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220 SWIFT: Goin' to 'dog town with Dad
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<blockquote data-quote="436" data-source="post: 1673685" data-attributes="member: 16609"><p>Zeke,</p><p>I would agree they aren't found everywhere, especially in the big box sporting good stores, but I have, over the years seen them or (what I'd say) making a better showing in the real gun stores. I've been shooting and buying .220 Swifts since the '70s back then they were very hard to find, everyone kinda wrote them off as barrel burners (do too bad and unfair articles on them) and then there came the .22-250 which Remington legitimized in 1965... Winchester got wind of the .22-250 Rem coming out so they brought out the .225 Win in 1963 (a very good cartridge) pretty much a shortened .220 Swift with .22-250 Rem performs, these and other and wildcats made it hard on the .220 Swift who got a bad break in print which I'd say was a much better cartridge, even Weatherby tried to bring out the MkV as the .220 Wby Rocket, which I've never seen, but I did see a photo of an early factory 220 Swift in an MkV rifle that I didn't even know was made at one time by Weatherby, but I digress, so looking back many guys wanted the holy grail of .220 Swifts, the Win Mod 70 pre 64s as for obtaining one today vs back then, they are much easier to find today believe me. Oh, by the way, Weatherby is made an SVM in .220 swift 2000-2009 I think where the Swift shines today is in custom rifles. Remington still makes Swift but like I said it's really more of a custom rifle these days, though there are many fine used ones in the market place, and; this caliber has always looked like a sinusoidal curve in the market place, never the less a great cartridge. Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="436, post: 1673685, member: 16609"] Zeke, I would agree they aren't found everywhere, especially in the big box sporting good stores, but I have, over the years seen them or (what I'd say) making a better showing in the real gun stores. I've been shooting and buying .220 Swifts since the '70s back then they were very hard to find, everyone kinda wrote them off as barrel burners (do too bad and unfair articles on them) and then there came the .22-250 which Remington legitimized in 1965... Winchester got wind of the .22-250 Rem coming out so they brought out the .225 Win in 1963 (a very good cartridge) pretty much a shortened .220 Swift with .22-250 Rem performs, these and other and wildcats made it hard on the .220 Swift who got a bad break in print which I'd say was a much better cartridge, even Weatherby tried to bring out the MkV as the .220 Wby Rocket, which I've never seen, but I did see a photo of an early factory 220 Swift in an MkV rifle that I didn't even know was made at one time by Weatherby, but I digress, so looking back many guys wanted the holy grail of .220 Swifts, the Win Mod 70 pre 64s as for obtaining one today vs back then, they are much easier to find today believe me. Oh, by the way, Weatherby is made an SVM in .220 swift 2000-2009 I think where the Swift shines today is in custom rifles. Remington still makes Swift but like I said it's really more of a custom rifle these days, though there are many fine used ones in the market place, and; this caliber has always looked like a sinusoidal curve in the market place, never the less a great cartridge. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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