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220 Swift loads--opinions
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<blockquote data-quote="436" data-source="post: 2031709" data-attributes="member: 16609"><p>The .220 Swift. One loves it or hates it, the truth is it's a remarkable cartridge for the varmint game, in some circles mythological. Me? I had a love affair with since the '60s with that said it's not my all-time favorite varmint cartridge, my go-to is my Weatherby Varmintmast MkV in .224 Wby Mag, which I believe I bought in 1971 "why" just because it falls right into the high end of the middle of everything else, and it a great shooter in so many ways... but I digress. One of the most interesting articles I read about the .220 Swift was one P.O Ackley in his book Volume 1 page 83 writes about testing the .220 Swift on a 1/2 inch armor-plate from the front of a U.S halt-track with three cartridges for a penetration test, a 100gr .270 Win, .30-06 Gov't A.P. and the .220 Swift 48gr factory load. The shots were fired at 30 feet, the .270 Win had no penetration the .30-06 Gov't A.P made shallow craters .070" and .098" deep respectively'..., the .220 Swift punch two holes right through it leaving holes of a 3/8" diameter in size, as I said mythological, but like all .220 Swift loads the key is always velocity, more is better, so to speak. As a Deer cartridge, I've killed Deer with one... but, I don't recommend it, the Deer I killed with it wasn't all that impressive when shot at ranges from 90 yards to 300 yards, with one complete failure on a very big Idaho Whitetail, luckily another hunting buddy picked him off in a canyon next to me, yet... I've seen a few dropped by others using a .220 Swift under 500 yards they hit the ground as though lighting hit them to quote P.O.Ackley, this was later on in life when better bullets came out. So if you are shooting the .220 Swift enjoy it, it is a great cartridge and in its own envelope hard to beat as a Yote rifle. Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving to you guys and gals here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="436, post: 2031709, member: 16609"] The .220 Swift. One loves it or hates it, the truth is it's a remarkable cartridge for the varmint game, in some circles mythological. Me? I had a love affair with since the '60s with that said it's not my all-time favorite varmint cartridge, my go-to is my Weatherby Varmintmast MkV in .224 Wby Mag, which I believe I bought in 1971 "why" just because it falls right into the high end of the middle of everything else, and it a great shooter in so many ways... but I digress. One of the most interesting articles I read about the .220 Swift was one P.O Ackley in his book Volume 1 page 83 writes about testing the .220 Swift on a 1/2 inch armor-plate from the front of a U.S halt-track with three cartridges for a penetration test, a 100gr .270 Win, .30-06 Gov't A.P. and the .220 Swift 48gr factory load. The shots were fired at 30 feet, the .270 Win had no penetration the .30-06 Gov't A.P made shallow craters .070" and .098" deep respectively'..., the .220 Swift punch two holes right through it leaving holes of a 3/8" diameter in size, as I said mythological, but like all .220 Swift loads the key is always velocity, more is better, so to speak. As a Deer cartridge, I've killed Deer with one... but, I don't recommend it, the Deer I killed with it wasn't all that impressive when shot at ranges from 90 yards to 300 yards, with one complete failure on a very big Idaho Whitetail, luckily another hunting buddy picked him off in a canyon next to me, yet... I've seen a few dropped by others using a .220 Swift under 500 yards they hit the ground as though lighting hit them to quote P.O.Ackley, this was later on in life when better bullets came out. So if you are shooting the .220 Swift enjoy it, it is a great cartridge and in its own envelope hard to beat as a Yote rifle. Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving to you guys and gals here. [/QUOTE]
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