Fits over at Shooting the Messenger (new addition to my blogroll, btw), noticed some unusually hot ballistics listed for Wolf Gold .357 Magnum ammo at the Cheaper Than Dirt website,specifically that it's shooting a 158-grain bullet at 1607 fps.

If they're talking handgun velocity, that's hot.  It's also what Wolf claims, so this time is isn't just a CTD typo.

As I learned back when I was writing up the article on the Winchester 94, Winchester has .357 Magnum ammo listed on their website with a MV of 1830 fps, however, this ammo is listed only under the rifle section, therefore I must assume that this is claimed velocity for rifles only, and I personally would probably not try it in a handgun.

This is wrong.  Hey, I made a mistake!  (My theory about about making declarations instead of asking questions holds).  See comments.  I'll do a better update later.  Will also have to update the old Winchester post.

I think Wolf's ballistics for its .44 Magnum Gold is also kind of high.  Also wrong!

Anyway, Fits fired off an email to Wolf so it will be interesting to see if they send any reply.

I think James at Hell in a Handbasket posted something about this gun when he was still on his old site.

Someone has a NIB C O P 357X4 on GunsAmerica for $1,035.

An odd little gun, designed as a deep concealment for off-duty or undercover police officers.  Chambered for .357 magnum, with four barrels and a rotating firing pin.

Despite its compactness, its unloaded weight is 28 ounces--3 ounces heavier than an unloaded SP-101--but a good 1.5" shorter, too.

The company that made them is now defunct, so I guess they're collectible, hence the asking price.

Follow the link if you want to see a photo of it.  Another good page on it is here.

Since I routinely carry a snubby (as you probably already know), I am finding these articles to be of significant interest.

.38 Snub Vs. .357 Snub debunks the opinion that a .357 is no more powerful than a .38 in a short-barreled gun like the snub.

Getting a Grip on the Snubnose is all about grips for your J-frame.

The Theory of the Snubnose Revolver, the title explains it.

.38 Special Snubnose Ballistics:  Real-world guns (not test barrels) and a variety of .38 ammo shot into water jugs.  Bullet diameters after expansion and pictures of the recovered bullets.

Lots of excellent reference material for my .357 Magnum category.

Here's one I've never heard of.  On GunsAmerica, a Ruger Hawkeye in .256 magnum, selling for $1,995.

A single-shot pistol built on a revolver (Blackhawk?) frame, apparently.  According to the seller, the .256 is a .357 magnum necked down to .25 caliber.

Interesting.  Follow the link to see a picture of it.