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Originally Posted by Dean2
You can but it will shoot like crap. I really don't get why anyone wants to do this. There is no shortage of good 204 bullets all the way to 55 grains, though you do need a faster than normal twist once you get over 40 grains. Realistically if you want to shoot 45 grain plus bullets just move up to a 220 Swift or 22-250. Once you get that heavy in .204 you are losing the biggest advantages of the smaller bore.
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For my 20-222, I'm happy with the line up of current bullets, but I also have a fast twist 20-250 and short of custom bullets, the line up is pretty thin.
Barrel life on the 20-250's isn't real long and I probably have enough 55gr Bergers to last through both barrels, but I wouldn't complain about a 53-ish grain Hornady tipped bullet in 20 cal either.
I'm pretty picky about what I am willing to try and highly doubt I'd ever put anything like a swagged down bullet in any of my guns, but just out of curiosity, I wouldn't mind seeing what one looked like.