].]]
-The '''.356 TSW''' (.356 Team Smith & Wesson) is a centerfire handgun cartridge that was designed by [[Smith & Wesson]] in 1994, and released commercially in 1995. The .356 TSW is very similar in size to a [[9mm Luger]], or a [[9x21mm]]. It was designed to be used in IPSC shooting events, but rule changes addressing the use of the new cartridge made it obsolete almost immediately. Smith & Wesson would briefly attempt to re-market the cartridge as the '''.356 Tactical Smith & Wesson''', but this flopped as well, and factory loads appeared to have no real advantage over traditional 9mm ammo. As a result, it mostly became an obscurity.
+The '''.356 TSW''' (stands for '''.356 Team Smith & Wesson''') is a centerfire handgun cartridge that was designed by [[Smith & Wesson]] in 1994, and released commercially in 1995. The .356 TSW is very similar in size to a [[9mm Luger]], or a [[9x21mm]]. It was designed to be used in IPSC shooting events, but rule changes addressing the use of the new cartridge made it obsolete almost immediately. Smith & Wesson would briefly attempt to re-market the cartridge as the '''.356 Tactical Smith & Wesson''', but this flopped as well, and factory loads appeared to have no real advantage over traditional 9mm ammo. As a result, it mostly became an obscurity.
 Ammunition appears to still be made (as of early 2021) by CorBon and Underwood, who were both convinced by Scott Sullivan around 2016-2017 to begin production again on the cartridge. According to [https://gunsmagazine.com/gear/the-356-tsw/ Massad Ayoob's article] on the .356 TSW at GUNS Magazine, both manufacturers are using casings manufactured by [[Starline Brass]]. Conversion kits for Glock 19 Gen 3 and 4 models were available, but it's unclear if that's still the case.

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-The '''.356 TSW''' (.356 Team Smith & Wesson) is a centerfire handgun cartridge that was designed by [[Smith & Wesson]] in 1994, and released commercially in 1995. The .356 TSW is very similar in size to a [[9mm Luger]], or a [[9x21mm]]. It was designed to be used in IPSC shooting events, but rule changes addressing the use of the new cartridge made it obsolete almost immediately. As a result, it's mostly an obscurity, though ammo appears to still made (as of early 2021) by CorBon and Underwood.
+[[File:356-TSW-Team-Smith-&-Wesson-9mm-Luger-357-SIG-Cartridge-Comparison-Firearm-Wiki-Firearmwiki.jpg|frame|right|A cartridge comparison between the [[9mm Luger]] (left), '''.356 TSW''' (middle) and [[.357 SIG]] (right). Image sourced from [https://gunsmagazine.com/gear/the-356-tsw/ GUNS Magazine].]]
 == Design & Origins ==
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 [https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2014/4/29/356-tsw/ .356 TSW (by Wiley Clapp)] - A very brief article from American Rifleman, written by Wiley Clapp, discussing the .356 Team Smith & Wesson cartridge.
 == Video Explanation ==

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	[https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2014/4/29/356-tsw/ .356 TSW (by Wiley Clapp)] - A very brief article from American Rifleman, written by Wiley Clapp, discussing the .356 Team Smith & Wesson cartridge.		[https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2014/4/29/356-tsw/ .356 TSW (by Wiley Clapp)] - A very brief article from American Rifleman, written by Wiley Clapp, discussing the .356 Team Smith & Wesson cartridge.
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		+	== Video Explanation ==
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		+	An excellent video by Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons, on the [[Smith & Wesson Model 3566]] and the .356 TSW cartridge it fired.
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		+	<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2jU5cp4WCg</youtube>

