Member Wayne Dobbs posted here that the Dallas police found the 145 grain Winchester Silvertip .357 to be extremely effective against human opponents. That was back when revolvers were common there.

Have any of you got data about it, especially on how it fares against deer at 50 yards or less, pigs, coyotes, etc., or other combat reports?

I'd be especially interested in any reports that can compare it to the Federal 158 grain Hydra-Shok load. A Federal PR man told me some years ago that the Hydra-Shok works very well on whitetailed deer at reasonable range. I don't think a .357 is a great deer hunting item, but that may or may not suggest how it'd perform on men. And a .357 might have to be used on bears, cougars, etc., as well as deer that present suitable targets in season or who attack people, which happens more often than one might think.