witchhunter
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To answer the OP's original question, the .357 magnum would be adequate for anything up to and including a man at 100 yards from a rifle OR a pistol. That doesn't make it a great deer cartridge. Me, I would rather have a 30/30 if I was shooting at either one. The .357 would work, but the .30/30 would work better. I can't argue with the reputation that the 30/30 has earned as a deer cartridge or the reputation that the .357 Magnum has earned as a man stopper.