357 Magnum facts
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Dominos Pizza stopped using its "Avoid The Noid" mascot because a 22 yr old paranoid schizophrenic named Kenneth Noid--thinking he was the real Noid--took 2 employees hostage with a .357 magnum revolver.
The Colt Walker revolver was the world's most powerful repeating handgun from 1847 until the .357 magnum cartridge was invented in 1934. It was designed to be able to kill an enemy's horse in one shot.
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The most powerful sidearm ever issued by the US military was the Colt Walker of 1847. It weighed 4.5 pounds, had a 9" barrel, and fired a .44 caliber projectile with the muzzle energy of a .357 magnum. It had an effective range of 100 yards, but was prone to blowing up in the shooter's hands.
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Patton was well-known for always carrying a Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum revolver with a pearl handle during battles.
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The unsolved murder of Sweden's prime minister, Olof Palme, by an unknown man with a .357 magnum in 1986 on a Stockholm street. After 10,000 people being questioned over 3 decades, only one man was convicted, but promptly released and pardoned. The killer remains unknown.
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In 2000, actor Anthony Lee was fatally shot at a Halloween party when a LAPD officer responding to a noise complaint mistook Lee’s replica .357 Magnum as a real gun. He was shot 4 times while facing away from the officer.
