Well, Skip
It looks like you've done your homework, so why are you sitting at the foot of the steps, begging to come up on the porch? Personally, the only loads I will share with anyone, are the ones already published in a manual or manufacturer's website. All the promises in the world won't keep someone from trying to sue you if they blow up their gun using YOUR recommended load. Furthermore, you are an enthusiastic amateur, not someone who is providing barrels, cases and data, professionally. That means your level of liability is notably less than Bryan's...do you agree?
Hard-cast, gas-checked bullets, at a modest velocity, would be great for small game, or just to shoot more rounds. In fact, the right bullet is also great on deer, although they don't retain velocity quite as well for those longer shot opportunities.
As far as the 358-WSSM ever becoming a commercially standardized cartridge; I wouldn't hold your breath. It is a 358 Winchester, by any other name; a round that still kicks more than most deer hunters care to tolerate and lacks the range of smaller diameter cartridges. As cool as they are, the 35 caliber WSSM/WSM 'cats are specialized cartridges that will only be pursued where regulations make them the best option available. In places where sense is more common, and standard deer cartridges can be used, these rounds have little to no appeal. Trust me...I hunt there, too.
It looks like you've done your homework, so why are you sitting at the foot of the steps, begging to come up on the porch? Personally, the only loads I will share with anyone, are the ones already published in a manual or manufacturer's website. All the promises in the world won't keep someone from trying to sue you if they blow up their gun using YOUR recommended load. Furthermore, you are an enthusiastic amateur, not someone who is providing barrels, cases and data, professionally. That means your level of liability is notably less than Bryan's...do you agree?
Hard-cast, gas-checked bullets, at a modest velocity, would be great for small game, or just to shoot more rounds. In fact, the right bullet is also great on deer, although they don't retain velocity quite as well for those longer shot opportunities.
As far as the 358-WSSM ever becoming a commercially standardized cartridge; I wouldn't hold your breath. It is a 358 Winchester, by any other name; a round that still kicks more than most deer hunters care to tolerate and lacks the range of smaller diameter cartridges. As cool as they are, the 35 caliber WSSM/WSM 'cats are specialized cartridges that will only be pursued where regulations make them the best option available. In places where sense is more common, and standard deer cartridges can be used, these rounds have little to no appeal. Trust me...I hunt there, too.