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Home & GardenGun Guide

Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum Review

Transcript

Today we’re going to discuss the Smith & Wesson 357 Magnum.

The Smith & Wesson 357 Magnum is an excellent gun. It’s a 6 shot revolver that shoots 357 rounds and will also shoot 38 rounds if you feel so inclined. They have the same diameter so it will shoot from both guns.

This gun is a 6 shot revolver. You can see by pushing forward here you can remove the cylinder. This is how you load and unload the gun. You put 6 rounds in. You can use a speed loader, which is like this, which makes it very fast. You pop it in or you just put them in. Load ’em up.

This gun is a double single action which means you can either pull the trigger each time, that’s double action, or you can rack it back and aim for a more accurate shot, that’s considered single shot.

The gun is an excellent gun for beginners because it’s very uncomplicated, very easy to shoot.

It kicks a bit. It’s a bit powerful but it’s a good gun for beginners, good gun for home defense, and it’s an excellent gun for target shooting. It’s very accurate. It’s got a 4 inch barrel. And it’s a lot of fun.

This has been the overview of the Smith & Wesson 357 Magnum.


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