.220swift info wanted

patdahat

im in the process of buying a rifle for fox. my choice is .204, .220 swift or a .223.. the only one of these i dont know about is the 220, i am wondering if there is as much a varity of ammo for it as there is for the .223 and how do they compair on price(ammo).

cheers pat..

ormondprop

Seriously good calibre and beats the 223 on velocity and flatness but is louder and bout 50% dearer to shoot, with ammo for 223 and 204 at 25-28 euro a box and swift at around 40+

kildare.17hmr

ammo for 223 starts about 12 euro a box in places

ormondprop

Ah ya even cheaper in some places but like for like thats the difference in price for example hornady ammo
204 40gr 29
223 55gr 26
220 50gr 45

Although prices do vary a lot especially if buying in bulk

http://www.sportsden.ie/guns/gun-accessories/ammunition/rifle-ammunition.html?order=name&dir=asc

All guns do virtually the same thing, 220 smacks the hardest, 204 is the flattest and easiest to shoot and 223 gives the option of cheap target and plinking ammo

kildare.17hmr

A lad was tellin me recently he is getting swift ammo for €32 i think and it was decent ammo too. great deals if you shop around

ormondprop

If he's getting it that cheap the chances are premium ammo for the 223 and 204 will also be a lot cheaper too so its still going to have the same difference in price

stoeger

Id love a .220 swift a mate has one .
The only thing is cost of feeding as was said
and there heavy . lovely round to shoot great stoping power

Longranger

Where art thou Tack!

pugw

ormondprop wrote: »

204 40gr 29
223 55gr 26
220 50gr 45

I wouldnt go that far, (although the way things are heading nothing would suprise me) :cool: from what I know around here you wouldnt get caught for more than €40! Like they have Hornady for €37 in Duffy's and i wouldnt regard them as being the cheapest! http://www.shoot.ie/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=27 If you were buying a case off a sound dealer you should get them for closer to €30 a box!

ormondprop

pugw wrote: »

I wouldnt go that far, (although the way things are heading nothing would suprise me) :cool: from what I know around here you wouldnt get caught for more than €40! Like they have Hornady for €37 in Duffy's and i wouldnt regard them as being the cheapest! http://www.shoot.ie/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=27 If you were buying a case off a sound dealer you should get them for closer to €30 a box!

Thats the price sportsden have for them
http://www.sportsden.ie/guns/gun-accessories/ammunition/rifle-ammunition/hornady-220-swift-55g-v-max.html

pugw

ormondprop wrote: »

Thats the price sportsden have for them
http://www.sportsden.ie/guns/gun-accessories/ammunition/rifle-ammunition/hornady-220-swift-55g-v-max.html

:eek: They can keep them! God I hadnt realised the price had gone that bad!

Tackleberrywho

Longranger wrote: »

Where art thou Tack!

To date, I've several infractions, warnings and bans over these subjects.

So I thread.carefully

Did I say .223 53 grain Superformance.

The Big Fella

They will all drop foxes equaly as well under the lamp. Just the .223 does it alot cheaper than the other two. A 50gr jhp american eagle @ €13 a box will drop any fox once hit in the boiler house.;) The .220swift and the .204 are marginaly flatter shooting rounds but personaly I dont think there worth the extra money.

patdahat

many thanks for all the info. from all what i have gathered from here and other places it's going to be a .223 now to start looking for a nice 1.

cheers pat..

lee70

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

To date, I've several infractions, warnings and bans over these subjects.

So I thread.carefully

Did I say .223 53 grain Superformance.

What kinda money are them 53gr at the moment Tac. At the moment i've only used the hornady 55gr soft point training @€;40 per box of 50.

kildare.17hmr

lee70 wrote: »

What kinda money are them 53gr at the moment Tac. At the moment i've only used the hornady 55gr soft point training @€;40 per box of 50.

where ya gettin them lee?

lee70

Paul O'Halloran in Drangan. All foxes I've hit with these it's been lights out even one I hit @ 365yds.

kildare.17hmr

lee70 wrote: »

Paul O'Halloran in Drangan. All foxes I've hit with these it's been lights out even one I hit @ 365yds.

Nice, is there much of a drop on them at that range?

lee70

kildare.17hmr wrote: »

Nice, is there much of a drop on them at that range?

This is whats on the box

100yds...+1.4"
200yds.....0.0"
300yds...-7.3"
400yds..-22.6"
500yds..-49.0"

hope this is some help to you. There is also a pic of this box somewhere on the site. I think it may even be one of Tac's.

kildare.17hmr

iv seen em before up north and clive told me where to get them down here but i forgot:D must take a trip to that part of the world in a few weeks and get a box

Tackleberrywho

€27 a box.

Anyone who shoots foxes with the 53 grain Superformance says one word.
Awesome

Tac

.220 Swift is a serious round. very flad, hard hitting and accurate..but its expensive and loud..
I'd go for the .223..u wont be disappointed.