55 grain TSX out of a plain old Stevens 200 1:9 twist worked very well for my daughter for a couple of years in Oklahoma. A buddy used the 63 grain Sierra SMP out of a 1:12 barrel to kill deer down there as well. So I'd buy the rifle you like the best regardless of twist, then find a bullet that'll work for your application.
that 63 gr SMP Sierra is a darn good deer bullet....
but my favorite of the old slow twist 22 cal bullets for deer is the often overlooked Speer 70 grain SMP...
a stiff load of RL 15 in a 223 case, out of my Win Featherweight clocks at about 2950 fps...
blacktails taken with that rifle have been bang flop kills...
a spinal cord hit on the backbone on one shot at 200 yds in the neck from behind, came out the throat the size of an open book.
