Thoughts on a 357 rifle under 75 yards for whitetail

[Purebred Redneck]

Thanks all

I am leaning towards the 357 now. Reloading just seems like too much of a hastle.

Let's just say the buffalo bore stats are correct with their 170's
1860fps
At 50 yards (though the stat is not available) should be around 1600fps.


Winchester 30-30 170 powerpoints (which we'll assume is correct but also just as likely as buffalo bore to be optimistic)
2200fps
At 100 yards, it's 1879fps
At 200 yards, it's 1591fps


Now this may seem obsurd, but let's compare that for a moment.
No one would think twice about a 200to250 yard shot with the 30-30 so long as they got the elevation correct. Deer go down pretty quick even at that range.
That's about what we're talking about with a 50-75 yard shot with the hot 357. And my primary interest would be hunting out of my archery stands which should be less than 50 yard shots.

Seems silly to compare the two rounds this way, but is it?