Sidebar. I enjoyed reading the posts on the Swift and can only add.....If you haven't owned one, you will forever wonder why all the other 224 calibers compare themselves to this outstanding caliber. Now, they are a bit finicky.....it takes a little time and effort to find the proper bullet/powder and primer for your particular rifle. My Swift is a HVA Mauser with a 24in Shilen barrel with a 1 in 14 twist. It took me nearly a year to find the powder it likes.....IMR4064. Start there and you will be amazed....I'm not a speed freak but 4020'/sec and 1/2 inch groups pushing a 52gr Sierra Match King with a Win primer gets it done. The 220 Swift is the 30'06 of the varmiteers. Regards, Rick.