probably the "cool" factor

! kinda like the old 30-30 that sits in about everyones cabinet...it works but deer are tough and you need that big ear bustin,shoulder dislocating magnum to kill said 95 pd. deer!
these days the 44 magnum gets looked down upon...lord forbid you get caught with a ...35....7...mag...num!the 357 will work fine as long as you realize its limitations