Images by the author Smith and Wesson invented the .357 Magnum revolver… and the .41 and .44 Magnums, too … we all know that. Pure...

Images by the author Smith and Wesson invented the .357 Magnum revolver… and the .41 and .44 Magnums, too … we all know that. Pure fact. These guns came out, respectively, in 1935, 1964, and 1955. They were, by and large, the brain-children of Elmer Keith, the great revolver guru who was decades ahead of his time. I think, before we delve into this specific revolver, we ought to take a quick look back at the .357’s origins… it is an interesting story. The .357 Backstory The .357 Magnum was devised to be something more potent than the (at that time )the anemic .38 Special. Elmer had been experimenting with heavy .38 loads in stout S&W 38-44 revolvers…...