.357 Rem Max (.357 Remington Maximum) Handgun Cartridges
Learn more about .357 Rem Max (.357 Remington Maximum) Handgun Cartridges
Looking to find out more about firearms before you apply for your SAPS firearm licence? Learn all there is to know about .357 Rem Max (.357 Remington Maximum) Handgun Cartridges right here.
This cartridge was announced as a joint venture between Remington Arms Co.and Sturm, Ruger and Co. It is a .33 inch elongation of the .357 Magnum case. The first handgun to chamber the round was the Ruger Blackhawk. The cartridge was conceived primarily as an ultra-velocity, flat-trajectory silhouette cartridge, but also became popular for hunting small and medium sized game.
.357 Rem Max (.357 Remington Maximum) Handgun Cartridges |
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| Cartridge Specifications | |||
| Case Type: | Rimmed, straight | ||
| Introduced: | 1983 | Made For: | Revolver |
| Cart Len: | 1.990-in | Case Len: | 1.605-in |
| Case Dia: | 0.375-in | Bul Dia: | 0.359-in |
| Ballistics measured with: |
| 10-inch revolver barrel |
| Cartridge Variants: | |||
| Weight | Velocity | Energy | |
| From: | 158 gr | 1550 ft/sec | 843 ft-lbs |
| To: | 200 gr | 1675 ft/sec | 1283 ft-lbs |
| Cartridge Used in Database | ||
| Weight | Velocity | Energy |
| 158 gr | 1825 ft/sec | 1165 ft-lbs |
| Rankings for Cartridge Used in Database | |||
| PF: | 288350 | TKO: | 14.788 |
**See below for further reference regarding the power rankings listed in the tables above:
MV-Muzzle Velocity
Muzzle velocity when fired from a typical handgun. Measured in feet-per-second.
ME-Muzzle Energy
Muzzle energy when fired from a typical handgun. Measured in foot-pounds.
PF-Power Factor
In shooting competition the Power Factor is used to determine the competitive division in which a particular handgun/cartridge can be used. A simple calculation of the bullet's mass times its muzzle velocity.
PF = bull. mass x muzzle vel.
TKO-Taylor Knock Out Formula
Developed by big-game hunter John Howard Taylor in the 1940's. Calculates the relative effectiveness of bullets for hunting game.
TKO = (bull. mass x muzzle vel. x bull. dia.)/7000
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