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Crosshair · September 17, 2009, 07:26 PM

The "220 Swift eats barrels" thing is a function of available steels and powders of the time when it first came out. Just don't do rapid fire and you should be fine.

Lots of people like to load the 220 and 22-250 with light bullets at really high velocity. I like loading heavier bullets to slightly less velocity to buck the wind. Their large cases lend themselves to that though you will probably be limited by the barrel twist. My Savage has a 1-12" so that gives me a little more leeway, but most will have a 1-14" twist.

September 17, 2009, 07:26 PM	#3
Crosshair Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2004 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 5,333	The "220 Swift eats barrels" thing is a function of available steels and powders of the time when it first came out. Just don't do rapid fire and you should be fine. Lots of people like to load the 220 and 22-250 with light bullets at really high velocity. I like loading heavier bullets to slightly less velocity to buck the wind. Their large cases lend themselves to that though you will probably be limited by the barrel twist. My Savage has a 1-12" so that gives me a little more leeway, but most will have a 1-14" twist. __________________ I don't carry a gun to go looking for trouble, I carry a gun in case trouble finds me.