.357
English
editEtymology
editShortening of .357 Magnum.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit.357 (plural .357s)
- .357 Magnum (a class of firearm cartridge).
- A firearm chambered for .357 Magnum cartridges.
- 1977 July, S. Bergman, E. Bunten, P. Klaus, LEAA Police Equipment Survey of 1972, Volume V: Handguns and Handgun Ammunition, Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, page IX:
- Estimates of the total population of on duty handguns in the U.S. showed 70 percent of all officers using .38s and 25 percent using .357s.