RE: thoughts on 357 maximum
well, id say about 150 for the gun itself. now the big question is how well you can shoot it and what those loads are. since you are asking the question you probably dont have all that much experience with such firearms so id limit your range to whatever distance you can hold 4" groups from field postitions. i say 4" because that gives room for error. if you tell us what the loads are a more appropriate response could be delivered.