I really trust Gold Dots, you could try to find some 135gr .357 Gold Dots..not as brutal as full house mags, but a step up from the 38 special 135gr Gold Dots. I have shot both back to back in my 340 and the 357 is just a little hotter but not as hot as full house loads. For woods use I load up 140gr Barnes vor-tx all copper hollowpoints, but man are they hot out of a 340! They get a honest 17-20in penetration out of a snubby and still flower nice.