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	The '''.356 TSW''' (.356 Team Smith & Wesson) is a centerfire handgun cartridge that was designed by [[Smith & Wesson]] in 1994, and released commercially in 1995. The .356 TSW is very similar in size to a [[9mm Luger]], or a [[9x21mm]]. It was designed to be used in IPSC shooting events, but rule changes addressing the use of the new cartridge made it obsolete almost immediately. As a result, it's mostly an obscurity, though ammo appears to still made (as of early 2021) by CorBon and Underwood.		The '''.356 TSW''' (.356 Team Smith & Wesson) is a centerfire handgun cartridge that was designed by [[Smith & Wesson]] in 1994, and released commercially in 1995. The .356 TSW is very similar in size to a [[9mm Luger]], or a [[9x21mm]]. It was designed to be used in IPSC shooting events, but rule changes addressing the use of the new cartridge made it obsolete almost immediately. As a result, it's mostly an obscurity, though ammo appears to still made (as of early 2021) by CorBon and Underwood.

		+	== Design & Origins ==

		+	The .356 Team Smith & Wesson cartridge appears to have been largely developed for Major power IPSC competition. Essentially it allowed for the higher capacity of a 9mm handgun, while qualifying among more powerful higher-caliber handguns, offering a competitive advantage, mostly in magazine capacity. From Frank Barnes' Cartridges of the World, 14th Edition:
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		+	"The centerfire pistol cartridge was designed by Smith & Wesson in 1994 as an IPSC round. The .356 TSW fit in a 9mm magazine, and S&W convinced Federal to load it and submit it for SAAMI-spec approval, where it saw promise as a Limited-class competition round. However, because of a rules change, USPSA didn’t approve it for that class, and there were other rounds that were better choices for Open guns. S&W scrapped the project, effectively killing the .356 TSW. Federal case heads and the box were marked “356 TSW.” The load was a 147-grain FMJ Match product number GM356SW."
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		+	Additional comments by Frank Barnes:
		+
		+	"The TSW is simply a slightly longer 9mm case (9x21.5mm), and it uses ordinary 9mm bullets for reloading purposes. To meet IPSC’s major power factor back then, the TSW had to send a 124-grain 9mm bullet at about 1,450 fps. A .356 TSW performs on par with hot 9x21 IPSC loads or full-house .357 SIG loads, but it has an advantage over the .357 SIG. The SIG cartridge is a bottleneck round, a .40 S&W casing necked down to 9mm. The .356 TSW is a straight walled 9mm casing, thus, more .356 rounds can fit into a magazine. The .356 TSW was mainly chambered in 150 [[Smith & Wesson Model 3566]] Performance Center .356 TSW pistols."
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		+	== Ballistic Performance ==

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-The '''.356 TSW''' (.356 Team Smith & Wesson) is a centerfire handgun cartridge that was designed by [[Smith & Wesson]] in 1994, and released commercially in 1995.
+The '''.356 TSW''' (.356 Team Smith & Wesson) is a centerfire handgun cartridge that was designed by [[Smith & Wesson]] in 1994, and released commercially in 1995. The .356 TSW is very similar in size to a [[9mm Luger]], or a [[9x21mm]]. It was designed to be used in IPSC shooting events, but rule changes addressing the use of the new cartridge made it obsolete almost immediately. As a result, it's mostly an obscurity, though ammo appears to still made (as of early 2021) by CorBon and Underwood.
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 * '''Rifling twist:''' 1-10"
 == Other Resources ==
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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726071427/http://www.saami.org/PubResources/CC_Drawings/Pistol/356%20TSW.pdf# ".356 Team Smith & Wesson" SAAMI Specs (Archived)] - Official SAAMI specs for the .356 TSW cartridge, archived on WayBackMachine.
-[https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2014/4/29/356-tsw/ .356 TSW (by Wiley Clapp)] - An article from American Rifleman, written by Wiley Clapp, discussing the .356 Team Smith & Wesson cartridge, its origins, and more.
+[https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2014/4/29/356-tsw/ .356 TSW (by Wiley Clapp)] - A very brief article from American Rifleman, written by Wiley Clapp, discussing the .356 Team Smith & Wesson cartridge.