No on the 310 for a S&W. Best hunting boolit ever but too much recoil inertia on S&W parts. Stay with 240 to 265 gr boolits. 200 too light. Light is good at low speeds for plinking but they are not deer loads.
Get over the "poke a hole stuff", need energy. The 310 must run at 1300+.
Want to run heavy, get a Ruger.
i have read this a few times. I have been saving up milk jugs to run one of those lee 310 grainers at 1000fps through. Last time i did it, didn't work so good. I only pentetrated seven of them before the bullet took off for parts unknown.
Next time i am going to line up 14 or so of them and see if i can catch the bullet.
