The.357 Smith & Wesson Magnum,.357 S&W Magnum,.357 Magnum, or 9×33mmR is a rimmed, smokeless powder cartridge with a 0.357 in bullet diameter. It was created by Elmer Keith, Phillip B. Sharpe, and Dou
.357 Magnum ammunition
Two .357 Magnum cartridges showing bottom and side views
Introduced in 1935, the large frame Smith & Wesson Model 27 was the first revolver chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge.
Smith & Wesson.38/44 identifies a series of 6-round cylinder, double-action, Smith & Wesson N-frame revolvers chambered for the.38 Special cartridge loaded to higher pressures than were considered app