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Remington Classic .220 Swift Caliber

TWalkerTWalker Member Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited January 2007 in Ask the Experts
I have an opportunity to buy a 98% Remington M700 Classic in .220 Swift caliber for $495. Was this caliber made in any other M700 rifle other than the one time classic run in 1992? How's the price and what's your opinion of the rifle? I have owned a Swift before but it was a Ruger Varmint M77. Thanks for any replies.
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  • roysharoysha Member Posts: 749 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sendero, Etronx, VSSF, and a limited run of the older 700 BDL-V. That's all I can think of right now. I believe they made it in 40-X also but I'm not positive about that.
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  • jptatumjptatum Member Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The price sounds right to me.
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  • TWalkerTWalker Member Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks, I traded for it today. It had a Tasco World Class scope on it; now it has a Burris 3-9 Signature. I'm thinking of trying a Swift 6-18 with AO that they sent me last year as a replacement for one off a 7 mm Ultramag. I am going to see if the barreled action will fit in an old Remington 700 BDL stock with a metal buttplate. It's from a 1960's .243 and still has the floorplate, trigger guard and magazine spring. That way I can save the Classic stock. Plus I like the old BDL stocks anyway. I bought 10 boxes of .220 Swift once fired brass from another store. It is old stuff in green Remington boxes. Do you think it would be safe to reload? How does age affect brass for reloading? One last question: My rifle has a 1:14 twist. How heavy of bullets will it stabilize? Thanks for your replies.
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello T I think you will find that the old stock off of 243 is a short action I would be surprised if the 220 swift isn;t a long action.
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  • dclocodcloco Member Posts: 2,967
    edited November -1
    TWalker - shoot me an email please. acloco@yahoo.com
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  • TWalkerTWalker Member Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just finished switching the stocks. The old one fit fine. I only had to switch magazine followers. Now I'm probably the only guy around with a sixties BDL in .220 caliber.
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My Swift seems to like 55 grainers. Can run to 70's, but it really likes the 55's. About 3500 fps. Adjust your OAL to your rifle, and the barrel will last a lot longer.
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  • john carrjohn carr Member Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Twalker - I have some old .220 brass (green box) that was given to me by a friend who said he got them in the 1950s and I loaded them several times up till a few years ago when I bought a hundred once fired Norma brass. Just check the necks for cracks. I only neck size them after full length resizing the once fired. The above load by one of the posters (55 grain bullet @ 3500 fps) is a good one and the barrell on my old Model 70 is still in rxcellent shape. Enjoy.
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  • bsdoylebsdoyle Member Posts: 279 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    T Walker. Nope I got one too.
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