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.357 Magnum

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.357 Magnum
Production information
Affiliation
Model

Colt Python Elite[1]

Type

Revolver

Technical specifications
Damage

40 (75 in HL2:DM)

Magazine/reload type

6 round speedloader clip

Maximum Ammunition
  • 36 (HL1)
  • 18 (HL2)
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)

Desert Eagle

Counterweapon(s)
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.

Contents

[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

[edit] List of appearances

[edit] Notes and references

Combine OverWiki has a collection of images and media related to .357 Magnum.
  1. As seen in the Half-Life 2 texture file.
  2. Stephen Bahl as quoted on Marc Laidlaw Vault on the HalfLife2.net Forums

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