I have two examples that perplex me. One is the disparagement by some of the 357 Mag for deer. Perhaps out of a handgun, but out of a rifle the performance is approaching 35 Remington and perhaps surpassing 30-30 under 100 yards. My 1894 Marlin sends a 158 grain XTP at nearly 1900 FPS with a book load of 300 MP. Once I get my hands on Miha's 359 hammer I would not be surprised to get 1700-1800 fps with that 170 grain slug. My Lyman manual lists CB loads with 30-30 basically in this zone. 35 Rem loads in contenders are nearly identical performance to 357 mag in a rifle with 158s. So why is it that 35 Rem is such a fine, effective woods deer cartridge while the ballistically similar 357 Mag rifle is only for dainty southern deer or Jack rabbits and such.
After processing dozens of deer I have yet to be convinced of these great differences between cartridges.