I think you have to take some of those reviews with a grain of salt. Anyone can post those- they may be exaggerating, they may be flat-out lying, or they may be telling the truth. Who knows??? People are much more likely to blame the "bad bullet" than themselves for being a crappy shot. A deer shot through the heart/lungs with ANY .45 cal bullet, regardless of expansion, is not going to be alive 2 hours later as long as there was adequate penetration.

I do agree with Chap though, that the SST/SW is not designed for, or is necessary for eastern woods deer hunting, where the vast majority of deer are taken at ranges under 100 yards. Where it shines is long range shooting- situations where the terrain is open, you can't get very close, and it's not a big deal if the deer runs off 50 or 75 yards after the hit. Now in the thick stuff, I'd be using a hollow-point bullet that expands & penetrates well and leaves a good blood trail- i.e. Barnes Expanders or the like.