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The .357 Maximum, formally known as the .357 Remington Maximum or the .357 Max, is a super magnum handgun cartridge originally developed by Elgin Gates as the wildcat .357 SuperMag. [1] The .357 Maximum was introduced into commercial production as a joint-venture by Remington Arms Company and Ruger in 1983 as a new chambering for the Ruger ...
.357/44 Bain & Davis.357 Smith & Wesson Magnum.357 Remington Maximum.357 Super Magnum.375 Super Magnum.400 Cor-Bon.40 Super.41 Action Express.41 Remington Magnum.414 Super Magnum.440 Cor-Bon.44 Remington Magnum.445 Super Magnum.45 Super.45 Winchester Magnum.45 Black Powder Magnum.451 Detonics Magnum.454 Casull.460 Smith & Wesson Magnum
Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, primarily in revolvers like the Phelps Heritage revolver, Century Arms revolver, Thompson/Centre Contender break-open pistol, Magnum Research BFR, and the Pfeifer Zeliska revolvers.
Gates' .414 SuperMag. A super magnum is a longer and/or more powerful version of a "magnum" cartridge.Although the term "super magnum" typically refers to a handgun cartridge, created by lengthening an existing straight-case design, it can also refer to rifle and shotgun cartridges, such as the .17 Winchester Super Magnum and the 3 1 ⁄ 2" 12 Gauge Super Magnum.
Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point.. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name.
The .357 Smith & Wesson Magnum, .357 S&W Magnum, .357 Magnum, or 9×33mmR (as it is known in unofficial metric designation) is a smokeless powder cartridge with a 0.357 in (9.07 mm) bullet diameter. It was created by Elmer Keith , Phillip B. Sharpe, [ 2 ] and Douglas B. Wesson [ 2 ] [ 3 ] of firearm manufacturers Smith & Wesson and Winchester .
.357 Magnum: 6 United States: 1955-2005 (First generation) 2020-present (Second generation) Colt Single Action Army: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company.45 Colt.44-40 WCF.38-40 WCF.32-20 WCF.38 Long Colt.22 LR.38 Special.357 Magnum.44 Special.45 ACP: 6 United States: 1873–1941 1956–1974 1976–1982 1994–present Colt Trooper
Some interest in the load has persisted until today (2018), due to the better ballistic performance of the 357/44 B&D compared to the .357 Remington Maximum, a straight-walled cartridge resembling the .357 Magnum, but longer. Hornady and RCBS both produced forming and loading dies that could be used to form and load using standard .44 Magnum brass.