No, the only .357 auto is a Sig. Different shaped chamber.
In most cases the answer would be no, but there are some revolvers with addition of halfmoon clips can safely fire the correct semi auto ammo...
Yes. Your revolver will fire either one.
yes................revolver ammo has a rim. Semi-auto cartridges do not.
All revolvers will, I don't know about lever actions or semi-autos
Yes- but not very common. There is an automatic pistol caliber known as the .38 Super, which does not interchange with the .38 Special revolver cartridge. There have been a small number of target pistols built to shoot .38 Special Wadcutter target ammo. And there is at least one auto pistol made in caliber .357 Magnum (revolver cartridge). However, revolver ammo is rimmed, and auto pistol ammo is rimless- there are usually feeding problems when an auto pistol is made for revolver ammo.
A revolver4 is a pistol, however if you're talking about semi auto vs revolver, or mm vs gauge... Semi auto allows you to fire more rapidly and can carry more ammo, however many feel that a revolver is more accurate.
Any revolver. As for semi auto pistols, the 'Ring of Fire' guns (Lorcin, Raven, Jennings, Bryco, Jiminez, etc.) are designed to use cheap ammo. The Ruger pistols are pretty tolerant as far as ammo goes, as well.
yes the reasons are: *options on rate of fire (semi auto-auto vs just auto) *more readily available ammo (5.56 cal) *more accurate *easier magazine release *easier to open and clean, fix, maintain
There are a very few semi-auto pistols that shoot .357 magnum (not .357 Sig). While they will fire .38 Special, it is as a single shot- they will not cycle the action.
Yes. However, semi-autos will normally not function
A full auto will continue to fire rounds and cycle for as long as the trigger is pulled. A semi-auto will fire and cycle only one time with each pull of the trigger.
.38 Special is a rimmed cartridge, designed for revolvers, while .38 Super is designed for semi auto pistols, and uses a recessed canneleure, rather than a rim. Additionally, the .38 Super has a bullet diameter of .355 inches, vs. the .38 Special's bullet diameter of .357 inches.