This rifle features a 26 inch round barrel (standard for only the 220 Swift and 300 H&H Magnum) with plugged front sight holes and is drilled for a rear sight. This particular gun is a standard sporter, with checkered steel butt plate, Winchester Model 70 Pre-64 220 Swift caliber. Pre 64 Winchester Model 70 Super Grade 375 H&H Mag Rare! Good bore and mechanics. In the absence of factory ammunition and unprimed cases, varmint shooters keep the .225 Winchester alive by forming cases from .30-30 Winchester brass – not an easy task. 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. In stark contrast, the .22-250 has always been easy to form by simply necking down .250 Savage brass. 220 Swift Load Data; 223 Win Super Short Magnum (WSSM) Load Data; 6mm PPC-USA Load Data; 6mm Creedmoor Load Data; 6mm Bench Rest Remington Load Data; 243 Winchester Load Data; 6mm Remington Load Data; 243 Win Super Short Magnum (WSSM) Load Data; 240 Weatherby Magnum Load Data; 250-3000 Savage Load Data; 257 Roberts Load Data; However the final commercial version developed by Winchester is based on the 6mm Lee Navy cartridge necked down. As far as I know, only the 55-grain load was produced. 26 Inch barrel .Metal butt plate. It would be preferred by those who need a lot of cases, but the manual-ejection version would be available for those who required fewer new cases. The .220 Swift was developed by Winchester and introduced in 1935 as a new caliber for their Model 54 bolt-action rifle. Reloading yielded more groundhog tails per dollar spent, but I never managed to greatly improve on the accuracy of those first boxes of Winchester ammunition. When the Winchester Model 70bolt action was first issued in 1936, the .220 Swift was one of the standard cali… Equipped with a Unertl 1 1/4", 8x scope with adjustable mounts. According to Model 70 guru Roger Rule, Winchester brought the .220 Swift back in 1964 in the “new” Model 70 Varmint, but it was replaced by the .225 Winchester during the very next year. It also has a SWAROVSKI 1.5x4.Nova scope, which sells for $2. WINCHESTER M70 1963 in .300 Win Mag. Winchester ~ 70 ~ Featherweight ~ .270 Win, WINCHESTER MODEL 70 PRE 64 STANDARD WEIGHT 243, CLAYTON NELSON CUSTOM PRE 64 MODEL 70 7MM REM MAG, Pre '64 Model 70, 375 H&H magnum in pristine condiotion. Cal. Wood nice has real small  marks,Blue nice .small, Great Manufactured Rifle In A Great Caliber .270 Winchester. Jack O’Connor wrote about the .225 Winchester being quite similar to the old .219 Improved Zipper, and he was not far off. Maximum case length is 1.938 inches for the Zipper and 1.930 inches for the Winchester. A raised blade front sight and a folding adjustable notch middle sight. A web search turned up a few cases with prices ranging from $50 to $75 for a box of 20. I believe it is all origi, DRASTICALLY REDUCED -Originally from the Pence collection sold through Steve Barnett Fine Guns is this incredible custom with deep extravagant hand engraving (signed) by Frank Henderson on a P, Winchester Pre 64, Pre War Model 70 .300 H&H with a late period Shelhamer stock, The action is clean with no extra holes in the rear bridge, blue is very strong, non-original, Griffin & Howe s, Winchester Model 70 Featherweight, Pre-64, 243 win, #405XXX, 1956 mfg, aluminum butt plate, all original, including the sights and front sight hood and swivels, perfect bore, 99% blue and wood varnish, Winchester Model 70 Transitional Super Grade Rifle .270 WCF caliber 24" barrel Slick bolt action Bore is bright and shiny Walnut wood is in great condition with cheek piece ebony fore. Page 1/1 Becoming Graf & Sons. Hartley was one of the great riflemakers of the middle of the last century. Winchester Model 70 pre 64 243 standard weight. Full wrap around checkering with mullerd borders, rust blued, checkerd steel grip cap, Blackburn bottom metal, inletted rear swivel and barrel band front. This set of Pacific dies was bought when purchasing three “blowout special” Model 70s in .225 Winchester at a gun show in 1968. Price: $28.63. MODEL 70 SUPER GRADE, 220 Swift, SN 1372XX, 26” stainless steel bbl., made in Jan. 1950, exc. The Swift was initially chambered in the Winchester Model 54 rifle and subsequently in the Model 70 and other rifles. Action dates to 1950. This particular rifle is one of the v, Mint condition Pre 64 Winchester 70 SUPER GRADE in .270 Win. Something else the .220 Swift had going for it was its introduction in the Winchester Model 54, which was by far the most accurate factory rifle available at the time. With no misses, that adds up to $6.25 per varmint. Yielding to obviously overpowering competition, Winchester threw the proverbial towel into the ring in 1958 by discontinuing production of Model 70s in .22 Hornet and .220 Swift. Rim thickness of the .30-30 case varies slightly among manufacturers, but it is usually around .061 inch compared to an average of .045 inch for the rim of the .225 case. The .220 Swift is a semi-rimmed rifle cartridge developed by Winchester and introduced in 1935. It was made with a 22" stainless steel barrel with a blued finish, checkered wood stock, and an internal magazine for the .220 Swift. The metal remains in overall excellent condition, and the wood is likewise excellent except for some scattered compressi, 1950 WINCHESTER 70 IN THE HARD TO FIND VERSION "NATIONAL MATCH" IN .30/06 WITH LYMAN MATCH SIGHTS AND MARKSMAN BEAVERTAIL STOCK VERY GOOD CONDITION,GREAT BORE,SOME HANDLING MARKS FROM MATCH, Here is a Pre 1964 Winchester Model 70 that has been rebarreled to 222. The synthetic stock and forearm are T/C Pro Hunter style. Show more. Item #: WINU220 $0.56 per round Volume Discounts Available . Quite some time ago, Winchester officially discontinued .225 ammunition but went on to occasionally load a small batch every few years. George Beitzinger - Bolt Action Rifle, .338 Win. Winchester Unleashes The Swift. The biggest difference is in rim thickness; .063 inch for the Zipper and .049 inch for the Winchester. There is, #989 WIN. Manufactured in 1950 in 220 Swift (approximately 20,000 were produced in this caliber). 4 for Redding and Hornady, No. Excellent bore. Like New and Rare. Everything functions as it should and it has the pre war super smooth, Winchester Pre-64 Model 70 30-06 manufactured in 1959 with 24" barrel with hooded ramp front sight and folding rear sight. Winchester Ammo X220S Super-X 220 Swift 50 gr Pointed Soft Point (PSP) 20 Round Box. It is about 100%. A 1:9 rifling twist is a good compromise for shooting bullets weighing from 40 to 60 grains. WINCHESTER M70 PRE WAR .22 HORNET. Three of those rifles set me back $260, and five boxes of ammunition increased the tab to $275. Rim thickness of the .30-30 case is reduced by using a lathe to face off the head of the case by the desired amount. Dave sent a die so I could experience first-hand why this is true. Dies available from RCBS (Part No. A Lyman Borecam reveals an extremely smooth, hand-lapped bore. Overlooked was a thinner rim on the .225 case requiring removal of the barrel, shortening its shank by a thread or two and then rechambering. Very nice overall condition. Weight of the, Winchester, Mdl 70 Super Grade, Featherweight, 30.06 Springfield, highly figured walnut  high comb checkered stock, ebony forend tip, rare special order Pre-64 Winchester mdl. 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It is doubtful that many of those fine old rifles were converted for the new cartridge. 10 for Lee and No. Winchester Ammunition manufactures ammo for all shooting activities including hunting, sport, target and personal defense. Very little metal wear and an excellent bore. The idea I came up with was an inexpensive base-reducing die to be used in a standard reloading press. #990 WIN. A punch would be used to drive a resized case from the die. He seemed especially excited about its rimmed case making the new cartridge an ideal candidate for custom single-shot varmint rifles.