The 220 Swift ~ Winchester's Grand Old Velocity King!

[@edwray0able]

Simply love the 220 Swift!

[@SDGlock23]

My grandfather, who I never knew as he died in the late '70's before I was born, was big into the 220 Swift. At some point the gun(s) got sold the only thing left I found was a bag with a few cartridges in it and a reloading die or two. Cool video!

[@mcbridecreek]

You must believe in the self fulfilling prophecy of guns! If you own some cases, power and dies, it’s only a matter of time before the proper caliber rifle will appear!!!

[@danwineinger4644]

I love my Swift Ruger No 1 stainless varmint. I put an older Pentax 6.5-20x, 1 inch. I got bored clanging steel at 300 meters before the ammo shortages. I have another Ruger No 1 tropical in .338 Win Mag. This one is blued. I had an earlier No 1, but when I had cancer I was told I would die, so I sold it to a friend. Seems the older models had longer barrels or... Love the Swift and my .225 Win in a custom bull barreled Hi Wall Win, from Watertown S.D. She is definitely old school w/12x Unertl. Love old school.

[@martinstiastny7679]

October 15th, 2022. I watched this video (for the second time) because varmint season is basically year round. Though people love to share their opinions and thoughts on "big game" rifles, very little credence seems to be given to varmint rifles and cartridges. I certainly relish the early summer mornings and late evenings in the fields with my woodchuck rifles. I and enjoy hunkering down behind a stone wall or fallen tree (or a tree stand) and ATTEMPTING to call in a coyote or a bobcat. The old .220 Swift is certainly able to reach across a couple of hundred yards and anchor the biggest coyote. But since I happen to be "old", I also use a .225 Winchester and a 6.5 JDJ (a wildcat designed by JD Jones. It's parent case is the 225 Winchester. Originally designed as a handgun hunting cartridge - which it does very well, it's lot'sa fun on varmints). My general go to cartridge is a 22/250. I've shot out a few barrels. Thanks again for an enjoyable episode

[@mcbridecreek]

You have the finest gun reviews on line. My father owned a Ruger no 1 in .22-250. He sold it to get a couple .220 swifts. That no 1 was beautiful.

[@jsullivan9238]

Throughout High School I hunted with an FN Mauser chambered in 220 Swift. I handloaded my cartridges with a 10% reduced load and used whatever bullets I could find, most being Speer soft points. With the smaller 40g bullets gophers, rockchucks and coyotes were an easy shot up to about 400 yards. For deer and elk I used 55g (I think) Sierra HPBTs and anything I aimed at under 200 yards. All were headshots. Still have the rifle and 100 rounds of handloads. Thanks for giving the old Swift some love. :)

[@Iscariot18]

All hail possibly the best cartridge name yet devised!

[@glenpick1]

There are so many folks out there with old school knowledge that will take it to their graves without passing it on - Kudos to you for taking the time to pay your immense firearms knowledge forward - truly appreciated.

[@paulsimmons5726]

I've known of the 220 Swift for years but didn't know the round's history until this video. Thank you for this video. You know, it always amazes me to learn what the early rifle and ammo developers were doing from the introduction of smokeless powder through the 20's and 30's. Like you've stated in numerous videos, many of today's new products are really repackaged and mildly updated versions of something that has been for years. Gun folks love to tinker but for all of the hoopla and constant gun writer's PR blitzing, many of the oldest rounds are still competitive with the newcomers. Old-school rounds like the 7x57, 6.5x55, 30-06, 375H&H, 257 Roberts, 270Win, and 300H&H can keep up with virtually any and all newbies at standard hunting distances. Yes, some of the newest rounds may print better groups at extreme distances on paper but at "hunting distances", it's hard to talk poorly of the 270Win. And the 30-30 and 45-70 are still the most popular brush calibers for good reason, they work! Sorry for the rant but I always get aggravated about the newly ordained perfect round that doesn't perform better than what's been on the market for decades, if not a century. Your 220 Swift history lesson reminded me of this phenomenon. Great video and lesson about the 220 Swift, thanks!

