Swampworks Revives JLK Bullet Designs
Jimmy Knox may have retired, but his high-performance bullet designs are still available for competitive shooters. The JLK line of projectiles is now produced by Swampworks Inc., which acquired Jimmy’s dies and components.
Swampworks’ Owner, Steve “Swampy” Milholland, tells us: “We are in regular production now of new bullets in the most popular calibers. These bullets are produced with the SAME tooling, the SAME bullet forming dies, and the SAME quality components from the same suppliers. We are producing the ‘new’ bullets on the old designs one batch at a time, based on demand.” We’ve heard good reports about the Swampworks JLK bullets, particularly the 6mm 105gr VLD and 6.5mm, 130gr VLD.
Here are current prices on some popular JLK Bullets:
| .224 75gr VLD | 250-count $62.00 |
| .224 80gr VLD | 250-count $62.75 |
| 6mm 105gr VLD | 200-count $58.30 |
| .257 108gr VLD | 200-count $62.30 |
| 6.5mm 130gr VLD | 150-count $48.90 |
| 7mm 180gr VLD | 125-count $47.00 |
Are these the same jackets as the Berger VLD? If so, how is your BC higher than Berger’s on both the 168 and 180 grainers?
“Revives” isn’t quite accurate as Steve is continuing with what Jimmy Knox retired from back around 2004.
I think he’s doing a fine job as well; better consistency of product is evident in the bullets I’ve bought from Swampy.
As for the difference in BC: Steve uses J4 jackets but his bullets are not at all like similar products from Berger, or any other vendor. The dies and profiles he uses are the same as what Jimmy Knox developed in years past.
Jackets alone are not at all an indicator of what BC a finished bullet may provide.
Need info on 108 grain jlk bullets