ORIGINAL: DANTHEHUNTER
Don't use those factory ammo charts tell you how a certain cartridge preforms.
Ok....what do you suggest I use to get information on factory loads? [&:]
ORIGINAL: DANTHEHUNTER
That is just their stated ammo not what it is capable of. The .220 swift has 3.18cc case capacity while the 22-250 has 2.75 so yes the swift can be loaded hotter then the 250.
If you read my orginal post I stated that
I do not handload. Potential and case capacity don't mean much to me. However, as I said before, the availability of factory loads and their performance does matter to me.
I'll let you in on a little secret: I've guided Federal engineers and had alot of time to talk to them about what they do. The factory is starting to do things that handloaders will probably never do. Layering powders, shaping powder grains differently, adding secret things to powders etc. etc. All these things will soon add up to handloading performance from factory loads in production rifles without liability issuescaused by high pressures etc.
I'm reading reviews of rifles in recent months where handloads aren't producing much performance gain in some production rifles and factory loads are now catching up.
Just something to think about.
ORIGINAL: DANTHEHUNTER
They are both very good caliburs and both preform well. I have had both and I chose the swift for a number of reasons but the main one wasI love loading for it.It has been the most compared to varmit rifle years. I think if a guy had a .22LR ,.220 swift, 30-06, 45/70 and a 12 guage you would have all the long term ,most talked about , the ones everyone is trying to improve caliburs in the buisness.
Getting back to the subject, There are alot more factory ammo offerings for the 250 , hornaday's 40 vmax rounds are pretty awsome out of the swift, 4200fps while the 250's are 4150fps. I can take that same bullet and push it at 4400fps(Accur 2520 42 grain) loading it on my swift ,but I could only get about 4200fps(Accur 2520 38.5 grain) out of the 250. So there is some useful info for ya not based on the fact I own one or the other.But like I said they are both very good rounds. If you want to know I have a Ruger M77 MKII target .220 swift, andhad that same rifle in 22-250.Good luck !!!!!
Thanks for your input.