.357 Magnum Loads

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Illinois has a late season deer hunt in January. A friend of mine is planning on hunting and has asked me to load him some pistol loads to hunt with. He has a .357 Magnum to use, and I feel this is a little light to use on deer, but since he has it, that's what he is going to use. He can also carry a shotgun with slugs as a back up. Anyway, I loaded him some 158 grain Winchester Hollow Point lead and 10 grains of Red Dot powder. I normally load that lead with 7 grains of Unique. I can load something else if I decide something would be better. I also have some 125 grain Winchester Hollow Points I could use, as well as Herco and Red Dot powder. Of the stuff I have on hand, what would you recommend?