Thread: 222 vs 223 on deer

Bought my Sako Vixen .222 from the NZFS in the early 70's for $180 if my memory is correct. Still got it. Had it re-blued and re-chequered a few years ago and restored the accuracy by cutting an inch off the barrel and recrowned it.
As the NZFS was slow to adopt .223 I bought a Ruger Mini 14 in 1979 and got Din Collins to modify it to fire .222. It was a great rifle (particularly with the large capacity magazines) and surprisingly accurate.