I have one in nef bull barrel with a nikon pro staff scope. That thing will shoot with my customized ruger m77 vt .220 switf andI am very impressed with it. I have never deer hunted with it but my friends have and I watched a 358 yard (nikon range finder distance) on a good ol missouri buck and dropped him where he stood. That changed my opinion of that cartridge,what a statment for its ability to kill deer size game.