In my opinion, the .357 shines the brightest for killing men with the 125 gr JHP. So those heavy bullets are un necessary. Then there's the night factor.. Before you tell me I'm all ----ed up here wait til dark then go out and shoot that snubbie magnum and see how well your night vision holds up to that muzzle flash from hell out of the 2" .357..
Today's 9mm ammo isn't what it was 20 yrs ago. These days ammo like Hornady's Critical Defense 9mm penetrates roughly 14" which equates to a through and through shot on a grown man hit in the chest. It also expands to almost 3/4" in diameter. I'll take the 9mm with double the capacity and never feel out gunned by a magnum.