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The .357 Magnum: Most versatile handgun round ever?

from American Rifleman

The .357 Magnum: Most versatile handgun round ever? American Rifleman Eighty-five years have passed since the introduction of the most versatile handgun cartridge of all time. On April 8, 1935, Smith & Wesson announced a brand new high performance cartridge for an equally new top-of-the-line revolver: the .357 Magnum. In the years preceding that day, there had been a wave of interest in more widespread use of the revolver as a sporting arm and at greater ranges than ever before. Early luminaries of the handgun world — Phil Sharpe, Elmer Keith, Julian Hatcher and Ed McGivern — all contributed to a growing trend. READ MORE

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