Not "one of the most powerful bullets in the world", but still not bad. You won'
t be feeling too good after being
shot with one, that's for damn sure. Even though it's called a .357, it uses a .38 bullet with a slightly longer cartridge case (so you
don'
t blow up a .38
gun by trying to shoot .357's through it) and a lot more powder to propel it with, making it better than a regular .45 and definitely better than the .38 it's based on.
.38's can be fired through a .357 in case you're a pansy, or a woman and you can'
t handle the recoil, or if you're just target shooting and you
don't want to spend the extra money on the bullets.
Also used to refer to a
gun firing that kind of ammo. Not everyone knows if the
guy is carrying a Colt Python or a Smith and Wesson model 19 or whatever the fuck.
1. I saw some
guy take a .357 magnum hollow point to the head once. His brains were EVERYWHERE, man!
2. Hey, that dude's walking around with a .357 magnum stuffed into the crotch of his
pants! This isn't a movie! He's gonna
blow his fuckin' nuts off!