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Any Experience W/ Improved Swifts (Wby Rocket, Ackley, Wilson Arrow, etc.)?
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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 735481" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>For whatever it's worth, I had very good luck with my 22-243AI, 8" twist. I was pushing a 75gr A-Max moly bullet at 3,670 ft/sec and never smoked a bullet. The A-Max has a very thin jacket but loading the moly bullet into the lands probably took a lot of stress off the jacket. Naturally, a BR quality barrel helps too. If dusting bullets becomes a problem you could always switch to the 80gr SMK which has a thicker jacket. 90gr bullets are available now but they weren't when I was shooting the 22-243AI. They might even stabilize in an 8" twist if pushed fast enough. I'm not big on any twist tighter than an 8".</p><p></p><p>Lapua brass is readily available which is a big plus for a .243 based cartridge.</p><p></p><p>Just my thoughts on a hot .224" cartridge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 735481, member: 313"] For whatever it's worth, I had very good luck with my 22-243AI, 8" twist. I was pushing a 75gr A-Max moly bullet at 3,670 ft/sec and never smoked a bullet. The A-Max has a very thin jacket but loading the moly bullet into the lands probably took a lot of stress off the jacket. Naturally, a BR quality barrel helps too. If dusting bullets becomes a problem you could always switch to the 80gr SMK which has a thicker jacket. 90gr bullets are available now but they weren't when I was shooting the 22-243AI. They might even stabilize in an 8" twist if pushed fast enough. I'm not big on any twist tighter than an 8". Lapua brass is readily available which is a big plus for a .243 based cartridge. Just my thoughts on a hot .224" cartridge. [/QUOTE]
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