Historically .357 Mag. pressures may have been even higher; and if you shoot one of those old .357 Mag. loads with a 158-gr. lead semi-wadcutter bullet and a large pistol primer, ...

With the right loads, you can cleanly take feral hogs, deer, and bear with a 38 Special, but you can do it more effectively and at much greater distances with the 357 Magnum.

In the multi-page section on the .357 Magnum cartridge, he lists 72 different loads. They run from an 80-grain Glaser Safety Slug to a 200-grain LWSC. This is an impressive set of choices.

This load uses a heavy-for-caliber, jacketed lead core Barnes Original JHP Bullet. Designed to cycle smoothly in lever-action guns, the round has plenty of power to take deer and hogs cleanly within ...

Offered in .357 Magnum, the Single Action Army has a 5.5-inch barrel, a six-round cylinder, a spurred trigger (reminiscent of cowboy boot spurs), a blued barrel and a colorful case-hardened frame.

Offered in .357 Magnum, the Single Action Army has a 5.5-inch barrel, a six-round cylinder, a spurred trigger (reminiscent of cowboy boot spurs), a blued barrel and a colorful case-hardened frame.

With the right loads, you can cleanly take feral hogs, deer, and bear with a 38 Special, but you can do it more effectively and at much greater distances with the 357 Magnum.