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Available in a suite of traditional calibers to match your favorite six-shooter, the choice between .44 Magnum/.44 Spl, .357 Magnum/.38 Spl, and .45 Colt is yours. These classic pistol cartridges see considerable performance improvements when fired from the longer barrel of a rifle or carbine, making the Big Boy Brass a versatile tool to.


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When shopping for .38 Special and .357 Magnum ammo, you'll find that, generally, .38 Special is cheaper per round than .357 Magnum. Of course, you can find some .38 Special ammo that is more expensive than .357 Magnum. For example, a .38 Special round using a jacketed hollow point bullet, like the Federal Premium .38 Special +P 129gr.


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That said, .357 Magnum also has double the chamber pressure of .38 Special. Firing .357 Magnum in a .38 Special firearm can easily (and almost certainly will) result in a catastrophic malfunction. Unless you don't like having hands, don't do it. However, .357 Magnum is too long to headspace in the chamber of a .38 Special revolver cylinder.


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The 357 Magnum is similarly versatile. It offers double the pressure of the original 38 Special. This makes it much more powerful and more on the same level as the high-velocity variations of the 38 Special. Many people love using this extra power to see how far they can hit a target on a shooting range.


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The Magnum cartridge has a higher muzzle velocity than the .38 Special and like most large rounds, the .357 Magnum is better at close distances than as a long range shooter. Smith & Wesson, or S&W, offers a firearm capable of handling the higher pressure (+ P loads) for .357 Magnum. The .38 Special is a lighter round making it a bit better at.


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By comparison, conventional 38 special loads produce somewhere between 150-250 ft/lbs. of energy at the muzzle, or about one third the power of the 357 magnum. Though these figures don't even reach 9mm territory, the modern 38 special has a trick up its sleeve to increase performance. If your firearm is rated for it, 38 special has a +P.


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The .38 Special ammunition produced an average velocity of 836 fps. The .38 Special +P loads averaged 960 fps, and the .357 Magnum loads averaged 1,276 fps. The .38 Special +P loads showed a 15.


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.38 Special: The .38 Special has a bullet diameter of .357 inches (or 9.07mm). It is a popular revolver cartridge used for various purposes such as self-defense and target shooting..357 Magnum: The .357 Magnum also has a bullet diameter of .357 inches (or 9.07mm). It was developed as an upgrade to the .38 Special and offers higher velocity and.


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Both .357 Magnum and .38 Special continue to play significant roles, each finding its niche among both civilians and law enforcement..38 Special, with its manageable recoil and versatility, remains a popular choice for self-defense and concealed carry. Its moderate power, combined with a wide range of ammunition options, makes it an.


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The .38 Special, .38 Special +P and .357 Magnum represent three distinct power levels using the same bullets and all three cartridges can be fired from any .357 Magnum revolver. The cases are dimensionally identical, except that the Magnum case is 0.135" longer than the Special case. This prevents .357 Magnum cartridges from entering a .38.


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The .38 Special and .357 Magnum are both rimmed, centerfire cartridges commonly used in revolvers. Except for case length, the .38 and .357 are virtually identical. .38 cartridges can be fired from revolvers chambered for the .357, but the converse is not true; .357 cartridges cannot be used in revolvers designed for the .38.


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The .38 Special, also commonly known as .38 S&W Special (not to be confused with .38 S&W), .38 Smith & Wesson Special, .38 Spl, .38 Spc (pronounced "thirty-eight special"), or 9x29mmR is a rimmed, centerfire cartridge designed by Smith & Wesson.. The .38 Special was the standard service cartridge for the majority of United States police departments from the 1920s to the 1990s.


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The only external dimensional difference between .38 Special and .357 magnum is the difference in case length; this was done to prevent accidentally loading a .357 magnum cartridge in to a .38 Special revolver that is not designed for the .357 magnum's higher chamber pressure.


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Modern 357 Magnum ammo is designed to fire a 158-grain bullet at a muzzle velocity of 1,235 FPS and a target thumping 535 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. Compare that to the 38 Special, which fires the same bullet weight at 755 FPS and has a muzzle energy of 200 ft-lbs, which is less than a 45 ACP. For more ammo options, check out our Remington 357.


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In .357 Magnum and .38 Special calibers, we have the top-selling brands and varieties for target shooting, hunting and self-defense. Here are just a few of the choices we offer- Speer Gold Dot 125gr JHP - these rounds from Speer weigh a bit less than the average .357 Magnum round, but the lighter weight means faster velocity, aka more energy.