I was joking and was not suggesting trying to reform hornet brass. The .220 swift was based on the 6mm lee navy cartridge. The swift was commercialized in 1935 and winchester claimed about 4050 ft/sec with a 46 grain bullet. The hornet's performance is modest (which is a large part of it's charm) but some reloaders will push it beyond the SAAMI max pressures. I was trying to caution against doing that. If you need more performance, then that is why god invented the .223 rem and .22-250. The attached picture shows (from left to right) the.22 hornet, the .220 swift, the .221 fireball, the .222 remington, and the .223 remington.
22 Hornet Load & Best Use for IMR 3031?
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