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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 ...
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 .
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.
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.
.350 Remington Magnum.350 Rigby.351 Winchester Self-Loading.356 Winchester.357 Magnum.358 Norma Magnum.358 Winchester.360 Buckhammer.360 No 2 Nitro Express.360 No 5 Rook.369 Nitro Express.375 CheyTac.375 Dakota.375 Flanged Nitro Express.375 H&H Magnum.375 Remington Ultra Magnum.375 Ruger.375 SOCOM.375 SWISS P.375 Viersco Magnum.375 Weatherby 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.
The .22 Remington Jet was a necked-down .357 Magnum case. ... Since nearly all 7.62×39mm ammunition made in the 1970s used the complex-to-reload Berdan priming, ...
357 or .357 may refer to: 357 (band) , a Serbian rock band.357 Magnum, a firearm cartridge (revolver).357 SIG, a firearm cartridge (pistol).357 Remington Maximum, a wildcat firearm cartridge (revolver).357/44 Bain & Davis, a wildcat firearm cartridge (pistol).357 Peterbilt, a wildcat firearm cartridge (pistol)