I cant wait hopefully all goes well tommorow and I get what i been wanting from the age of 10 .I have only had one chance to buy one in my lifetime .Its kinda silly but its a old cartridge thst got reborn then kinda faded away again .I will never forget one night telling my dad when i was 10 i wanted one but never got it .Its going to be a blast to shoot too .
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What are you talking about? Red Rider BB gun?
This reminds me of the Facebook posts where people want attention and say things like, "Guys, I'm really going through a horrible, terrible, rotten time right now." And when people ask what's going on they say, "It's personal, I'd rather not talk about it."
Already have 2 264 win mags yep its 220 swift I always ways wanted one .I only saw one for sale and didnt get it .I shot my cousins Ruger 77 varmit realky liked it but he wouldnt sell it .I dang sold all the 220 brass I had gotta get more .
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Pity you not in NZ, we have very few .220 Swift rifles but thousands of cases & cartridges about, some how our Military Geniuses in the Army Corps bought 100,000 of thousands Norma .220 Swift ammunition & had nothing to shoot them in so sold off at a huge loss !!!
Dang wish I could have gotten those shells and brass .Its a tang safety ruger 77 with the varmet barrel not the sporter barrel like I thought .Its got good bit of crud in barrel bit i ran a rope through with clp got alot of it out .What was the army doing with 220 swift ? I hope i get another one and its just as smooth .I want to try .224 gold dot bullets in it that totally stay together no matter the speed they are shot .I dont know the maxium grain these will shoot with 1 in 14 twist .
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dgr416, I hope you take the time to run more than just a "rope" through the bore to remove the "good bit of barrel crud." All new to me rifles get a thorough cleaning including the use of Bore Tech's Cu + 2 and if necessary Kroil applied to a bronze brush with 0000 steel wool wrapped around it.
I hope your "new" 220 Swift proves to be everything you were hoping for.
I hope your "new" 220 Swift proves to be everything you were hoping for.
Its cleaned up really good bore is shiney agsin was very dark .I gotta get brass dies and bullets .I hate hornady brass but thats all thats made right now .I am going to try speer gold dot 55 gr bullets and r17 and see how they do.I bought three boxrs of hornady ammo but i cant stand their stuff hopefully Norma makes brass and ammo again .
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The old thumb safety 77 heavy barrel 220 Swifts were tack drivers. As I recall, the 220 Swift heavy barrels were all Douglas barrels. And those 77's are in high demand and go for a premium. When they do come up for sale ,they don't last long.
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I lnow I looked for 52 years for this one .The guy i got it from wanted my winchester model 94 444 marlin .I didnt trade just bought it outright .I missed that Ruger 77 mark II stainless 220 swift for 450 .Yes they are getting way up .I have tried to buy another one .I wish Ruger would make a run of 220 swift with the target stainless barrels with 1 in 7 twist .My ruger 77s in 338 win mag are super accurate they shoot clover leafs with winchester 200 gr power points .I cant wait to shoot this wont be long.
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