Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
220 Swift loads--opinions
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Mike Matteson" data-source="post: 2031861" data-attributes="member: 101791"><p>I would go to a full metal jacket bullets (55grs). That way they don't come unscrewed on the other side of the coyote. Cheaper too, and it's my understanding that's what the pelt hunter are, or were using FMJ bullets. The other way is to slow the bullet velocity down. The swift wasn't built to go slow. I don't know what the twist rate your barrel is. I believe the the older rifles barrels are in 1-14 twist. New hot of the press 220 Swift, could be at higher rate of twists. Everybody it seem to be on a roll increasing the twist rate to push heaver bullets down the tube, and that find by me. My older reloading manual with Sierra only shows bullets up to 63grs. I can remember when Speer came out with a 70gr bullet. I still have the same box of them. I shot 1 to 3 of them using their reloading guide. Blow a primer out the back of the case. I never used them again. Unloaded the others and put back in the box. My brother was going deer hunting with us and all he had at the time was a 220 swift in Win model 53 if I remember correctly. I would get a reloading manual if you don't have one. I know my new Sierra manual shows a higher twist rate for the 220 swift which they slowed the 55gr bullet down a lot. It took me a bit to figure out why they had slowed down the 55 gr bullet. There twist rate increased on the 220 swift.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Matteson, post: 2031861, member: 101791"] I would go to a full metal jacket bullets (55grs). That way they don't come unscrewed on the other side of the coyote. Cheaper too, and it's my understanding that's what the pelt hunter are, or were using FMJ bullets. The other way is to slow the bullet velocity down. The swift wasn't built to go slow. I don't know what the twist rate your barrel is. I believe the the older rifles barrels are in 1-14 twist. New hot of the press 220 Swift, could be at higher rate of twists. Everybody it seem to be on a roll increasing the twist rate to push heaver bullets down the tube, and that find by me. My older reloading manual with Sierra only shows bullets up to 63grs. I can remember when Speer came out with a 70gr bullet. I still have the same box of them. I shot 1 to 3 of them using their reloading guide. Blow a primer out the back of the case. I never used them again. Unloaded the others and put back in the box. My brother was going deer hunting with us and all he had at the time was a 220 swift in Win model 53 if I remember correctly. I would get a reloading manual if you don't have one. I know my new Sierra manual shows a higher twist rate for the 220 swift which they slowed the 55gr bullet down a lot. It took me a bit to figure out why they had slowed down the 55 gr bullet. There twist rate increased on the 220 swift. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
220 Swift loads--opinions
Top