I have a Colt Combat Elite .45 that I love dearly, but I would not attempt to kill a deer with it unless the deer was stationary, unawares, and preferably broadside. (Of course if I were starving that would be an entirely different matter.) A 200 grain Speer hollowpoint (the old style with the enormous cavity) would be my choice and at 25 feet I'm betting it would only take one. I've got about half a box of those left that I am hoarding like a miser. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Regards, Vince