Lindcott Armory Handgun
.357-44 Bain & Davis
The .44 Remington Magnum necked down to .357 — a hot revolver/Contender wildcat from the 1960s..
- Caliber
- 0.357″ · 9.068 mm
- Introduced
- 1964
- Case
- Bottleneck
- Parent
- .44 Magnum
- Status
- Wildcat
- Introduced
- 1964
- Type
- Handgun
- Status
- Wildcat
- Availability
- Rare
- Primer
- Large Pistol Magnum
- Eff. range
- 150 yd
Ballistics
- Parent case
- .44 Magnum
Representative trajectory — modeled from a single velocity input (no published BC for this cartridge yet).
Dimensionscase measurements · scale drawing · size vs familiar rounds
Case dimensions — the scale drawing at the top of the page is built from these.
reloading data · approximate| Measure | mm | in | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet ⌀ | 9.07 | 0.357 | ✓ |
| Neck ⌀ | 9.75 | 0.384 | ✓ |
| Shoulder ⌀ | 11.56 | 0.455 | ✓ |
| Shoulder angle | 10° | — | ~ |
| Base ⌀ | 11.61 | 0.457 | ✓ |
| Rim ⌀ | 13.06 | 0.514 | ✓ |
| Belt ⌀ | n/a | ||
| Rim thickness | 1.52 | 0.060 | ✓ |
| Neck length | 3.81 | 0.150 | ≈ |
| Case length | 32.51 | 1.280 | ✓ |
| Overall length | 40.13 | 1.580 | ✓ |
Size vs familiar rounds
Drawn at true 1:1 — every case is accurate relative to the others. Absolute size depends on your screen's pixel density, so measuring one against a real ruler may be off. .357-44 Bain & Davis is highlighted below.
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Lineage
Connected reference
History
The .44 Remington Magnum necked down to .357 — a hot revolver/Contender wildcat from the 1960s.
FAQs
- What bullet diameter is .357-44 Bain & Davis?
- .357-44 Bain & Davis uses a 0.357″ (9.068 mm) diameter bullet.
- Is .357-44 Bain & Davis still in production?
- .357-44 Bain & Davis is wildcat; typical availability is rare.
- What is .357-44 Bain & Davis based on?
- .357-44 Bain & Davis is derived from the .44 Remington Magnum case.
Sources & provenance
- ManufacturerHornady Manufacturing — Hornady Obsolete Load Data — .357/44 Bain & Davis · bullet ⌀, velocity, grain weights, parent_cartridgearchived
- ReferenceGun Digest Books (Frank C. Barnes) — Cartridges of the World — Frank C. Barnes (wildcat/handgun section) · year, grain weights
- SecondaryWikipedia (pointer) — .357/44 Bain & Davis · year, parent_cartridgearchived
- SecondaryLee Precision — 357-44 Bain-Davis ('essentially a .44 Magnum case that has been necked down to accept a .357-inch bullet') · parent_cartridge
Data & sources. Specs compiled from the Lindcott Armory reference; the trajectory is modeled (point-mass), not measured. See methodology. Spotted an error? Report it →