.357 MAGNUM: This is the powerful Smith &
Wesson like the one carried by accused cop
killer Steven Armento (above) on the night of
the slaying. Cops say a .357 was used as
the murder weapon.
Posted on 01/11/2006 3:52:54 AM PST by Pharmboy
.357 MAGNUM: This is the powerful Smith &
Wesson like the one carried by accused cop
killer Steven Armento (above) on the night of
the slaying. Cops say a .357 was used as
the murder weapon.
January 11, 2006 -- An actor's accused cop-killing cohort brazenly bragged to police that he outgunned the gutsy officer — comparing his powerful .357 Magnum to the cop's measly department-issued Glock, his written statement reveals. Steven Armento, 48, said his firearm sent Officer Daniel Enchautegui flying though the air in the Bronx killing.
"He flew about 10 feet," Armento boasted in a two-page written statement he gave detectives. "That's what it would do to you, a .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .45 calibur [sic]. Not like those 9mm. They don't do nothing. Look what they do."
With that, Armento pointed to his legs to reveal superficial bullet wounds.
Experts say the .357 Magnum is significantly more powerful than a 9mm because the bullets are bigger and leave the gun nearly twice as fast.
Armento also details in his shocking admission what transpired the early morning of Dec. 10, when the off-duty Enchautegui heard glass breaking next door to his Pelham Bay home.
Armento and his alleged accomplice, Lillo Brancato Jr., who was in "The Sopranos" and Robert De Niro's movie "A Bronx Tale," had been boozing it up at the Crazy Horse, a strip club in The Bronx.
Armento told the cops they left early in the morning to get oral sex. But Brancato wanted more than sex. He told Armento he got Viagra, Valium and other pills from a friend's apartment three weeks earlier — and wanted to go back for more to "sell them," Armento's statement says.
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The "Myth Busters" themselves disproved this, as well.
They shot everything, including a pig carcass, and could not get any of the targets to do more than jerk a little.
"And technically, the writer did get the bullet size thing correct too... A jacketed 9mm is .355", while a jacketed .357 is .357"."
Technically it is correct, however the impression they are trying to give is that there is a significant difference in bullet diameter between a 9mm and a .357. No one with any knowledge of firearms believes that. They should also know that a bullet impact can't physically move a person. If a person jumps when shot it is because a nerve center is hit or a reflexive response to being hit.
To balance out your Zippo in the other pocket.
Many Pistol manufacturers make semi autos in .357 Sig. The Auto version of the .357 Magnum. It is a very fine caliber. With extreme shock ammo, high velocity hollow points a good shot can put down a perp with a single shot. The problem is with many high velocity rounds is ricochets. Innocent bystanders are in danger. Bad Guys don't care about Collateral Damage.
Decent Men do. The use of a .25 auto is a waste. Especially with compact .357 Sigs available. But don't know what the regulations are in NY for off duty Peace Officers.
I would imagine that a buckshot blast from a 12 gauge within 20 feet would send a man back a few feet.
"Why would anyone even consider carrying a .25?"
I suppose if you were hunting mice, it'd be an OK choice.
Yep, the 9mm is 0.355 and the 357 is 0.357. That 0.002 makes all the difference in the world...~sarc off.
The difference is what type of load you use. Even Dirty Harry admitted that he only used 44 specials in his Model 29. If we don't know what the firearm was loaded with, then we don't know the ballistics.
Nope.
If it doesn't send the shooter (who has 100% of the energy at the time the weapon is fired), then it won't do that to the victim, who gets the projectiles that have lost a little (not much) energy during travel.
New York state ain't got the balls to execute him.
Yep--I see your point (physics was never my strong point). I have never been knocked down firing my 12 gauge...
Less so, I think than a dear slug. Neither would send someone through the air. When the lights go out from a gun shot the body collapses to the ground.
It is my understanding that the bullet hit the Police Officer under the arm, in an area not protected by the vest.
But "flew ten feet"? Puhleez. Let us stop and review the physics. A bullet would have to be travelling about a million FPS to have enough momentum to throw a human adult ten feet.
The cop was off duty and at home.
He was off duty and had no vest on. The NYPD officer killed the week before had a vest on and was shot under the arm.
As it happens, we were shooting a few bowling pins last night at our weekly Tuesday night pistol match. I was relating this to a friend, who was incredulous that with 9mm, 38sp, .44sp, and even mighty .45's were only able to knock the pins 5 or 6 feet.
To some extent but remember when you pull the trigger of that shotgun you brace yourself for it OTOH the shootee(is that a word?) may be knocked off ballance. I have an old single shot that was old 43 years ago when it was given to me and if shot without bracing it would knock you on your but.
Sorry for my confusion.
This article is total crap from the first word.
I'll choose a Model 59 Smith with 16 rounds of P+ over a 357 Six Shooter any day, unless I am hunting dear.
I have an old single shot that was old 43 years ago when it was given to me and if shot without bracing it would knock you on your but.
Nope, it is a 12. That sucker has a nasty mean kick.
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