Even Starline said the .357 Max was obsolete until some states relaxed cartridge rifle hunting rules.
https://www.starlinebrass.com/357-maximum
The only .357 Max that I have ever seen in person was a Dan Wesson .357 SuperMag with the 8” slotted IHMSA shroud, it was locked in the evidence locker at the PD I used to work for. The gun was awesome, but it was surrendered or seized or whatever, so it was forever gone. The dozens and dozens of piece of crap Lorcins, Ravens, Jennings and other beat up crime guns were one thing. I almost stroked out when I learned I was escorting a van filled with the DW, a sweet Wildey .45 Win Mag, a Belgian Hi Power, a Weatherby Athena and a bunch of other really nice guns in there to the Tamco steel plant to be made into rebar. (It was a sad day for nice guns indeed.
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Stay safe.
This has nothing to do with the question asked by the OP.
I just wanted to relate a similar story.
Many years ago I worked for my small towns street department.
We were tasked with many odd jobs that I never expected.
One job that I assisted in my 14 years there was destroying evidence.
Couple times a year the Chief would bring down a couple cases of beer that they had confiscated from underage kids and, with a wink, would say "here, destroy, this over the weekend"
One day he brought down his cruser with the trunk half full of firearms; many suicide, a couple of crimes and a lot of one's that widows who didn't know what else to do with the just brought to PD.
Many of these guns had been sitting in the evidence locker for decades after already serving their purpose in the courts.
A coworker and I were tasked with torch cutting these firearms, with full supervision of course.
I remember a lot of Locrin, and HI-Points, Taurus but also an old S&W .38spl and a Winchester or 2.
The most heartbreaking was an old Luger, it was a suicide gun.
I asked the Chief if he would just turn his head for 10 seconds but that wasn't going to happen.
