More to the point is that you have a lot of good options with the .357 platform.
I carry a few snake loads while haying or shed hunting in the lower rocky foothills.
Mild .38 special loads for plinking, practice and slaying charging ground squirrels. This gets the lions share of my shooting, by far.
I carry some hoarded 180gr Black Talon .357 rounds while bow hunting, as back up. As a practical manner, I shoot very little full house .357 ammo. Just enough to keep proficient and I find I like the heavier bullets when I do....
If a black bear decides to join me in my tree stand, I know exactly what I want loaded in that gun, and it won't have a .38 special head stamp.
