Preferred handgun hunting bullet?

[Slimfinn]

What is your preferred bullet for taking game with a handgun? I just picked up the garmin and have started to think more seriously about some testing and doing a handgun hunt next season, most likly for whitetail.(and no Ernie, not one of your type of handguns ) Choices I do have 6"GP100-357, 4"S&W 657-41mag, 6"DW Kodiak-10mm, 8"S&W-500.
Current bullet thoughts are Hornady XTP or Speer DeepCurl, but that is what I am looking for input on?

 

[truck driver]

A Elmer Keith style hard cast semi wad cutter in a revolver and a 68 H&G style in semi autos would be my first choice due to known performance on game animals from Bear to deer. If you can get the poly costed bullets to shoot accurately at 50yds they would be cleaner to reload. Semi wad cutters punch a big hole and the wounds don't close up easily to stop the bleeding like some jacketed bullets do. JMO

 

[JD338]

That S&W 657 41 Mag would be awesome for WT deer. I'd look at the Hornady 210 gr XTP. I would also find a coated hard cast lead bullet and load for practice and potentially use it for hunting.

JD338

 

[TackDriver284]

That S&W 657 41 Mag would be awesome for WT deer. I'd look at the Hornady 210 gr XTP. I would also find a coated hard cast lead bullet and load for practice and potentially use it for hunting.

JD338

I second this, I used to have a SS Classic Hunter 657 S&W with the 6 inch barrel, always used the 210 grain XTP hollow points and boy they do rock. I have punched a 350 lb wild boar lengthwise from the left jaw, into the neck and ended up under the hide in the rear hams. H110 was my preferred powder and they run about 1600-1650 fps with the 210's. Most of the boars shot broadside have exited cleanly, no bullet recovery and leaves a nice exit hole. I should have kept it, but felt it was too much gun to be carrying around, but sold it years ago.

 

[Nannyhammer]

For .357 I use MP Mold 359-640 that weighs right at 160 grains. For the 10mm I use MP 401-200 mold (Not sure on the number) that weighs 186 grains. The 44 uses a MP 432-256 SWC HP mold that weighs around 260 grains. All are cast with 50% pure and 50% wheelweight lead with around 2% tin. If I had to use jacketed, i would defer to XTP's in all three calibers.