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220 SWIFT
220-SWIFT-FULL1
220-SWIFT-FRONTIER
220-SWIFT-HORNADY
220-SWIFT-NORMA1
220-SWIFT-NORMA2
220-SWIFT-NORMA3
220-SWIFT-NORMA4
220-SWIFT-REMUMC
220-SWIFT-RP1
220-SWIFT-RP2
220-SWIFT-SUPERS1
220-SWIFT-SUPERS2
220-SWIFT-SUPERX
220-SWIFT-WW
IMPERIAL SPORTING UP TO .249"

220 SWIFT

220 · 13 headstamps · 1 scan
Calibre220
In the cabinetIMPERIAL SPORTING UP TO .249" · 14 images
Headstamp of 220 SWIFT
Reading the headstamp
12 o'clockMaker's name or factory code
6 o'clockCalibre or year of manufacture
CentrePrimer — Berdan or Boxer, and any seal colour
220-SWIFT-FRONTIER 220-SWIFT-HORNADY 220-SWIFT-NORMA1 220-SWIFT-NORMA2 220-SWIFT-NORMA3 220-SWIFT-NORMA4 220-SWIFT-REMUMC 220-SWIFT-RP1 220-SWIFT-RP2 220-SWIFT-SUPERS1 220-SWIFT-SUPERS2 220-SWIFT-SUPERX 220-SWIFT-WW

Research notes

The .220 Swift was developed by Winchester and introduced in 1935. It was the first factory loaded rifle cartridge with a muzzle velocity of over 4,000 ft/s (1,200 m/s).[

Provenance

2015Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
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