[@mealston1725]

Nice upload GB....the 220 Swift was my very first centerfire ( Ruger 77 tang safety). It is forever engraved in my memory as the 2nd most accurate rifle I ever owned (the top accurate was a sako vixen in 222rem). Since those days I've owned just about every make of 220 Swift chambering, including the Etronx Swift by Remington. It saddened me to see the internet killed the Swift popularity. For me, the Swift is the last word in varmint hunting. And with proper care and handloads, my swifts (all 6 of them) would give any bench cartridge fits. When the Valkerie was released, I recalled how the Swift needed more than the 1:14 twist rate. So glad you took the time to discuss this grand old chambering. Regardless of what internet loyalists believe, you can't go wrong with a Swift. In fact, there has never been a Swift chambering in anything but the best rifles with the most care taken during assembly. And Remington's custom shop has untold file cabinets of their research and results on how the Swift simply could run circles around their own 22-250 chambering. And Ruger performed a study during their production runs of 220 Swift and 22-250, and their results matched those of Remington- that the Swift is simply a more accurate performer. Long may the 220 Swift reign for most shooters. Unless the shooter has easy access to a 1300 yard firing range (Valkerie).....All the Best-

[@DD-uv6rp]

I could stay up all night listening to you sharing your knowledge and stories. It reminds me of when my great uncle, WWII veteran airborne, would visit my late father, and my late brother and I would be so engrossed by their info and stories until late at night.

[@donnyjordan3845]

Excellent video! I purchased a Ruger M77 Mark 2 in 220 Swift in 2002. Model number 07889. Target/Varmint. Thick heavy barrel and beautiful wood. Heaviest gun I own. Don't shoot it much though. Ammo is crazy expensive. I won a gun raffle through work and went up to pick up my rifle. The rifle I won was a Ruger Synthetic stock in my choice of caliber. I seen the M77 on the shelf and asked to hold it. I put it back and left the store. Drove a few miles and turned around. Store gave me full price for the gun I just won and I paid the difference on the M77. I don't have the distance here in southern Pennsylvania to take advantage of the 220 Swift capabilities though.

[@GunBlue490]

If you can handload, you can save much on ammo, and you can reduce the velocity by 300 fps to moderate muzzle blast and barrel wear significantly.

[@donnyjordan3845]

@@GunBlue490You are correct. My hand loading experience has been 223 only. Fairly new at hand loading. Thank you for the reply!

[@406life]

Love the ol 220 swift. Still king of the hill

[@rationalmind6362]

Thank you so much for the wealth of knowledge that you give to us. A true patriot.

[@markmadsen6828]

I had a 1-B in 22Hornet with a leupold lighted1.5-5 VX3-30mm tube,... Super Coyote night rifle.. It tipped the scale at 11LBS., But I wish I still had it. Beautiful old world craftsmanship and boy would it shoot! Quiet, the report wasn't much more than a 22LR.. If had all the fine firearms I sold or traded at KTP back,,,! I would be a happy man... You know the saying "you don't know what you got till it's gone" I also had a 1-A in 30-06, again, what a gem. Another case of being too young to know what I had. The story goes, if you find an old or new #1 buy it. You won't regret it. Thank you for the great stories. ~God Bless

[@kevincallahan3059]

I have the Ruger M77 mark ll , in 220swift, it came with a plastic stock, so, I decided to carve a chunk of premum walnut....it took months about 200 h..... It shoots 1/4 groupes..... The serria 63gr with 34.5 gr of IMR 4895 worked well ,even though the barrel is a 1:14 twist.... Thanks for the video, always appreciated .

[@richarddevoe5871]

Just found your channel and watched your 7mm-280 episode then your 220 Swift. I enjoy my 280 very much and just sold a great friend my 220 Swift Ruger... I can back up the accuracy of the 220 Swift (not that I need to) when I attended a “turkey shoot” (frozen prize these days) at a Gun club in central NY. I ended up beating 4 locals from a gun club who were showing their skills that day by winning 3 out of 4 sets (12 shooters per set) and losing the 4th when they brought out a micrometer.. I was shooting the X out at 100 yards bench rest with box ammo (Hornady V-max 55gr). These match shooters could not believe I shot that well with “box ammo” (not custom loads) and asked if I would be interested in joining their shooting club but it was some distance from my home so I politely passed. I hope my friend enjoys the amazing accuracy of his new 220 Swift, I may one day regret the sale...

