220 Swift bullets

[wch]

Is there a relatively heavy bullet that for the 220 Swift that can be used for deer hunting?
The deer here in PA are small, 60 to 100 lbs.

[Seven1]

60 grain Nosler Partition, Barnes 45 or 50 grain TSX. I've got a stash of 55 grain Zipedo's Im going to use on antelope this fall out of my 220.

[Art Eatman]

Somebody makes a sorta round-nosed 70-grain bullet which works well in rifles with relatively slow twists. Does quite nicely in a .223 with a 1:10; ought do well in a Swift.

[FrankenMauser]

If you have a standard Swift twist rate (1:14" or possibly 1:12"), you probably won't be able to handle much over 60 grains. The Swift uses velocity to stabilize with the slower twist rate, where other rifles use a faster twist to stabilize their slower projectiles.

Since the Swift has problems getting heavy projectiles up to speed (the .22-250 is far better at it), you reach the limit pretty quickly.

You're better off choosing an average weight, controlled-expansion bullet, than going too heavy.

60gr Partitions are supposed to do quite well. They're probably the heaviest thing I would try.

45 and 53gr TSXs should do fairly well, also.

[V.Hunter]

Somebody makes a sorta round-nosed 70-grain bullet

Speer makes a 70gr. semi-spitzer that I have used with great success. Oh and the deer in PA get a lot bigger than that, lol.

[hagar]

The Winchester 64 gr PP bullet stabilized fine out of my 24 and 26 inch 22/250's with 1 in 14 twist. Killed coyotes, deer and javelina like lightning and was VERY accurate. I used 38 grains of 4350, bump it up 2 grains for the Swift and I think you will like it.

[wch]

V. Hunter,
I've noticed the following phenomenon:
After shooting and eviscerating a PA deer (which supposedly reduces the animal's weight by about 30%), and dragging the deer outta' the woods, that thing has at LEAST doubled its weight by the time I get the carcass to the truck, which is why so many 60 lb deer weigh 120lbs when the hunter meets his buddies to tell the tale!