Thread: 180gr Swift Scirocco opinions please

Originally Posted by chainsaw

What caliber are you running them in? Given the 180 gn I assume 300WM or WSM ? As others have stated they are a bonded construction so need to be drive hard and do their best work with terminal velocities >2200 fps, some might argue 2400. I have run in 7mm 150gn in magnums with good results so long as you don’t push the range too far. As @wsm junkie stated hitting bone is helpful

Sako 85 30/06.
Where I hunt is a jungle, 70m would be a long shot so even though its not a magnum, impact velocity would still be 2200fps+