[@richarddevoe5871]

I might add I was using Molly coated V-Max 55 gr which Hornady has discontinued and a Leupold 10x milidot scope.

[@albertkranbuhljr6318]

Back in the late 70s Ruger brought out their model 77 with a 26 inch barrel chamber in the 220 Swift, I purchased one immediately and it became one of my all time favorite rifles. I have taken countless numbers of chucks with that rifle down through the years. I use Outdoor Life's ex firearms writer Jim Carmichael's favorite load of 39 gr of IMR 4064 and a Sierra 52 gr match bullet for around 3900 fps. This rifle shoots so flat and accurate it should be illegal.

[@missourirebel9669]

I knew an old guy that usedvthe Swift exclusively for north Missouri whitetails. With his handloads using a 60 grain bullet he was one shot dropping deere out to 400 yard. Amazing marksman, talented reloader and a techical gun tinker. Hecwould go so far as to set the rifling engagement to suit his loads. Exact length on every cartridge, exact powder measurement on every cartridge and bullets sorted for uniformity.

[@davemarks7322]

You have a ton of class, sir. Your presentation was awesome, and then some.

[@JPsaysno]

This my friends is KZbin gold A+ level content.

[@robertbogan225]

Reminds me of pre add youtube. The pure days.

[@gilream]

First reloading manual I ever purchased was by Nosler about 1990 or '92. I've never owned a .220 Swift but I'll never forget the title of the short article written by Lane Simpson that accompanied the .220 Swift load data; "The KING of varmint cartridges" Thanks for your videos, this one in particular is one of your best.

[@jeffrp14]

I love my 220 swift, made off a k98 Mauser action from an old military rifle. It is beautiful to shoot and the accuracy is just mind blowing. I would never give it up. Ever.

[@indica3250]

Thank you sir for the introduction to the 220 swift

[@mikewyd53]

One of my favourite cartridges. I have a Remington 700 in 220 Swift, and it is so accurate and deadly on anything up to coyotes. I have no doubt it would work on wolves, as well.

[@MrJtin69]

Its the ultimate bean field white tail with a neck shot 350 yards an in

[@andrewvryburg1842]

Thank you Gun Blue. The new generation hasn't any professionals to collect data. Knowledge is king.

[@bustersmith5569]

Andrew Vryburg the man is amazing !!!!!

[@DOUGLASLASH-xy4ct]

Well done Sir! I got my Ruger M77V in 220 Swift in 1978, its scoped with a Weaver T-16 and it has accounted for countless wood chucks, crows and prairie dogs.I love the Ruger #1 I have also, its chambered in 243.

[@gunwrites6222]

Of the scores of firearms I own, the No.1 is my most prized. I wish I'd bought a dozen of them back when I paid $525.00 each for a pair of them. Now they're nearly $1700.00!

[@sammylacks4937]

I ve never owned or fired this round but it s been one of my all time favorites. Thanks again for another great video.

[@eddieeggleston6642]

I have a custom swift on a Remington 700 action with a Douglas bbl in a mcmillan stock. I've had it almost 20 yrs. It's still as accurate as ever. Just an incredible cartridge. Thank you for the chat.

[@dennisowen3717]

I had 2 220 Swift Rifles. Both in Remington model 700s. I chronographed that round to 4300 fps with a 40 grain bullet. I couldn't believe the velocity I was getting. Very Very accurate too. If I could get the Brass I'd definately do another one.

[@toddhuff6007]

Thank you so much for posting this video. I’ve owned my 220 swift for 25 years. Great cartridge to reload

[@bloodking73]

First time ive heard a trigger described as delicious :D keep the videos coming

[@Oculus729]

It's October 2021. Who else besides me wishes the 220 Swift would become more prominent and ammo were more readily available?

