BRU,
I have taken 4 deer in the last 3 years with a .357 max. 15 in. Bullberry barrel on an Encore frame. I have tried the 180 gn. Serria`s and the 158 gn. Hornady XTP`s. With both bullets you have to stay away from heavy bone. When you can put them through the rib cage any of these bullets do a fantastic job, but the bullets designed for the .357 mag. are pretty fragile at .357 mag. velosities, and I did lose the first deer I hit with the 180 Serrias because I tried to take out the frount shoulder of a deer. I took out the shoulder, but the bullet stopped short of the heart. I have not tried the hard cast bullets, for game yet, but I am sure they would be far better for rear end shots and smaching the shoulders.