220 Swift

220 Swift

The 220 Swift. The best of the factory 22 varmint calibers. Don’t listen to all the rubbish published about how bad the Swift is. It is no worse to load for than any other cartridge. Period! You might hear some people saying that the Swift is not as good as the 22-250 Remington. I do not think that is true at all. Given the same standard of rifle – same quality action and barrel – the Swift will always outperform the 22-250 in the velocity department, and shoot just as accurately.

The following loads were developed in a SAKO AII HB. Federal 210 primers and Remington brass. All are 5 shots at 100 yards. Leupold 6.5 – 20 X.

POWDER	BULLET	VELOCITY	GROUP

NORMA FACTORY DIFFERENT LOT THAN ABOVE	50 50	3904 3728	0.647 0.728
43.0 RELOADER 15	SPEER 40	4048	0.947
40.0 IMR 4064	NORMA 50	3693	1.009
37.9 RELOADER 12	BRAWAND 52	3442	0.991
39.0		3560	1.013
39.0 RELOADER 15	MATCH KING 52	3583	0.776
40.0		3707	0.885
41.0		3787	0.673
42.0		3910	1.090
40.0 RELOADER 12		3703	0.874
41.0		3752	1.433
40.0 IMR 4064		3715	0.700
41.0		3741	0.473
43.0 H380		3602	0.869
44.0		3707	1.546
41.7	BRUNO 52	3650	0.840
42.4		3740	1.014
43.1		3770	0.344
43.7		3808	0.730
44.1		3814	1.297
36.5 H4895		3688	0.525
38.0 VVN150	BERGER 52	3563	0.873
38.7		3637	0.738
39.5		3689	0.695
40.0		3749	0.823
40.6		3789	0.489
41.0		3818	0.490
41.5		3868	0.746
35.5 H335		3586	0.731
36.2		3774	0.818
41.1 H380	SIERRA 60 HP	3409	0.496
42.1		3449	0.958
42.8		3546	0.611
40.0 H414	SIERRA 60 HP	3268	0.756
41.3		3395	0.842

The following data was developed in a REMINGTON 40X SS, # 060010B. Federal 210M primers and NORMA brass. All are 5 shots at 100 yards.

POWDER	BULLET	VELOCITY	GROUP
NORMA FACTORY	50	3810	0.639
40.0 H380	BRAWAND 52	3536	0.727
40.7		3617	0.440
41.3		3697	0.412
42.0		3777	0.504
37.0 VVN 140		3658	0.428
37.5		3694	0.680
38.0		3777	0.576
36.0 RELOADER 15		3555	0.246
36.5		3598	0.516
37.1		3610	0.498
37.7		3690	0.291
38.2		3718	0.330
38.8		3813	0.246
39.5		3850	0.469
40.0		3951	0.297
37.0 RELOADER 12		3581	0.495
38.0		3673	0.695
39.0		3778	0.859
37.0	BERGER 45	3741	0.346
38.0		3824	0.441
39.0		3924	0.376
40.0		3978	0.562
41.0 RELOADER 15		4217	0.580
42.0		4297	0.617

The following data was developed in another 40X. It had a 27” barrel and a Weaver 4-16 scope in Leupold mounts. All groups are 5 shots at 100 yards. We used Norma brass and RWS primers.

POWDER	VELOCITY	GROUP	BULLET
			35 BERGER MEF
43.0 VVN 135	4871	1.234
44.0	4977	1.067
45.0 VVN 540	4811	0.534
46.0	4902	0.764
47.0	4995	0.542
48.0	5046	0.775
43.0 H 4895	4786	0.578
41.0 H 335	4480	0.478
42.0	4613	1.083
43.0	4697	0.853
44.0	4863	0.896
42.0 VARGET	4256	0.796
44.0	4469	0.434
45.0	4535	0.617

The following data was developed in a Remington 40X rifle with a 27 inch barrel.

Powder	Velocity	Group	Bullet	Loaded Length

42.0 BL-C 2	4193	0.759	Hornady V-Max 40	2.680
43.0	4296	0.831
44.0	4432	0.591
43.0 W 748	4509	0.592
44.0	4633	0.836
45.0	4742	0.816
43.0 Varget	4344	0.677
44.0	4413	0.628
45.0	4458	0.755
42.0 Reloader 12	4375	0.458
43.0	4462	1.137
44.0	4585	0.835
45.0	4700	0.556
37.0 H 335	4174	0.685	Hornady V-Max 35	2.535
38.0	4213	0.590
39.0	4340	0.742
40.0	4483	0.845
41.0	4586	0.540
42.0	4690	0.786
37.0 Reloader 15	3797	0.518
38.0	3953	0.435
39.0	4084	0.494
40.0	4287	0.759
41.0	4397	0.496
42.0	4608	1.094
43.0	4784	2.086
44.0	4895	2.168
42.0 H 414	3979	0.478
43.0	4116	0.902
44.0	4298	0.881
45.0	4426	1.128

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Last updated June 4th, 2007