Here is Castle Commenter Cricket's post (she left it in a comment, and I promised to post it for her).I finally broke down and bought my revolver. It is a Taurus .357 magnum; it fires .38 rounds as well. What is the difference in the grains? I know about caliber (larger size), so what makes a magnum a magnum versus a special? I bought the revolver because I do not have the ability (yet) to work the slide on an automatic, and it felt right in my hand. The heft, the balance; it just felt like it...