[@hemiscrub]

The most elegant factory rifle ever made in my eyes is the #1’s

[@mealston1725]

I've owned a pair of no 1s in the 220 Swift and I can say that there's a certain marriage in heaven when a no1 is chambered for the Swift! We need to come together and start a campaign to let gunmakers know the Swift indeed has a place in the rifle shooter's cabinet.

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

Have a 2506 in a ruger #1 deadly accurat

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

@Duke Of Prunes how accurate is it my shoots tiny clover leaves

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

Under half inch at 200 yards

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

Have not cronographed my swift. But i have cronografed 2506 87 grain bullet at 3656 fps shots flat outTo 400 yards

[@williamjohnson2896]

I have been a fan of the Swift ever since it made a comeback in the 60's in Rugers 77 rifle, I bought the first one that showed up in the TX panhandle.But in the next few years I began to see why it went downhill in the firstplace, stretfching. A good friend and gunsmith by the name of Brooks Rodgers suggested the 220 Wilson Arrow, Push the shoulder back for a longer neck and sharpen while maintaining virtually the same case capacity. I hae been shooting it for the last 45 years or so. It really is a beautiful high performance cartridge. By the way I still have an old but usable reamer labeled 22 varminter, most likely made in the 50's. I currently have a Shilen DGA built benchrest style in Wilson Arrow, absolute death in the dog town.

[@aaronwingert2600]

Love all your videos, especially the cartridge history!! Keepem coming thank you.

[@Robert-xk5pm]

Love learning about these old cartridges. Strange how a lot of these new cartridges just mimic ballistics of older cartridges.

[@murphymmc]

Very true. Kind of like reinventing the wheel. Case in point is the new trend with the 6.5 Creedmoor, very similar performance to the 6.5 x 55 Swedish. In many publications the Swede outruns the Creed.

[@highplainsdrifter9631]

@@murphymmc I've recently picked up a Tikka T3x SuperLite in the 6.5 Creedmoor, very nice little rifle for mountain hunting. Will shoot all day long with a rifle costing twice or even 3 times as much. But I'm also working on adding a Sako 85 Bavarian in 6.5x55 Swede to my collection, as I view the Swede as a cartridge that every rifle looney should own. They're both extremely close in performance from what I understand. I also look at the Creedmoor as the 21st century Swede for American shooters/hunters who don't want to reload, as US factory 6.5x55 Swede ammo is weak compared to handloads and European factory ammo. The reason being that older, weaker rifles are out there in use and US companies are ever fearful of the big lawsuit.

[@jasonsliger5430]

murphymb the 6.5 Creedmore is a marketing scheme for Hornady.

[@219garry]

Very old technology. The main reason for new cartridges is to spur sales. Companies love to convince consumers to take the money out of their pockets and transfer their wealth over to them.

[@shanevonharten3100]

Just like hairstyles and clothing things come back into fashion and those in the present believe they are the owners of something new.

[@budlite8207]

Bought a Ruger M77V in 1988. My best friend came across a used M77V 220 Swift at a gun show, bought that. We handloaded and shot a lot. Both rifles very, very impressive in accuracy. Back then about $350 each.

[@budlite8207]

Mine was a .22-250

[@uralbob1]

Oh man, 220 Swift was always one of my favorites! I never owned one, but I dreamed of it (I was quite happy with the .222 Rem that I bought in 1968). I love those beautiful old cartridges; all developed long before microchips or even transistors! Those old guys really knew what they were doing, throat erosion be damned!

[@mikedee6173]

Beautiful Ruger. Thank you for your videos. You’re my favorite.

[@joshuapentz1232]

Love my ruger km77mark2 220 swift, just bought a custom built swift on a 98 Mauser action can wait to test it out.

[@uralbob1]

Always wanted a Ruger No. 1 or Model 70 in 220 Swift. My friend of 30 years told me I was nuts. Why would you ever want a .220 Swift when you can have a .22-250? Heritage, history, honor, gratitude for our unique gun culture, and respect for those wonderful engineers who came before us and created spectacular cartridges with very primitive (by today's standards) technology!!! That's why! I don't give a hoot in hell about the high price of the brass!

