I just got a stainless Rossi 92 in 357 magnum that I really like and I'm eager to take it deer hunting. But with our Bear season overlapping with Deer I'm normally hunting both so I'm asking a two part question. First, is it enough out to 125 yards and second, what bullet and what grain?
According to Hodgdon 1757 fps is the very best you can get with a 158 grain bullet. I can see .357 as a close in defensive round or a house gun, but why limit yourself to a short range round that doesn't come close to a .30-30? If it is the best rifle you have available I can see using it but otherwise, no. Of course I am biased because I only hunt deer and larger game with .30-06, .270W, or .308W class cartridges. We always have the possibility (probability) of large hogs which I imagine are as hard to kill as black bear.
