.38 Special
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The.38 Special, also commonly known as.38 S&W Special,.38 Smith & Wesson Special,.38 Spl,.38 Spc, or 9×29mmR is a rimmed, centerfire cartridge designed by Smith & Wesson.
.38 Special cartridge
First model M&P revolver designed in 1899 for the .38 Special cartridge. This particular revolver left the factory in 1900.
Smith & Wesson M&P in .38 Special produced in 1899
A .38 Special Jacketed Soft Point round
.357 Magnum
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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
.38 Special
…of which was the same diameter as the cartridge case. Except for case length, the .38 Special is identical to the .38 Short Colt, .38 Long Colt, and .357 Magnum. This nearly identical nature of the three rounds allows a .38 Special round to be safely fired in revolvers chambered for .357 Magnum. It also allows…
.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.
Colt Pythons in 8" and 6" barrels