Looking for a load to use on hog, I found this list of abbreviations. 

Just wanted to pass it along.

BHP  - Bonded Hollowpoint. Similar to the JHP, but the jacket is chemically bonded to the core,
       thus preventing jacket's separation from the core on the impact.
FMJ  - Full Metal Jacket. The bullet is completely enclosed (except for the base) in a hard
       metal jacket (mostly a copper alloy, or mild-steel).
fps  - Velocity of the bullet in feet per second as it is at the muzzle.
fpe  - Energy of the bullet in foot-pounds as it is at the muzzle.
JFP  - Jacketed Flat Point. Same as the FMJ, but the bullet ends in a flat plate.
JHP  - Jacketed Hollow Point. Bullet has enclosed in a hard metal jacket, hollow, lead core,
       exposed through an  opening in the jacket. On the impact, the bullet opens up and expands,
       thus inflicting greater damage, but in turn the penetration depth is reduced.
JPF  - Jacketed Pre-Fragmented. Similar to the JHP, but the core consists of several
       separate projectiles, ( lead shot, metal disks, polymer etc. ). The bullet tip is
       a polymer, used as a cap.
JTC  - Jacketed Truncated Cone. Similar to the JFP, but the sides of the bullet are straight
       and end in a flat plate. In JFP on the other hand, the sides are rounded.
SJHP - Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point. Similar to he JHP, but the jacket does not
       completely cover the lead core.
TMJ  - Total Metal Jacket. Similar to the FMJ, but the metal jacket encloses the whole bullet
       when FMJ leaves the base exposed.

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Ammunition Types

JSP	-/-	Jacketed Soft-Point
		Jacketed Soft-Point Rounds, Jacketed Lead-Point Rounds, "Standard Rounds", "Regular Rounds".
FMJ	-/-	Full Metal Jacket
		Full Metal Jacket Rounds, Military Casings
JTC	-/-	Jacketed Truncated Cone
		Jacketed Truncated Cone Rounds, Full Metal Cone Rounds
JHP	-/-	Jacketed Hollow-Point
		Jacketed Hollow-Point Rounds
SJHP	-/-	Semi-Jacketed Hollow-Point
		Semi-Jacketed Hollow-Point Rounds, Lead-Tipped Hollow-Point Rounds
AP	-/-	Armor Piercing
		Armor Piercing Rounds, Hardened Ammo, Hardened Steel Rounds

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Hey what did you end up taking out with you? I would suggest for the .357 mag, that a 180 grain cast bullet, that would be all that I carried.

But from what I know the .44 would be better all the way around.

Chester,

I took both my .357 and let a bud carry it and I carried a friends .44 mag.

This gave me a reason to purchase a Ruger Redhawk SS .44 Mag.  I was at Cabela's the other day and pickup some Buffalo Bore .44 mags 300 gr. JFN (1325 fps) muzzle energy 1126.  I haven't dropped the hammer on one yet.

For my Ruger Security Six .357, I picked up some Magtech 158 gr. SJSP (1233 fps) muzzle energy 724

Some good hunting stories using the "Buffalo Bore" loads, maybe a little over kill, but that beats under kill. :-)

Link  http://www.buffalobore.com/hunts/Default.htm

"A country boy will survive"