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The prototype for the .220 Swift was developed in 1934–35 by Grosvenor Wotkyns who necked down the .250-3000 Savage as a means of achieving very high velocities. However the final commercial version developed by Winchester is based on the 6mm Lee Navy cartridge necked down, but besides inheriting headspacing on its rim from the parent, a feature already considered obsolete by 1930s, the ...
Based on the .219 Zipper case but with a reduced rim diameter [2] to fit the common .473" bolt face, it was intended as a replacement for the .220 Swift cartridge which had a reputation for burning out barrels.
At the range the Swift has to be allowed to cool more between shots that many other rifles. A major drawback after Winchester cooled to the Swift was finding a decent rifle to shoot it in. There were few chambered for it. These included the Savage Model 112, the Ruger No. 1 and 77V, the Sako, and Remington recently. I have no idea who chambers ...
Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point.. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name.
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The Winchester Model 54 is a bolt-action rifle manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.The 54 was the first successful production run civilian centerfire bolt action for Winchester.
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