It depends on a number of factors including propellant charge, bullet weight and barrel length. Handgun muzzle velocities range from about 750 feet per second and 1350 fps. Ordinary rifles go up to about 3,000 fps. Some specialty rounds go above that. For an idea of the variation: using the same 357 Magnum round, a snub-nosed revolver will eject the bullet at 1,100 fps, a match revolver at 1350 fps and a 16" barrel rifle at 1,850 fps. Your standard-issue .45 cal pistol ammo has a muzzle velocity around 850 fps.
357 tons is 714,000 pounds.
357 grams is 0.78705 pounds.
Lookup caliber in wikipedia. These are calibers bigger than 7.7. Most of them are commercially available. Biggest you can get is 50bmg 287 mm0.284 in, 7.213 mm7 mm Remington Magnum, 7 x 57 mmcommonly called 7 mm.307.62 mm0.308 in30-06, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO), .300 Winchester MagnumAmerican ".30 caliber".307.62 mm0.311 in.303 British, 7.62x39, 7.62x54ROther ".30 caliber".32, .3277.65 mm0.309 - 0.312 in.32 ACP, .32 S&W, .327 Federal Magnum.32 caliber handgun cartridges.32, .3258 mm0.323 in.325 WSM, 8 mm Remington Magnum, 8mm plastic (airsoft) BBs.32 caliber rifle cartridges.3388.58 mm0.338 in.338 Lapua, .338 Winchester Magnum, .338 Federal.338 Rifle cartridge.38, .380, .357, .359 mm0.355-0.357 in.38 Special, .380 ACP, .357 Magnum, .357 SIG, .35 Remington, 9 mm Luger, 9x18mm MakarovGenerally .357 for revolvers and rifles, .355 in autoloaders.3810 mm0.400 in.38-40Old black powder cartridge.4010 mm0.400 in.40 S&W, 10 mm Auto.40410.25 mm0.423 in.404 Jeffery.40510.75 mm0.411 in.405 Winchester.40810.4 mm0.408 in.408 Chey TacCheyTac Intervention.4110.25 mm0.410 in.41 Magnum .41 Action Express.41610.6 mm0.416 in.416 Barrett, .416 Remington Magnum, .416 Rigby,.416 Weatherby MagnumLong-range sniper rounds.4311 mm0.43 in Sl.43 SL large.4410.8 mm0.427 - 0.430 in.44 Magnum.4511.45 mm0.451-0.452 in.45 ACP, 45GAPHandgun .45 calibers, .451 autos and .452 in revolvers.4511.6 mm0.458 in.45-70 GovernmentMost rifle .45 calibers.45411.53 mm0.454 in.454 CasullOnce considered a wildcat cartridge, becoming more common.458, .4611.6 mm0.458 in.460 Weatherby, .458 Winchester Magnum.475, .48012 mm0.475 in.480 Ruger, .475 Linebaugh.5012.7 mm0.50 in.50 AE, .500 S&W, .50 Beowulf, .50 GIDesert Eagle, S&W X-Frame, Alexander Arms .50 Beowulf, Guncrafter Industries 1911 .50.5012.95 mm0.510 in.50 BMG, 12.7 x 108 mmM2 Browning machine gun and other heavy machine guns, long range rifles typified by Barrett Firearms Manufacturing products.6817.5 mm0.683-0.696 in.689 Caliber Paintball markersTypically .689 Caliber, not called 17.5mm (Not actually a firearm).7920 mm0.787 invariousautocannon caliber, about the smallest caliber capable of an explosive filling
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The .357 part of the name means that the bullet diameter .357 inches. I do not know what the "Magnum" means in the name.
The actual bullet diameter (as well as that of the .38 Special) is .357.
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The .357 Magnum is a larger cartridge, can fire a heavier bullet, and has about twice the energy of a 9mm Parabellum cartridge.
There are too many factors that determine how far a bullet can travel to say with any accuracy how any one particular bullet will travel. For pistol bullets, most people say the average is about a mile.
For most uses, a jacketed hollowpoint.
357- as in .357 magnum, is the diameter of the bullets fired in fractions of an inch. It uses a bullet that is 0.357 inches wide.
No. However, .38 Special ammo CAN be safely fired in a .357 Magnum firearm. Both cartridges use a bullet that is .357 in diameter- but the .357 magnum is longer, and more powerful.
No. It is a fatter diameter than .357, and will not fit. The bullet diameter is .361, instead of .357.
.357 Magnum refers to the cartridge in that caliber. SOME of those cartridges are loaded with a full metal jacketed bullet- meaning that the lead core of the bullet is completely surrounded by jacketing metal- usually an alloy of copper and other metals.
With proper shot placement and bullet constuction, yes.
Assuming we're talking about .357 magnum and .38 special revolvers, the most basic difference is a .357 magnum chamber is slightly longer than the .38. The .357 casing is also slightly longer than the .38 and holds more powder. The actual bullet (the piece of lead) is the same, but because of the higher pressure of the .357, the bullet travels faster and has more energy. .357 magnum guns are typically a little heavier than a similar gun in .38.