ORIGINAL: BrutalAttack
ORIGINAL: ShatoDavis
I've owned and shot both. I can tell you that the only place the swift appears to be superior is over the chrono. In real world terms the 2 rounds are identical or nearly so. I love both rounds so don't flame me. For your purpose I would say get the 250 and never look back.
Also, May I suggest you research the 204 ruger. It is a real sweet shooter, though I don't know what you intended purpose is.If youhad caught the reloader bug I would suggest some others like the 20 VarTarg, or 17 MachIV they both are based on the 221 Fireball case. The 221 fireball is a fun gun to own but in no wayclose to the 250 or swift in terms of speed and ballistics. But I digress.
I've looked at the .204. Everything I've read so far leads me to believe that it is a "fad" cartridge. As for now, the stated velocity and trajectory do not out perform the .22-250 or the .220 Swift.
Can you point me to something that says otherwise?
Thanks.
i'm not so sure that the .204 offers no trajectory gain, brutal. since you don't handload, let's look at, say,remingtons ammunition. my catalogue shows they only do a 50g PSP for the swift. zeroed at 200 yards, it's 46 inches low at 500 yards. in .204, they do a 40g accutip boattail that is just 28 inches low at 500 when zeroed in at 200 yards. the 32g accutip v is almost identical.
retained energy is also in favour of the .204. the swift load is carrying just 204 ft-lb at 500 yards. the 40g .204 has held on to 343 ft-lb ( the ballistic co-efficient makes all the diference). so you could mount a case from the remington ballistic tables that the .204 ruger shoots flatter, and hits harder, than the swifty once you get out past 300 yards.
incidently, the remington catalogue also shows a similar advantage for the 22/250 over the swift, largely due to them loading accutip boattails into factory 22/250 loadings.
summary: factory loadings for the 22/250 are vastly better developed than for the swift ( at least from remington). you can get better performance off the shelf from the 250. but, depending on what you think your main usage will be, the 204 ruger can mount a good case too.