220 Swift vs. 22-250 Remington

Target Centerfire 22 Calibre

  • 220 Swift

    Votes: 23 19.5%

  • 22-250 Remington

    Votes: 95 80.5%
  • Total voters
    118
I prefer the 22-250 over the 220 Swift ,The 233 does an good job out to 800m.I currently have a Savage12 FV 223 taget rifle which is very accurate and Custom M98 in 22-250 AI with a 1-8 twist that runs 77gr and 80 gr bullets and it to is accurate .The big concern is barrel life when you burn lots of powder in cases like the 220 and 22-250 throat errosion occurs which leads to poor accuracy and in most cases after 1500 rnds this may occur and in some cases sooner or later it depends on the shooter and if he reloads at max velocity if velocities
 
Why would you not include the .22 BR?

It would be my choice...much better barrel life, much better accuracy...
 
22-250 for all of the previous reasons... but again, for sheer accuaracy, you
would have to go with either .22BR or, even better, 22PPC!;)
 
guntech said:
Why would you not include the .22 BR?

It would be my choice...much better barrel life, much better accuracy...
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Actually, there are three possible choices for me to use, .223, 22-250, and the 220 Swift, due to the reamers in .22 cal. that my gunsmith has. I already have a Remmy 700 SPS in .223, so I thought I'd get something different. Since the rifle will be built on a P-14 action, I thought that the 220 Swift, being longer, would feed better from the long action mag. Possibly eliminating blocking the mag. Although I have to admit, I do enjoy shooting .223.;)
 
Hello: Need help to install the Savage Model 12BVSS 22-250 barrel onto a Ultimate varmint SA stock designed by John Plaster. Question is do I need any special parts? Because one of two screws is too long!!!
Thanks.
George
 
I owned a swift, i'd buy another anytime.
Had shot thousands of rounds through it and kept 1/4 Moa all day.
Only problem was barrell was built for smaller bullets (slow twist)
Shot 40 Hornady's at an average speed of 4350 fps.
Absolutely deadly at 300 yds.
Based on a Rugar M77 with Douglas barrell

M.
 
This one was tough to call. I've owned both and kept the 22-250. But I sure liked the swift. Kept the 250 because of ammo availability, but am slowly starting to reload.
 
Ammo availability???? You actually paid for ammo.
I rolled my own. Only way to get ammo to do what I needed for the money I was willing to spend.
I beleive the swift had a .308 bolt face. Pretty close if it isn't exact

M.
 
On the original question, the 22-250 is the better choice if all you want is a hunting rifle. If you handload, if you like to fiddle around, the 220 will make you happy. And it is faster, although not by a whole lot. Personally I prefer the Improved versions of both rounds (220 Wby Rocket and 22-250 AI) more. FWIW - dan
 
Last year I was considering a .22 caliber centerfire so after careful consideration I got a .223. Since then I also got a .222 and a .22 Hornet. Not too fond of the idea of the .220 Swift lasting for 1000 rounds and the .22-250 lasting 1500 rounds.
 
CZ_Brno said:
Last year I was considering a .22 caliber centerfire so after careful consideration I got a .223. Since then I also got a .222 and a .22 Hornet. Not too fond of the idea of the .220 Swift lasting for 1000 rounds and the .22-250 lasting 1500 rounds.
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Unless you run them hot, both the 220 Swift and the 22-250 will both go well past the 1k and 1.5k mark. My personal experience is more along the lines of 3k or so, but I don't shoot a lot of rounds quickly. I know a guy who burnt out a 223 and a 25-06 in Utah varmint shooting, if you run enough rounds through without letting the barrel cool off, you WILL burn out any barrel, in any caliber. - dan
 
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