[@aaronbuckmaster7063]

That NO. 1 is really beautiful. I have really done myself a disservice concentrating on building single shot and repeating bolt action rifles for long range hunting. I always loved the feel and operation of shooting falling or rolling block singles, but I never made an effort to collect them. Listening to USOG has really brought the singles back into my mind. The actions and levers that he made are exquisite. My mind has been whirring about different variations with those. My favorite sighting systems are actually rear aperture with hooded front sights. The two are an extremely enjoyable combination. I’ll probably need to have it made, but a 24 inch NO 1 in 221 Fireball with aperture sights would be really fun.

[@justinr4787]

Love your caliber discussion's

[@k70h]

I love my Swift in Winchester M70 extremely accurate, wish I had bought it in a #1 when they were available

[@luchacefox259]

One of the first guns I ever shot was M77 Ruger .220 Swift. That was 30 years ago and I still hunt with a 1939 VZ24 based Swift custom gun. It's a wonderful deer and antelope gun with 40grain GS bullet handloads I get 4500fps (insane). Closest thing to Zeus's Lightening here on earth.

[@peteshour768]

You are highly appreciated for your gun knowledge and testimony to The Word of God. Your videos are informative as well as enjoyable. Thank you Benny.

[@r3drummurd3r68]

Thank you kindly sir for sharing your knowledge with us.... I truly appreciate you. Tonopah Nevada Patrick

[@payres48]

"We are very fortunate to have this history of firearms development".....We are also very fortunate sir to have you teach us. Greetings from Australia where it's currently hot.

[@whitebuffalo4641]

Most excellent, sir. Thank you. At 72 I still recall some gun writers beating up the 220 Swift mostly on barrel life. I live in North Carolina with some groundhogs and no prairie dogs. Methinks that rifles chambered in 220 Swift would have lasted the locals a hundred years. At the risk of hijacking your comments section...I was in country, as some used to say, in '67 and '68, 9th Signal Battalion, 3/60 Infantry Division in the delta and operating mostly from Tan An.

[@GunBlue490]

Welcome Home.

[@jaycee7841]

Excellent information and presentation ...as usual . I had a Ruger 77 in.220 swift ..unfortunately it was with a buggy whip barrel so it needed some attention to make sure it didnt overheat .. But that thing was amazingly accurate , it was like aiming a lazer... I had a lot of fun at the range with it ..where guys had much larger caliber rifles and when they asked me what I was shooting I'd say .."Ohh just a .22 " until you pulled the trigger and thunder and lighting was set in motion .. and later examining on the targets guys would be amazed that it was regularly outshooting their custom firearms easily ... I really should have kept it and got it rebarrelled to a varmint weight barrel ....so sorry i didn't . As they say Hindsight is 20-20 ....or in my case .220. Thanks for all the good work .

[@patrickslevin6424]

Swift was and is a great cartridge. My buddy had a Ruger in 220 Swift....accuracy and speed were unreal.

[@mikekupetsky6879]

I absolutely love your channel you are one of the most informative cartridge and ballistic historians that I have come across a subject very very dear to my heart. Had I could imagine filling in for another fire at deal came in talking with you for hours if not days about different cartridge development Thanks for all the great videos

[@Deerpoo22]

4 gunblue videos in a week.. I must be dreaming

[@MuchoNoBueno]

Much respect.Keep the videos coming! You are a legend in my eyes

[@CFurnace-72]

I have the no. 1 in swift and an olde lefty Savage in 22/250. I use them both with heavier bullets 55-60gr an nothing will touch em for accuracy and velocity. I am an olde seeker of the red mist. Just love the looks of both! 😁🎯

[@garytree7729]

The smile on the face at the end says it all....

[@chriskellas2902]

Thanks for sharing, my grand dad had a 22-250 that he loved but sadly he passed and I never got the chance to shoot it.

