Retrieverman:

The 250 grain SST is supposed to be a great deer bullet. And after a thread from a few days back involving the use of it on moose, it may be tough enough for bigger stuff as well. So far, I have only used the 300 grain SST/Shockwave and it worked pretty well on a big bull elk last September (see photo in profile) - although I still think the Barnes 250 Expander makes a bigger wound channel and really puts them on the ground in a hurry.

One of the interesing things about using the more aerodynamic SST was that I dropped my powder charge from 150 grains (three pellets) with the 250 Barnes down to 130 grains of pellets with the 250 Shockwave and, although the muzzle velocity was about 150 fps less, the 200 yard impact velocity was about the same. This load is real accurate in my 26" Black Diamond as well as my Omega. Might be worth a try in your gun . . . but you are likely never going to get a better shooting or more lethal load that what you are using now.

BTW - really nice deer. Did you get it scored?