I once considered rebarreling my 220 to a faster twist, but it wasn’t for deer hunting. I used it for coyote hunting and was happy with it, but the pigs moved into my area. Seemed like every time I took out the 220, I’d see a big hog at 200 yards. It was either rebarrel the 220 or go to the 260. I went to the 260.
That old tang safety Ruger is so amazingly accurate as is, I could not bring myself to seriously consider changing it.
If I was going to deer hunt with it, I’d limit the shots to 150 yards or so, and I’d use the 63 gr Sierra SMP bullet, which will stabilize in the rifle.
