Over the decades I've shot a few deer with my 220 Swift. I got inconsistent results, and I think the problem was the bullet. More bullet choices now, though I haven't tried it on deer again. That could change now that the 64 Gr Nosler BSB stabilizes in the 220. Had to run it at redline to make it shoot good. In the 223, the BSB shoots great, also at full max with H335. I was gonna try them both out on pigs, but the pigs won't cooperate.
If a fellow wants a blood trail, my 270 with the 130 gr BT will give you what you want, though the king of blood trails for me has always been my old 35 Remington. That 200 gr punkin ball bullet at 2000 fps or so will drill through most anything.
