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Dell, I also saw this rifle, and would of been interested in buying it. But, I already own a Model 54 .220 Swift. .220 Swifts are very rare in the Model 54. Being only available for about 1 1/2 years of production. You have a very nice rifle. The barrel has been drilled for the scope base. Everything else looks original to me.
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Bo Rich said
Dell, I also saw this rifle, and would of been interested in buying it. But, I already own a Model 54 .220 Swift. .220 Swifts are very rare in the Model 54. Being only available for about 1 1/2 years of production. You have a very nice rifle. The barrel has been drilled for the scope base. Everything else looks original to me.
I really like the configuration, and not really worried about it being drilled although It seems to not sit right with serious collectors. I think the guy let it go for a lot less than it could’ve gone for…. and I just couldn’t help myself as it was so nice…. aside from the scope being almost perfect as well.
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Dell . . .
In the pic you provided, the scope looks too far forward to get a “full circle of light” in the ocular.
I have a LST on my M70 Swift, and have the scope further to the rear.
Can you use this setup as shown, or must you pull back on the scope a mite?
July 22, 2024
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Jim F in CT said
Dell . . .
In the pic you provided, the scope looks too far forward to get a “full circle of light” in the ocular.
I have a LST on my M70 Swift, and have the scope further to the rear.
Can you use this setup as shown, or must you pull back on the scope a mite?
🤔 not sure, It seems ok but may have to adjust. Will update…
There really isn’t much reference material for the 54 that I can find.
August 8, 2024
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Dell, The Model 54 Winchester book. Written by David Bichrest has a lot of information, and is worth buying. That is if you can find a copy. Roger Rules Model 70 book has a chapter dedicated to the Model 54. There a Collectors in the WACA that are very knowledgeable on the Model 54 as well.
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Jim F in CT said
Dell . . .
In the pic you provided, the scope looks too far forward to get a “full circle of light” in the ocular.
I have a LST on my M70 Swift, and have the scope further to the rear.
Can you use this setup as shown, or must you pull back on the scope a mite?
Everyone lines up on a scope differently
The orientation of the scope looks just about perfect to me
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Jim-
FWIW… According to Lyman Catalog No. 25 (1936) the normal eye relief of the Targetspot scope is 2-inches. Should be enough to accommodate most shooter’s cheek position on the stock. Easy enough to move back/forward in any event.
Dell-
That’s a very nice (and doubly rare) Model 54. The addition of a scope block out in front of the rear sight boss was a common modification, since you needed the ring spacing to get the advertised 1/4 moa click adjustment out of the micrometer adjustable target scope mounts of the day. The “no drill” approach of using a Lyman BK cross dovetail block in the rear sight dovetail yielded coarser adjustments as the mount are “too close together”…
I’d be very happy with that rifle!!! 
Lou
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Mighty glad you found an old Swift with a “mirror bore”!
I had to look for quite some time to find a M70 Swift with a decent throat!
Seems our previous generation of Swift-shooters just HAD to DRIVE their bullets even faster than the old factory loads!
Lemmie’ know how she shoots when you “git to shootin’ her”!
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Louis Luttrell said
Jim-
FWIW… According to Lyman Catalog No. 25 (1936) the normal eye relief of the Targetspot scope is 2-inches. Should be enough to accommodate most shooter’s cheek position on the stock. Easy enough to move back/forward in any event.
Dell-
That’s a very nice (and doubly rare) Model 54. The addition of a scope block out in front of the rear sight boss was a common modification, since you needed the ring spacing to get the advertised 1/4 moa click adjustment out of the micrometer adjustable target scope mounts of the day. The “no drill” approach of using a Lyman BK cross dovetail block in the rear sight dovetail yielded coarser adjustments as the mount are “too close together”…
I’d be very happy with that rifle!!!
Lou
Lou,
hey thank you for the added information, I certainly appreciate it. I’m really looking forward to shooting it, it may be a little while, but I will get to it. I’m curious being such a late serial number. Was it probably assembled 1936 or could it have been later?
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