220 Swift?

[peterf225]

I have the chance to get my hands on a Savage 112 220swift with a heavy fluted SS barrel. I have never shot or owned a swift and was wanting some input from others that have experience.

[pa hog]

Ask Hammer he has all the other 220Swift barrels Savage ever made..

I had one years ago, a 112BVSS-S in 220, Shot the factory Hornady ammo into tiny little groups. As long as you keep it cool and clean they will shoot good for a long time. IMHO GRAB IT!!!!

[Uncle Jack]

Winchester brass, Winchester primers, 4064, and a 55grn Sierra BT.......a coyote's worst nightmare.

[5spd]

If you get it you are never going to let it go.
Remington or Norma brass, cci primers & W760 behind a 55gr Vmax. Tiny target holes and major splat on varmints.

[Hammer]

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220 Swifts will not shoot. Attempts to make them shoot will cause the barrels to melt and wilt. There is a 220 Swift repository in the northern Rockies. Just take your rifle to UPS or FedEx. Make a shipping label that says "Swift Repository". No other address is required. Do it today. Don't delay. The longer you keep the Swift the greater the potential for contagious diseases to spread.

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[Uncle Jack]

I bought my first .220 Swift in 1965 some 30 years after it was introduced. It was a beautiful Winchester Model 70 Super Grade. No gopher, jackrabbit, or varmint in all of Northern California was safe. I killed three deer with that rifle; two neck shots and one in the lungs.

The biggest problem in those days was getting suitable bullets for hunting. Only a couple of custom makers were around (Ralph Sisk in Texas?). Later, Nosler came out with the 55grn Zippedo solid base/jacket bullet and made life a lot better for us .220 Swift, 22/250 shooters. Now you have a plethora of good bullets.

The .220 Swift is a Prima Dona. The brass stretches, OAL is important, powder choice is important, and barrel life can be an issue. Do not overheat the barrel, clean it often and, like any Prima Dona, treat it right and it will reward.

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[jlcpls]

Ask Hammer he has all the other 220Swift barrels Savage ever made..



ahem.

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[Blue Avenger]

I have three that are diseased and the shipping company will not touch them, guess I will just have to care for them the rest of there lives. :) keep them at 3800fps and they will give long lives.

[Hammer]

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A Swift at 3,800 fps ?

That would be like holding Tiger to only one.

You got to let a Swift show its stuff.

4,110 or bust.

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[geargrinder]

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A Swift at 3,800 fps ?

That would be like holding Tiger to only one.

You got to let a Swift show its stuff.

4,110 or bust.

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Very funny Hammer.

I've had a Swift in the Fluted varmint barrel. It shot great. Got my antelope with it last year.

[Uncle Jack]

That long advertised 4110fps is possible with 45 and 48 grain toy bullets. At 4110fps a 45 grainer will blow up if it hits a butterfly's vortex. 3800fps is just fine with a decent 55 grainer. Actually, you are better off at about 3750fps. Your barrel will last longer.

[Hammer]

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Don't worry about barrel life.

Shilen, Pac-Nor, et al, have lots more.

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[Uncle Jack]

Hammer, you're probably right. I'm being too conservative in my old age. You only own a Swift for one reason.

What the Hell, cut er loose.

[Hammer]

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New Shilen barrels are covered under the stimulus program.

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