Most any 160-180 Keith or LBT design with all the H110/296 or Lil'Gun the case will hold is as good as it gets with cast bullets. Unless a heavy bone is struck they will exit the off side.
Last year one of the guys I hunt with took a nice doe with a 6.5" S&W 27-2 using the same load as dsink. The shot was at about 35 yards and punched right through the lungs with little apparent expansion....and out the other side. Deer ran toward his stand and as it passed a second round broke a front leg causing the deer to fall. As it was getting up the third round hit between the shoulder blades breaking the spine.
Don't expect a drop in their tracks reaction with a .357 and plan on doing some tracking...
Bob
The bold print states the problem pretty clearly.
The current mania for hard-cast flat meplat bullets running at high velocities is great for penetration, but penetration is rarely a problem when hunting small thin-skinned game such as deer.
I use a 158 gr SJHP bullet for hunting with my 357 Mag revolvers, and I don't drive it particularly hard. The dead-soft lead core expands reliably and leaves a heckuvan exit wound, so deer drop quickly and reliably. I've taken quartering shots as well, with good effect.
You could be equally well-served with a 158 gr SWC cast to a BHN of 11-14 or so, which will deform on impact and cause impressive damage to internal organs.
Expanding bullet simply work way better on game than solids. Hard cast LBT-type bullets are effectively solids and have no real place in hunting small to medium non-dangerous game.