220 swift bullet question

johnnymolloy

hi lads just wondering what weight bullet people find work best in there 220 swift?

ive got hornady 60gr hollow points to try out plus remington 50 gr psp

4200fps

johnnymolloy wrote: »

hi lads just wondering what weight bullet people find work best in there 220 swift?

ive got hornady 60gr hollow points to try out plus remington 50 gr psp

I found both 50 and 55 v-max very good. Also where did you buy the Hornady Hollow points and how much if you don't mind me asking?

paddy2008

Have used both rem 50gr hp and hornady 40gr v max molys everything i hit with both was dead 40gr leaves a large exit hole while the 50gr uses up all its energy in a fox

pugw

Have found the hornady 50 grain vmax molys pretty good but would prefer the federal 52grain hollow points the best. They sometimes font make too much of a mess unless they hit bone but everything you hit goes down! Getting harder and harder to get and expensive. . .40 a box last time

johnnymolloy

4200fps wrote: »

I found both 50 and 55 v-max very good. Also where did you buy the Hornady Hollow points and how much if you don't mind me asking?

got them in connollys redmills think they were around 35 a box

Sandyman

I had a remmy 700 26 inch bull Barrell. Rate of twist was 1:20 if i remember correctly. Anyway it was a tack driver with 220 swift (50 grain PSP) Remington rounds. However they did leave quite a mess on exit and some terribly badly wounded foxes. Not nice.At the time they were the only swift ammo on market.Later I switched to 55 grain Hornady with ballistic tips. These were a cracking round as they just thumped charlie and very rarely exited(The Light Switch). But I found it impossible to group them and I am led to believe the rate of twist in the barrel was too fast. I believe the 55g required a rate of 1:12 ?. I never tried the 40Grain. The 220 swift is some round all the same nice to see it getting a mention again. Pity there so pricey.

Thx
Sman

johnnymolloy

Sandyman wrote: »

I had a remmy 700 26 inch bull Barrell. Rate of twist was 1:20 if i remember correctly. Anyway it was a tack driver with 220 swift (50 grain PSP) Remington rounds. However they did leave quite a mess on exit and some terribly badly wounded foxes. Not nice.At the time they were the only swift ammo on market.Later I switched to 55 grain Hornady with ballistic tips. These were a cracking round as they just thumped charlie and very rarely exited(The Light Switch). But I found it impossible to group them and I am led to believe the rate of twist in the barrel was too fast. I believe the 55g required a rate of 1:12 ?. I never tried the 40Grain. The 220 swift is some round all the same nice to see it getting a mention again. Pity there so pricey.

Thx
Sman

ye i agree about the price but when u compare a 223 in hornady and a 220 swift in hornady there isnt much difference in the price but then again my brothers 223 shoots the remington umc 50gr very well and there under 20 euro a box depending where u go

pugw

Sorry to drag up an old thread but its that time of year again time to stock up! Anyone know where I could pick up a few boxes of federal 52 grain in swift!
thanks