Thinking of Changing My Swift

E@gle.

I currently have a .22 Ruger Swift and im thinking of chaging it to maybe something that costs a bit less ammo wise.

i mostly just use it for Lamping at night but i was thinking of getting something i could do some target shooting with as well.

Would a .223 be a good change??

jaycee

E@gle. wrote:

I currently have a .22 Ruger Swift and im thinking of chaging it to maybe something that costs a bit less ammo wise.

i mostly just use it for Lamping at night but i was thinking of getting something i could do some target shooting with as well.

Would a .223 be a good change??

Excellent , if you pick the correct one for your purpose.
Hunting firearms tend to have a lighter barrel , this isn't really suitable for range work or any situation where you plan to sit down and chuck a lot of rounds downrange. It will either overheat the barrel, or if you are really self disciplined you can shoot a couple , leave it 10 mins , shoot a couple more. With a really light "Buggy whip" barrel it could take 30 mins to shoot a 5 shot group and a few practice shots.

Go for something with a heavy varmint barrel, a fast twist rate 8 or 9 in 1 , and use good quality heavy bullets 69 or 75 gr , this is match quality stuff and will set you back about €25 a box. 1 in 12 twist rates will shoot better with lighter bullets 55gr etc..(Actually it's about bullet length not weight , but it's a good rule of thumb), These are very common weights , so prices are considerably lower , down to €15 for good stuff and about €8 for crappy stuff.

Look at Sako, Sabbati, Tikka, Remington VssF and the rangemaster.
CZ do a beautiful .223 with a medium weight barrel , adjustable set trigger and a macmillan stock that is a peach. I handled one just last week and it looked really good .

E@gle.

thanks for info jaycee.

how much bullets do ya get for 25euro.

aslo any thoughts on this
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TomBeckett

E@gle. wrote:

I currently have a .22 Ruger Swift and im thinking of chaging it to maybe something that costs a bit less ammo wise.

i mostly just use it for Lamping at night but i was thinking of getting something i could do some target shooting with as well.

Would a .223 be a good change??

My god why would you want to change your swift i have one and would not get rid of it for anything!! they are an awsome weapon for vermin at long ranges. yeah i know the ammo is expensive @€;2 each but in a little while we will be alowed reload so god man wait:)

a .223 is a very good caliber but would not hold a candle to a swift power wise i have fired both .223is great for practice and the ammo is cheap but if you want pure mussle and oomphh sitck with the swift:cool:

Hezz700

I gotta agree Totally with Tom, I'll be keeping my Swift for a long time yet

Vegeta

I am not in anyway saying the swift is a bad calibre (in fact it is very good) but for what the OP has asked about (lamping and bit of targets) I believe he would be best served with a .223

Do you really need all that extra power (therefore cost) for lamping??

E@gle.

Vegeta wrote:

Do you really need all that extra power (therefore cost) for lamping??

no. thats why i want to change it. most of the time in lamping for foxes i use my
shotgun anyway.