Feb 19, 2024 · The 220 Swift is not typically recommended for deer hunting due to its high velocity and potential to cause excessive tissue damage in game animals. It is better suited for varmint hunting or long-range shooting.

Nov 30, 2011 · A look at Kurt Kinion's 220-Inch Missouri Trophy Buck. With the Missouri rifle opener commencing during the peak of the rut (November 12), Show-Me-State hunters get a crack at love sick bucks that normally wouldn't show themselves a few weeks later.

Apr 4, 2020 · Is the .220 Swift a viable caliber/load/round/cartridge for whitetail deer hunting? The accurate answer is “it depends”. However, the goal of this article is simply to address the question of whether the .220 Swift is within the ideal range of suitable calibers to harvest whitetail deer.

Jan 8, 2021 · If I had to guess how many deer he has taken with the .220 Swift, I would say several hundred. He has 6 Pre-64 Winchester Model 70s in .220 Swift, and a Remington 700 VSSF in .220 Swift. He shoots handloaded 55 Grain Sierra SPs (flat base) at around 3800 fps.

Sep 11, 2021 · Are 22-caliber rifles suitable for deer hunting? Can the 223 Remington, 22-250 Remington, 220 Swift, 22 Hornet, 20 Nosler, 224 Valkyrie or any other 22-caliber shooting .224” bullets effective for hunting big game? Ballistics, energy, range all investigated here.

Jul 28, 2022 · The .220 Swift can also be loaded with deer hunting bullets, but you might have more trouble finding them. Federal’s single .220 option is designed for varmints, and of Midway’s five options, none are heavier than 55 grains.

Nov 12, 2009 · I was talking to a farmer yesterday who culls excess deer off his land during growing season with a state permit. He told me he uses a 220 Swift exclusively and that the 55gr bullet kills instantly. According to him, he's taken 123 does and bucks off his property this summer and none ran a step after being hit.

Oct 16, 2012 · I have a unique perspective on using the larger .22s for deer hunting as my home county once did not allow anything larger than a .22 cal. for deer hunting. The 22-250 and 220 swift proved themselves very effective deer rifles for more than 20 years.

Nov 6, 2018 · I've killed a couple of deer with my .220. Good placement with almost any bullet kills white tails like lightning. I could never get the 60 grain Partitions to shoot well in my Swift, I just used the Sierra 52 grain HPBT.

Jul 13, 2013 · I am currently working on a .220 swift build that will be used as a dual purpose rifle. I'll work up a varmint/yote load for it of course but I also want to have a deer load for it for my wife to use as she is rather recoil sensitive but a very accurate shooter.