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!
