Shaman: The reason you had that result is that you were running the wrong bullet at the wrong speeds for the distances you were hunting.
Starting at .358 Winchester velocities, a round nose 200gr .358 bullet is no better than a mild factory 35 Remington load by 100 yards. At 175 yards that bullet (the way you loaded it) is basically like a .357 magnum load from a carbine. All of which is to say: of course you were not getting any bang-flops. Your results were basically predictable.
Run a sleeker bullet at appropriate speeds to your hunting distances and you will get the full Whelen experience. You can verify this for yourself by buying one box of factory 200gr superformance loads. At 175 yards they should still be going fast enough to clobber deer, not just kill them.
