A little Swifting

[Gary in MD]

It’s been a slow start for me this year, but I got out with a buddy yesterday evening. Alfalfa is getting high again after being cut once. The Swift went 2 for 2 and the Sierra 55 grain Blitz Kings @ 3800 worked as normal. Good times!

 

[jmill21]

It’s been a slow start for me this year, but I got out with a buddy yesterday evening. Alfalfa is getting high again after being cut once. The Swift went 2 for 2 and the Sierra 55 grain Blitz Kings @ 3800 worked as normal. Good times!

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Good job Gary, beautiful farm.

 

[boltfluter]

It’s been a slow start for me this year, but I got out with a buddy yesterday evening. Alfalfa is getting high again after being cut once. The Swift went 2 for 2 and the Sierra 55 grain Blitz Kings @ 3800 worked as normal. Good times!

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Classic caliber on a Chuck hunt! Doesn't get any better than that. Nice shooting!
Paul

 

[joshb]

Nice! A better type of “Swifty”!

 

[6MMsteve]

Listen for the thump the swift makes a nice one

 

[Gary in MD]

I always say… Hunt softly but carry a Swift
First shot of the day was a little tricky (for me).
We spotted one that looked farther but my partner ranged him at 330 yards. It thought it was a young one because it was flattened out feeding in 6” tall alfalfa and could only see a little of it. It seemed like it was working its way to some tall grass on the edge of the field so I figured it was now or never. I laid the horizontal of the reticle on the top edge of the hog and the Swift cracked. The tail went up!

 

[Doug Casner]

An old buddy used to say, sounds like it hit a tub of s-it. Doug

 

[1K6BRA]

Phssst/thump….The Swift gathers no flies, just makes a bunch… within minute's sometimes seconds

 

[Richard Jones]

Hard for me to make out the rifle details. Can you describe?

Sure miss hunting those big alfalfa fields.

 

[Gary in MD]

Hard for me to make out the rifle details. Can you describe?

Sure miss hunting those big alfalfa fields.

It’s a Cooper Jackson Game in 220 Swift, I special ordered it. I have a Tract Optics 3-15x50 on it now but here’s another picture.
I got tired of lugging 14 pounders across the fields lol.

 

[jxb]

Gotta love those Coopers and in a Swift, now that's good times. I have that stock on my 7Mag, so nice I hate to take it elk hunting.

 

[Richard Jones]

Beautiful rifle.

 

[Gary in MD]

Beautiful rifle.

Thanks

 

[Doug Casner]

Nothing like a cooper. Well I guess there is but they are beautiful. Got a .22 rimfire its beautiful and shoots. Just cant afford more than one. Doug

 

[Gary in MD]

They are addictive also, once you get one…

 

[nakneker]

I’ve had several swifts, too much fun, hard to appreciate if you’ve never owned one. That Cooper is beautiful, didn’t you just pick up a 700 classic too?

 

[Gary in MD]

I’ve had several swifts, too much fun, hard to appreciate if you’ve never owned one. That Cooper is beautiful, didn’t you just pick up a 700 classic too?

Yes Sir, I did.
Working on loads for that now

 

[nakneker]

Yes Sir, I did.
Working on loads for that now

Fun!

 

[Doug Casner]

My dad used to quote a Jack O conner saying. Ill not get it word for word but it was something like , easiest caliber to hit at unknown range with. When he wrote for Outdoor Life. Doug

 

[snert]

It’s been a slow start for me this year, but I got out with a buddy yesterday evening. Alfalfa is getting high again after being cut once. The Swift went 2 for 2 and the Sierra 55 grain Blitz Kings @ 3800 worked as normal. Good times!

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Swift you say? Well those are moribund, antique barrel burners, terrible cartridge built on a goofy has-been-never-was military cartridge...why on earth would anyone shoot such a passe' cartridge when there are such awesomeness cartridges like the Valkyrie, Creedmuch, ARC, Grendel, and etc etc...?


And Gawd I love mine!