SwampFox a Tribute to Mike Willard

The_Shadow · June 13 2012 08:03:05 PM MDT

Mike Willard at SwampFox Ammo died November 5th 2011
I pulled down some of the SwampFox Ammo that is listed below, and this is the findings;
StarLine 10mm Brass
9.4 grains of Hodgdon LongShot
COAL @ 1.250

SwampFox Premium
Maximum Velocity Ammunition
10mm Auto-200gr Hornady XTP
1240 fps@muzzle - Lot#120110
sfp10mmHXTP

He also had a FULLY SUPPORTED AFTERMARKET BARREL ONLY
200gr @ 1325 fps (XTP & FMJ) 10gr LongShot 300cci primer. 1.250

sqlbullet · June 14 2012 08:20:08 AM MDT

I was hoping for a good emoticon, but none captured the feeling I wish to convey. Words aren't much good either. The man is gone, but his loads live on. Long live SwampFox!

The_Shadow · June 14 2012 09:04:41 AM MDT

I thought it was my fault some of the original post did't show up, so I'll try again...

This load...
He also had a FULLY SUPPORTED AFTERMARKET BARREL ONLY
200gr @ 1325 fps (XTP & FMJ) 10gr LongShot 300cci primer. 1.250

Was actually pulled down by one of the GT members (Nick) and found 9.9 grains & 9.7 grains as measured.
Mike (Mudrush) often chatted with us on the forum, sharing information. Although I didn't know Mike personally he was well liked as was his ammunition. If anyone had issues he worked with them to make it right!

sqlbullet · June 14 2012 03:41:59 PM MDT

I have to wonder what pressure these were at. They are well over the max load data listed by Hodgdon. But, I fear lots of that data is driven by attorneys as much as lab facts.

Intercooler · June 16 2012 08:00:52 AM MDT

Wonder what the loading was on the batch I tested? They would have given a Glock own a solid 1250 FPS.

sqlbullet · June 16 2012 08:59:42 AM MDT

I picked up a lb of longshot and finally added a chrony to my reloading equipment. Gonna start working on some loads of my own in honor of Mike.

I will post the results I see here.

Turo · June 17 2012 10:10:31 PM MDT

Quote from: sqlbullet on June 16 2012 08:59:42 AM MDT
I picked up a lb of longshot and finally added a chrony to my reloading equipment. Gonna start working on some loads of my own in honor of Mike.

I will post the results I see here.

I posted my data obtained from Longshot and 180gr bullets here if you're interested.

http://10mm-firearms.com/reloading-10mm-ammo/180gr-bullets-over-longshot/

sqlbullet · June 18 2012 08:26:01 AM MDT

Thanks! I read your post with interest. Look from my results from sessions in the Utah high desert in the coming weeks.

MO Fugga · June 19 2012 01:32:24 PM MDT

Mike died fefore I got my first shipment of ammo from him. I wanted to use it for hunting this past year.

RIP.

505Gibbs · June 20 2012 03:17:03 PM MDT

I was able to order a couple of his offerings before he passed. A loss for all of us! :'(

The_Shadow · August 12 2012 03:36:18 PM MDT

Here is a link to Mike Willard's Youtube Videos of SwampFox Ammo he made...
http://www.youtube.com/user/SwampFoxGunWorks

REDLINE · August 12 2012 06:57:13 PM MDT

Sucks to loose a guy like that. Wish I would have ordered up some of his ammo. Too late now. :'(

walrus108 · August 14 2012 04:33:00 PM MDT

I'm from the Charleston area (Mt Pleasant) SC. I just found out that the whole time I was buying ammo from Mike, I knew his brother Lynn and Niece. Lynn's daughter and my daughter played on the same travel softball team. I remember when we'd go the tournaments in the Sumpter area, Lynn said he was from there but it never clicked with me that he was the Swamp Foxes brother!

Being online and email "friends" with Mike and knowing his brother personally I can say those are some real good people. RIP Mike

The_Shadow · May 07 2016 05:51:32 PM MDT

I am still trying to document the ammo as made by Mike Willard to preserve his load data, by doing pull-downs of the actual ammo if and when it can be found. On the 10mmFirearms site you can see all of the pull-downs that have been documented. http://10mm-firearms.com/factory-10mm-ammo-pull-downs/swamp-fox-ammo-pull-downs-needed!/
We have had a number of newer people to the site but many are not new to the 10mm guns and ammo. So if you have ammo from SwampFox, I would greatly like to get a couple of rounds of each especially if we haven't done the documentation on that particular round. If you are interested let me know which cartridges and bullet weight and velocity data (if known) that you have.
There are people who have donated a couple of rounds out right and some people that shared, actually wanted their cartridges back after I put them back together to their original loading specs with the original components.
So please consider this a preservation to the legacy of the 10mm and Mike Willard so all of us can learn from.

I appreciate if you are interested in this...contact me and we will make arrangements one way or another.
Best regards. Wade