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Post by elkman1310 on Dec 7, 2021 11:36:38 GMT -5
This was my dad's 220 swift which was custom built in 1949 it cost $500.00 which was a real chunk of money. Gun still looks as good as when he bought it. we killed a lot of ground hogs with this gun. There is no glass bedding in the action or the barrel channel everything was hand fitted and it has always shot great.   |
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Post by smokelessk on Dec 7, 2021 12:05:26 GMT -5
Wow... That is some real history there. Fine looking rifle you have.
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Post by joelmoney on Dec 7, 2021 13:33:32 GMT -5
NICE Thanks for sharing. Very interesting seeing the scope attached to barrel and action.
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Post by deadeer on Dec 7, 2021 15:31:30 GMT -5
That's cool. Glad you got a piece of history to hang on to.
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Post by fatfred on Dec 7, 2021 17:41:02 GMT -5
Is that a unertl scope? What a snazzy old gun. Back then, almost 100 years ago, that thing was probably more magical than these super duper smokeless muzzleloaders. So far ahead of everything else in its class. I love older guns!!
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Post by fatfred on Dec 7, 2021 17:42:07 GMT -5
Love the set trigger as well. Front one is probably a few ounces right? Super cool!!
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Post by jims on Dec 7, 2021 21:44:38 GMT -5
That indeed was a great deal of money then.
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Post by elkman1310 on Dec 7, 2021 22:22:37 GMT -5
I don't know how many rounds have gone this barrel he always shot 55gr bullets and H4895 which helped the barrel last. I know the throat is gone. After I got the rifle, I made the mistake of really cleaning the barrel because my dad only ever used Hoppe#9 and patches. So I thought a good scrubbing was in order boy was I wrong. When I took it to the range and shot the gun on paper with the same loads my dad always used the bullets keyholed at 100 yards I was shocked.
The only thing I could do was keep shooting to see if it would group with the barrel fouled to my surprise once the barrel started to foul the groups started to appear on the target and shooting a 1/2 inch group was the norm so I have not touched that barrel since just load and shoot I have no plans on setting the barrel back even though it is 28 inches long.
Yes this is a 10x Unertl target scope very clear and always repeatable. Mounting the scope base on the barrel was the acceptable way of doing things back Some people still mount them that way today. The set triggers work really well on a Mauser the front trigger is set really light this was the only way they could get a trigger pull weight under one pound because single stage triggers had not really arrived till the early 1970"s
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Post by jims on Dec 8, 2021 8:35:55 GMT -5
My uncle had a similar Swift set up in the early 60's except I do not recall the action.
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Post by dennis on Dec 8, 2021 10:43:17 GMT -5
Nice rifle Carl, don't see a lot of rifles like that these days. Maybe we are becoming a little historical too, (not histerical).
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Post by gd357 on Dec 8, 2021 12:35:28 GMT -5
Is that an M1917 action? Very neat rifle. Nice piece of history.
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Post by elkman1310 on Dec 8, 2021 17:21:23 GMT -5
No that is a Mauser 98 large ring. Don't know if it was a commercial action or a customized military action don't know what was available back then.
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Post by smokelessk on Dec 9, 2021 6:33:26 GMT -5
No that is a Mauser 98 large ring. Don't know if it was a commercial action or a customized military action don't know what was available back then. Mauser actions were definitely a popular option for custom jobs, once upon a time. I have a 7.65 Argentine that was worked over by some old friends of mine. It's a functional showpiece as well. It's functionality though, is limited by 0.311 diameter bullets. |
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Post by jims on Dec 10, 2021 20:21:51 GMT -5
I talked to my uncle. He thought the rifle had a Mauser 98 or M1903 action.
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Post by hillbill on Dec 10, 2021 21:38:14 GMT -5
Definitely way ahead of it's day, the swift will vaporize the pigs, had a friend that had one but he burned the barrel out shooting hot loads.
Nice piece of history and was cutting edge in it's day.
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Post by elkman1310 on Dec 11, 2021 0:34:25 GMT -5
The story on this gun is my dad had a new model 70 Winchester in 1948 he said it shot well but it didn't have some of the features this gun So when the new Mauser was ready, he traded the Winchester and some cash. I am glad he did it's been a great rifle and will remain in the family for a long time to come,
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