Great feedback all!! Lots of votes for 22-250 family and plenty of Swift fans.
Now you've got me reading threads about longer heavier bullets and I think it will make sense to have a barrel with fast enough twist to shoot 70-80gr+ if I get the urge to. So at least that part is settled.
In terms of barrel burning does this relate to the angle of the shoulder. Steeper shoulder on a 22-250 equal less throat erosion? More an issue for 22-243 and for the Swift unless they are 'improved' to 30 or 40 degrees? As a hunting rifle I don't know how much of a problem this will be.
This might be pandoras box but are there barrel makers that are known for having barrels that perform better/last longer with high velocity .20 or .22 cartridges than others?
