Seems to me that the round also gained a bad rep for exacerbating problems like top strap flame cutting and forcing cone erosion. Light weight, high velocity .357 bullets with fast burning powder loads just seem more trouble then they are worth, IMO.
In .357 loads, I stick to bullets of 145gr or heavier. For SD loads, I still prefer 125-130gr .38spl+p load, since I feel I have better control of followup shots with that then .357.
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