[@matts4852]

I love how you put this video out for groundhog day 😂

[@GunBlue490]

We wish Phil a good day.

[@blackbird_actual]

A video on the No. 1 would be much appreciated. Growing up reading the various gun rags, I'd occasionally see a Ruger No. 1 described in an article or in hunting photos, but I had always brushed it off as just some sort of budget Safari rifle when chambered for the appropriate calibers, but as I grew older I came to see it for what it really is - one of the finest sporting rifles to have ever been produced in the US. In this world of tactical semi-autos(which I still enjoy shooting and learning about as much as I did when I was flipping through those magazines a decade ago), sometimes going back to the old classics can be refreshing and I think it would really benefit many in the shooting community to take a step back and enjoy those said classics once in a while instead of constantly going full steam ahead in terms of always buying the newest thing on the block.

[@williamjohnson2896]

also had a 225 built on a Sako 579 for varmint calling. Still hae a 225 on FBW highwall with Shilen barrel and a barrel sleeve that makes the barrel float all the way from the reciever. If I could fix the slow hammer fall and the trigger it would shoot with benchrest equipment.

[@baitammo4652]

Fantastic video!

[@chrismills4213]

Love the depth of knowledge, the best gun channel on KZbin. God bless and keep up the great work 👍

[@OliverKlozoff69420]

I’ll never forgive myself for not picking up a second Ruger #1 in 220 Swift. I currently have a Light Sporter in 280 with a peep sight and it’s my favorite rifle. I’d love to see a video with your input on the #1.

[@paoemantega8793]

Thank you, all the best to Benny

[@kurtwagner5082]

Love watching your video's !

[@fredbrooks796]

I own a ruger # 1,.... 22.250 made in southport ct. in 1968 Looks just as clean. Piece of art.

[@GunBlue490]

That's a terrific gun. I worked up loads with my late friend's No. 1 in that caliber back in the early 70s and it was a nice shooter. The corporate office was in Southport, but I believe Ruger #1 rifles have always been made at the big plant in Newport NH. They used to put the Southport address on all guns, regardless of origin.

[@fredbrooks796]

@@GunBlue490 Thank you sir, enjoy the day!

[@uralbob1]

I'd love to have a Ruger #1 in any old or obsolete cartridge. It would be blasphemy to chamber one in a WSSM, or super short anything, for example. Thanks Gunblue490. I enjoyed this video just as much as I did the first two times I watched! You have the best reruns in all of KZbin!

[@michaelhennegan9637]

Good video, likely your best to date. You said the Swift is much louder than the 22/250, the max powder load with a Swift is about 3 grains over the max load of a 22/250. You must have bionic hearing. I have a Swift, it is truly a thing of wonder, accuracy and terminal performance are second to none.

[@GunBlue490]

Oh, it's louder, for sure. A different noise altogether, and he's using factory loads from Hornady and Remington. When I fire my 22-250 adjacent to his 220 Swift, the difference is quite noticeable, and others at the range have commented on it, as well. Some loading manuals have toned down the Swift's maximum loads, because the actual charge difference runs up to 5 grains for given powders. LOL I have no bionic hearing. My hearing was gone years ago.

[@yogibear6271]

GunBlue490 the 22-250 definitely has a very sharp bark with it wouldn't call it loud though.

[@marklandwehr7604]

I got shouted down in basic training when our Colonel didn't like that I said that the 5.56 that we were firing was a was a varmint round we needed the 22 250 .maybe with new Alloys maybe or oval rifling Newton looked into I thought one of these things might help us. Replaceable barrels or sleeving the barrel. Thank you for speaking about the 22 250 220 Swift awesome falling block one would think with today's technology we could come up with a way to reduce Barrel erosion or just make the barrel replaceable

[@marklandwehr7604]

And issue silencer to every Soldier would be necessary the thought of this makes every young infantry Soldier jumping up and down

[@marklandwehr7604]

Today their fault they're falling in love with this idea

[@marklandwehr7604]

It might be the 22 Winchester Super Shorty Magnums have been very popular

[@jerryziegner]

Great video. Just curious. How’s Benny?

