[TimSr]

Thats great velocity. Have you done any research on what happens to bullets at different velocities? Every wonder why Hornady makes both XTP and XTP-Mag pistol bullets in certain calibers? 125gr from a .357 can make a nice deer bullet if you can find one made to handle 2200fps impacts. Not many are. It will make a quick devastating kill if you hit the vitals with nothing solid in the way, as you did. Were you specifically aiming behind the shoulder for the liver? Had you hit some solid bone you would have to hope for bullet fragments to finish the job into the vitals. There is commercial .357 ammo made specifically made for carbines, (Hornady FTX) with bullets made for carbine velocities that will do a much better and makes the safe area for a clean kill on a deer much larger, but if you are going to use pistol bullets in a carbine, your bullet will do what it is supposed to much better, and sty in one piece better if you choose one large enough to keep the velocity within the confines of the bullets design. I am just curious as to what made you choose the 125gr. Did you believe it would be a better performer than a larger bullet, or were you just trying to prove it was capable of doing the job?