My friend I will not argue with you over what you think is the best. All I am saying is if you are going to talk about this you have to be open minded. The .220 swift is the varmit rifle most compared to, That tells me it is the one to have .Its like having the original ,You just keep saying its only this or only that what does that tell you ? That is a sure sign that you are unsure. I am not saying the .22-250 is'nt a great round ,cause it is, I just dont like it as well as my swift. There is in on way anyone will tell me that the swift will burn the barrel out faster then the 250. So for arguement sake if there is ONLY 100fps differnce why will that not burn the 250 as fast ??? If they are the same ???? So that would make the .223wssm burn even faster cause it is 100fps faster then the .220 swift. See how it all centers around the swift !! Like I said before its just like the 30-06 in its world. If a north american hunter had a .220 swift and 30-06 he/she could just sit back a smile while all the talk of its as good as this or that is going on and just keep shooting and having fun.

On the subject of reloading and factory loads. I totally understand what you are saying about stated factory loads. They have a margin of error built in to there rounds. So what I am telling you, I can and have loaded the swift and the 250. They both load well, I can just get more out of the swift in all grain bullets there is just more case capacity with the swift. I am in no way saying that the 250 isnt good it's just right behind the swift.