Small Game, Predator and TrappingFrom shooting squirrels in your backyard to calling coyotes in Arizona. This forum now contains trapping information..
I read through the first few pages of coyote guns and didn't see any mention of the .220 Swift being used.. I acquired one yesterday and in looking at the ballistics of the shell it seems to fit the bill quite nicely.
Any reason it gets so little attention?
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A bowhunter with a passion for firearms
Exocet 200
RE: Why does the .220 Swift get so little exposure?
I think perhaps one of the biggest thing with the 220 was the bad
reputation it got for burning out the barrels..But the barrels are
made with a better grade of steel now..How old is the one you
purchased? Even powders are of a different chemical compound
now days..As far as a varmit rifle goes,use it..I wish I had a kept
mine .Good luck with it..One other thing I think makes a big
difference it the bullet material used now..
RE: Why does the .220 Swift get so little exposure?
I have no idea how old this thing is.. It is a Ruger M-77, put my first 4 rounds through it today and would have to say I doubt the barrel is burnt yet.. Once I read the ballistics on the load I couldn't see a reason not to shoot it. Just like a 22-250 only faster and flatter.
I will use it for a while, then I will decide if if I need to switch to something newer..
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A bowhunter with a passion for firearms
Exocet 200
RE: Why does the .220 Swift get so little exposure?
Take care of it and keep it cleaned up best you can and don't
make a hot rod out of it and you should be able to shoot it
for a lot of years..I have wished I still had mine,but thought
the 22-250 was so much better...I doubt it...But you will find people
that will argue the point....If you decide you want to sell it let me know..
But I would hold on to it if I were you...[8D]
Why does the .220 Swift get so little exposure?
