newfalguy101
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Check your deer hunting regs just to be sure its legal.
Its NOT legal in Nebraska, .357 Mag handguns are legal,but, not rifles
Its NOT legal in Nebraska, .357 Mag handguns are legal,but, not rifles
Jeez, these states do have some witless bureaucrats in their DNRs.
Remember ,the .357 AIN'T a high powered round.
In my opinion a 50 yard thing at BEST.
Shot Placement , Shot Placement, Shot Placement.
357s are a marginal choice at best for deer. I would personaly MUCH rather have a 44 mag or 454 carbine when a big buck shows up, but I don't like tracking anything I shot, so take that for what it's worth.
Nice shot, using a cast bullets, jacketed bullet? The ole .357 lever will kill anything in the -48.
Minimum recomended wound profile on deer sized game is 1/2"x12" and the 357 will only do that with some bullets and only within close range, the 44 mag will do that easly at any speed in which it will expand, I stand by my statement, the 357 is a functional yet marginal deer round, as is the 10mm, 223, 22-250, 45ACP, and the 45 LC at wimpy factory pressures.
longer barrel creates higher pressure