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Frankly I LIKE the .357 magnum in both handgun & rifle.
I have 2 Marlins in .357 & my 14 year old loves his .357 rifle.
(have probably 8 .357 reolvers too)
Since Ohio allows rifles for deer that use straight walled ctgs, the .357, .44 mag, & .45 Colt Henrys have been flying off dealers shelves.
Some Ohio Big Buck club record was set by a farmer in S. Oh. using a 6" .357 magnun handgun with factory 158 grain h.p. ammo.
Distance was a sensible 30 yards, the buck topped over 200 pounds field dressed.
Like the .357? Then shoot well & use it.
I feel the .357 round is most versitle indeed & so does Ken Waters in his book "Pet Loads" as must read for all of us.
Th .357 in a rifle gains at least 400 fps over any handgun and is absolutely deeer worthy out to 100 yards.
Fact is the .357 in a rifle with 18 or longer inch barrel is on par with the "original" 30-30 loads of days long gone buy.
Thousands of deer were taken with the original 30-30 of a hun'ert years ago.
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