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  2. .357 Magnum - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  3. List of Magnum cartridges - Wikipedia

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    A magnum cartridge is a firearm cartridge with a larger case size than, or derived from, a similar cartridge of the same projectile caliber and case shoulder shape. [clarification needed] The term derives from the .357 Magnum, the original revolver cartridge with this designation.

  4. .357 Remington Maximum - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. List of rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    .256 Gibbs Magnum.256 Newton.256 Winchester Magnum.257 Roberts.257 Weatherby Magnum.26 Nosler.260 Remington.264 LBC-AR.264 Winchester Magnum.270 Weatherby Magnum.270 Winchester.270 Winchester Short Magnum.275 H&H Magnum.275 No 2 Magnum.275 Rigby.276 Enfield.276 Pedersen.277 FURY.277 Wolverine.28 Nosler.280 Ackley Improved.280 British.280 Flanged

  7. Caliber - Wikipedia

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    The 56–52, the most common of the new calibers, used a 50-cal bullet. Other black powder-era cartridges used naming schemes that appeared similar, but measured entirely different characteristics; 45-70, 44-40, and 32-20 were designated by bullet diameter to hundredths of an inch and standard black powder charge in grains.

  8. Centerfire ammunition - Wikipedia

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    Two rounds of .357 Magnum, a centerfire cartridge; notice the circular primer in the center. A center-fire (or centerfire) is a type of metallic cartridge used in firearms, where the primer is located at the center of the base of its casing (i.e. "case head").

  9. Overpressure ammunition - Wikipedia

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    For example, the .357 Magnum is slightly longer than the .38 Special, which is the parent cartridge of lower pressure from which it was derived. +P ammunition, however, is externally identical to standard ammunition of its caliber. It is not an advisable practice to utilize +P ammunition in firearms of questionable quality or in a state of ...