.357 Magnum
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| .357 Magnum | |
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| Production information | |
| Affiliation | |
| Model | |
| Type | |
| Technical specifications | |
| Damage |
40 (75 in HL2:DM) |
| Magazine/reload type |
6 round speedloader clip |
| Maximum Ammunition |
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| Ammunition Type |
.357 Magnum |
| Rate of Fire |
Medium to low |
| Recoil |
High |
| Projectile Speed |
Hitscan |
| Effective Range |
High |
| Range |
All distances (best overall for long range) |
| Usage | |
| Used by | |
| Counterpart(s) | |
| Counterweapon(s) |
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| Game information | |
| Entity |
weapon_357 |
| Designer(s) |
Stephen Bahl (GoldSrc HD version)[2] |
The .357 Magnum revolver is a powerful handgun, more accurate and powerful than the USP or Glock, featured in most of the Half-Life series' titles.
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[edit] Overview
In Half-Life, the player finds his first .357 Magnum near a dead security guard in the chapter Blast Pit, near the Tentacle roots. In Blue Shift, the player finds the weapon in the chapter Captive Freight next to a security guard pulled out of his car and killed. In Half-Life 2, the first .357 Magnum the player acquires is in the chapter Water Hazard, in a Civil Protection outpost on the Canals. In Episode One, it is found in the first room of the Technical trainstation. In Episode Two, it is found while trekking through the Antlion caves in the Victory Mine.
[edit] Tactics
- The .357 fires one round at a time with a decent recoil. It packs a large punch, but it has a long reload time and low rate of fire, so one must aim carefully and make every shot count, as it only holds six rounds at a time.
- Since it has no built-in scope, the HEV Suit zoom can be used to aim for long distance shots, then the zoom must be quickly released before firing.
- Ammunition for this weapon is very rare in all of the games, so the player should use this weapon only when its pinpoint accuracy and stopping power is required.
- Using this gun in the multiplayer deathmatch modes can result in many easy kills at any range as long as the player aims for the head.
[edit] Behind the scenes
As heard in the Half-Life sound file get_44pistol.wav and as seen on the cut ammo box model, the Half-Life .357 was originally to be a .44 Magnum revolver.
[edit] Trivia
The Half-Life Deathmatch .357 model features a attachment under the barrel that resembles a laser pointer but acts as a scope.
[edit] Gallery
The Half-Life worldmodel. |
 The .357 in use in Half-Life, single player. |
 The .357 Magnum in use in Half-Life Deathmatch, with the attachment on the barrel. |
 The HD worldmodel. |
 The HD .357 Magnum in use in Half-Life. |
The Half-Life 2 worldmodel. |
 The Half-Life 2 .357 Magnum being held by the player. |
 The Half-Life Beta ammo box, displaying ".44 Magnum". |
 The .357 Magnum's ammo box in Half-Life. |
 The .357 Magnum's ammo box in Half-Life 2 and its episodes. |
 The Half-Life .357 HUD icon. |
 The .357 as first found in Blue Shift. |
 Citizen who apparently shot himself with a .357 at the Petroleum Station, along the Coast. |
[edit] List of appearances
- Half-Life (First appearance)
- Half-Life: Blue Shift
- Half-Life 2
- Half-Life 2: Deathmatch (Non-canonical appearance)
- Half-Life 2: Lost Coast (Non-canonical appearance)
- Half-Life 2: Episode One
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ As seen in the Half-Life 2 texture file.
- ↑ Stephen Bahl as quoted on Marc Laidlaw Vault on the HalfLife2.net Forums
