Quote Originally Posted by laidback View Post
Well, the trade off is that the Swift uses a 50 grain bullet and produces about 1777 ft lbs, whereas the 17 has a 25 grain bullet and gives about 1050 ft lbs. contrast that with the light 305 grain load in the 45-70 that gives 2987 ft lbs.

Maybe we need a shooting thread before we hijack this one any more...?
Love it laidback! Thanks for poking holes in the 220.