[@GunBlue490]

Executive Producer Benny is doing terrific. He made a cameo appearance in my snowblowing video recently. He sends his regards!

[@jerryziegner]

Wonderful. God bless

[@MrPh30]

Bell used his for red deer in Scotland , Zeiss scope on his M70 for the .220 . He shot a stag on agood range and found the bullet, it was in a British sporting magazine.

[@daviddahl4148]

Great information, and a beautiful rifle.

[@martinscharf3902]

Awesome video! Thank you, Sir! Greetings to Benny!

[@jaybailleaux630]

You dang right the 220 swift is still king and for some odd reason one of the most inherintly accurate cartridge there is and it dose it at max or near max velocity.

[@dancolley4208]

Another great peek into the past. The .220 Swift has always piqued my interest but by the time I could afford to get into any serious bench rest shooting, the brass was getting scarce and pricey. The 22-250 became my round of choice, going downrange through my (very old) Remington Mod. 700. Then, when you added the footage about the Ruger 1 ... well ... that was the perfect end to a very informative and well-produced video. Thanks, Blue. Keep 'em coming. Always like to light up a good cigar, pour a dram or two of some good 90 proof bourbon and travel back in time with you.

[@zayacz123]

Thank you!

[@Ade4fish]

Great work, as always. Thank you.

[@Dreancaidi]

I just pressed pause at 18:43. I never liked the look of lever action rifles. I remember the cow boys in the movies thats all. But that thing in your hands looks like it is seriously well made. Beauty in the Beast!

[@GunBlue490]

This Ruger Number 1 has no mechanical kinship to a lever action rifle whatsoever. Lever actions are multiple shot repeaters. This is a falling block single shot that is simply actuated by a finger lever, based on entirely different and far stronger mechanisms. Though you may not think so, lever action rifles as used by the cowboys were in fact seriously well made, and most of the ones made over 125 years ago are still in good, serviceable condition after many countless hundreds of rounds, often having been neglected for generations. They were intelligently engineered with meticulous hand fit craftsmanship. In one of my videos, I show a 1950 vintage Winchester Model 94 that's a beautiful shooter and works like the day it was made. In movies, they were simply often non firing props, which bears no significance to their design, quality, or fabulous engineering in the least.

[@tonychaples4769]

great video as always. I would like to see a video covering the .17 caliber

[@thecainer64]

Love your video's Sir. Praising the Lord for you. God bless from all of us at Alive Ministries USA

[@rushedandlost]

Forgive me if I missed it. How did they figure bullet speed ,way back over 100 years ago. Old techniques of discovery in ballistics would be very interesting. Please consider a video on these subjects. Great stuff , Thank You!

[@GunBlue490]

I actually covered that in a previous video. You'll have to watch them to find it. LOL They measured velocity by means of a simple ballistic pendulum, which was invented a generation before the American Revolution in 1742 by English mathematician Benjamin Robins. He did it by simply using Isaac Newton's formula for determining velocity of an object by measuring it's energy transmitted to a known mass. So, a steel pendulum was suspended, to which a marked ribbon extended on the ground in front of it. A bullet fired at the pendulum caused it to swing backwards, pulling the ribbon across a mark. The distance the ribbon was pulled was indicated by the measured marks. They they pulled out the latest model Smart Quill from their silk blouse and a bottle of ink from a handmade walnut box with silver clasps, and computed their measurement longhand on parchment in beautifully drawn numerals. So much for our 21st Century ingenuity. Those guys had the right stuff, and all we use today is the science and physics which we inherited from them. Actually, electric chronograph technology, using strings at set distances, measuring electric impulses on pen register paper, was invented in 1865. I remember when chronograph screens were copper window screens that were changed after each shot. Skyscreens didn't come about until the early 70s. That's where the term screen originated.

[@22tcm34]

Gunblue490 & Paul harrel the best 2 educations guns channels

[@felixvinogradov6415]

GunBlue490. Superb as always. I know how much you love your Win Model 70 in .257 Roberts. I looked far and wide and it took over 3 years. But, I found a Ruger #1 in .257 Roberts. I believe you would approve. GBU and GBA!

