Learn more › The 357 Magnum vs. 38 Special comparison might seem pointless since a revolver chambered for the 357 Magnum can also fire 38 Special ammunition.

The Model 360 features a scandium alloy frame, unfluted stainless steel cylinder, Flat Dark Earth combat grips, and is chambered in the .357 Magnum. The Smith & Wesson J Frame revolver has become ...

It is much more controllable than the .357 Magnum. However, the heavier frames for the .357 Magnums make great .38 Special handguns, as you can still shoot .38 Special rounds through them.

The .357 Magnum is considerably more powerful than its parent round the .38 Special. A . 38 Special full metal jacket round will hit with the force of 189 pounds of pressure per square foot at a ...

Domestic .357 revolver manufacturing output in 2023: 128 units (0.1% of all domestically made .357 revolvers) Magnum Research’s total domestic firearm production in 2023: 19,602 units (0.7% .357 ...

The Smith & Wesson 351 PD isn’t the most well-known revolver in the AirLite series, but I think it should be. The S&W Model 329 PD is more well known among hunters and wilderness travelers. Chambered ...

On The Firing Line Despite the power of the cartridge, the 500 S&W Magnum is surprisingly controllable. Due largely to the sheer mass of the revolver (combined with the muzzle-heavy balance and an ...

But it’s also because, depending on what the job is, using a 38 Special revolver—or firing 38 Special ammunition in a 357 Magnum revolver—sometimes just does the job better.