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Barnes is the answer you seek. They have a 140gr HP solid copper round.
and FCALI
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I used to need tons of speed in .357 carbine loads. I'm still shooting up a mountain of cast .357 loads with a maximum charge of slow burning powder. Thank God I got over that phase.
These days, my goto load for hunting is a +p .38 shot in the same rifle, with a 115 grain SWC or 121gr. LRN going 1,200 fps.
Very nice for target practice and small game hunting.
This is our last year for hunting with lead, so my new fav. is going to be the cheapest copper monolithic slugs I can locate.
Barnes is the answer you seek. They have a 140gr HP solid copper round.
and FCALI
For casual small game hunting, I've acquired a hatful of C.O.P.'s 80 grain copper hollow points. They seem to shoot laser straight in 9mm pistols, .38's and .357 lever actions. For more serious work(deer), I'm considering adopting Barnes' 110 grain copper hp, pushed as fast as it will go in a .357 rifle.
The issue with these bullets is they mike .351" or 2 in diameter. When seating these, your resizing die needed to compress the casings several thousandths Xtra. Some reloading dies don't shrink the cases enough to achieve a good grab on the projectile!
If this issue comes up for you, it
must be handled and dealt with.