[@stephenmontgomery6043]

Great video as always ,I would like to see you do one on the 35 Remington

[@Gideom007]

Stephen Montgomery me too

[@ss0073]

Love my 220! Shoot 55g Nosler B Tips out of a Ruger M77 heavy barrel. Folds coyotes inside out.

[@davidcampbell351]

Yes it does, Prairie Dogs too.

[@bergerbroer1]

Love your videos old mate!

[@Jeff_Seely]

It's a great candidate for a falling block action. Winchester has another velocity king. It's the 223 WSSM. My cousin had one and it was an absolute rocket. And an extremely inherent accuracy round and an absolute privilege to shoot.

[@SaposJoint]

New subscriber, and thank you. It's nice to hear from someone who knows what they're talking about. Even if you do talk funny from a Texan perspective. Kidding, of course. Thanks again.

[@TXGRunner]

Experimenting with loading 220 Swift using some of the much heavier .224 bullets we have today (for proper twist barrels) might be very interesting at longer ranges. We might get 3200 ft/s at the muzzle with an 80gr super high BC projectile and be able to reliably punch paper at 1000 yards. Of course, they’d be far too expensive for varminting, but for those interested in long range target shooting it might be worthwhile.

[@MasterChief-sl9ro]

I seen someone at the gun range years ago. He had a Ruger #1.. He could shoot the thing faster then a bolt action. He was flipping rounds into it, like a roofer flips nails..

[@kennethbailey2616]

I bought a M77 Ruger in .220 Swift in around 75. I think Ruger was the first to bring it back.

[@craigmcmullen231]

I love the 220 Swift and have been considering that caliber for quite a while. Have you ever considered doing a reloading video from start to finish? Explaining each step in the process, along with the differences in full length resizing, neck sizing, ect..... I think alot of people might be interested in the reloading process, along with the types of presses, and equipment used. Love your videos!!

[@GunBlue490]

I did a comprehensive series of loading videos where I covered every aspect, which you should find in my video listing. Thanks for watching.

[@craigmcmullen231]

@@GunBlue490 Thanks for the information. I've been watching your videos for about a month or so as they popped up on my home screen. Obviously I subscribed to your channel, but hadnt looked back far enough to see your reloading videos listed. They look good and I'm going to take the time to watch them all and hopefully pick up some reloading tips I may not know. I have to say, your wealth of knowledge and no BS approach to your topics is great. You're definitely the type of guy I'd want to hang out with to absorb all the information you have to offer.

[@Siskiyous6]

In my Ruger M77 the Swift is a great field rifle. I zero it dead on at 100 yards, and it makes me look like the best shot in the world. Your right about the 55 grain bullets. I would love the longer barrel of your #1, but not the weight. My 375 H&H #1 weights about that much.

[@bobbauldock3846]

Sir you take my breath away with the thing that you say, I have a bag of power that says smokeless pwder Dupont in a white sack, also 222 ammo in the green bx, and draws filled with old gun parts. So I am right with you the whole way. Back in 1972 that was the turning point for all factory ammo, I was right there I saw it all. we had so many companies fold.

[@thesheepman220]

Lol I have the same rifle in a 220 swift , it has a hicks riser block on it to free float the barrel and can be adjusted, the barrel isn’t a bull barrel,it’s a heavy medium barrel had mine over ten yrs very accurate best regards Steve

[@davekamalas2537]

30-06 accelerator 55 grain shooting out at about 4600 fps that's smoking fast seen a couple boxes at a gun show a while back.

[@rayst.2934]

I enjoy watching your video I have one question for you is a heavy barrel more accurate than a Sporter I would sure like to know your views on this subject thank you

[@308guy8]

A friend of mine has a ruger 220 swift. That gun is amazingly accurate

[@WOLFMAN2975]

Absolutely Amazing! that you have a friend from the first! grade, happy for you nice when to good people find each other. All the Best Sir : )Tyler