mr. war eagle: I did not think to mention that I have shot a few deer with my Ruger Swift. I used 60 gr. Hornady SPs and they performed very acceptably. I don't remember if they shot clear thru, but I do remember on one buck that I found it under the hide on the off side. So based on my limited experience, 3-4 deer as I remember, I think the Swift is probably a very good deer killer with the right bullet. With bullets like the barnes and Nosler P. I honestly can think of no reason for something heavier in weight. So it was from that standpoint that I selected the 1-12 twist in the new barrel as I think I will be covered well for coyotes and an occasional deer with the 50-60 grain bullets. I know that the fast twist guys who want to shoot the very heavy bullets for longer ranges disagree, but I'm not either good enough or comfortable shooting past 300 yds or so. Also, on coyotes, in my experience, you don't have time to twist dials on your scope.
