No loading the 357 Max . If it were either a Whelen ,358 or 35 Rem there'd be no issue . As is for jacketed bullets I don't have the velocity for definate expansion or I have too much depending on bullet design . More I dig the more convinced I am that a cast bullet with a good meplat from 180 to 220grs is probably my best bet . Once I find accuracy I can then play with alloy to give desired results . I had also thought about annealing jackets as they used to do with the Horn ELD's . There is boutique bullets available that will work but they're pricey . BTW main game I shoot are hogs as local deer are tiny . So penetration is needed & the ability to take out shoulders + with pass through a good blood trail .