357 has more stopping power. It also has quite a bit more recoil, though.
.357 Magnum.
.44 Magnum
The .357 Magnum cartridge is longer and much more powerful than the .38 Special. While .38 Special ammo CAN be safely fired in a .357 Magnum, the reverse is not true. It is dangerous to try this.
.357, considerably.
.357 Magnum. You can tell just by the recoil of the firearm.
No, there are .357 caliber bullets that are not magnum, but they are in the minority.
.357 magnum Actually, a more correct answer is, MOST 357 is more powerful and MOST 45, but there are a couple of exceptions, if you are talking about muzzle energy.
The .357 Magnum is more powerful, all day long.
your kidding right?A .41mag is more powerful then a .357mag. But less powerful then a .44mag.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.41_Remington_Magnum
The actual bullet diameter (as well as that of the .38 Special) is .357.
.38 Special- 9mm is more powerful. ,357 Magnum- 9mm is less powerful.
In order, it would go .357 Magnum, .357 Sig, and then .40 S&W. Actually, .357 magnum is almost always more powerful than .40. "Power" usually refers to muzzle energy. Muzzle energy of a .357 magnum ranges from 575 to almost 800 depending on the load, where .40 SW normally ranges from 425 to 525 at the most. .357 Sig ranges from a little over 500 to around 775, so it is comparable to the .40. Size of the cartridge or size of the bullet in the cartridge does not necessarily correlate directly to power. In other words, just because one cartridge is a larger caliber than another, doesn't not mean it is more powerful than the smaller one. It depends on several factors, such as cartridge specification, and the length of the barrel of the gun it is fired from.