cohunt
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And the factory core-lokt seems to be very accurate in anything I try them in.
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I have the same experience, and they are very forgiving to load.
BillLarson
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I cannot believe the terminal performance of these things. I found an old box in grandpa gun drawer last fall.
These are the highest-quality, consistent bullets.I think we have killed close to 310 animals over the years and they still work to this day.View attachment 391457
BillLarson
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MAKES A GUY WONDER.......
Why we are trying to reinvent the wheel...... ????
All these grooved bullets,from years ago have been used..... vapor trial has always been there if you got a decent scope....
Why we are trying to reinvent the wheel...... ????
All these grooved bullets,from years ago have been used..... vapor trial has always been there if you got a decent scope....
thomasbangs
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As I've stated many times before, the Rem. Core Lok, Win. Silvertip, Power Point or SP, regular Hornady, Speer, and Sierra plain jane bullets have piled up game for decades and still do, I should also mention Nosler's Partition bullets. If one feels the need to use some of the newer designed specialty bullets then by all means do so, I'll stick to what my family and I have been successful with for several decades.
Absolutely, I bought 4 boxes when I got my Remington 700 30-06 back in the 1980s.
I used two a year until I gave the gun to my nephew 10 years ago. One to check the scope before season and one for the deer that year.
I assumed when you pulled the trigger they were suppose to fall. That all changed when I went though several different rifles and ammo, one of the main reasons I visit this forum.
I used two a year until I gave the gun to my nephew 10 years ago. One to check the scope before season and one for the deer that year.
I assumed when you pulled the trigger they were suppose to fall. That all changed when I went though several different rifles and ammo, one of the main reasons I visit this forum.
Buckys
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Because the cup and core are not as effective at high velocities and they are not ballistically efficient for long range scenarios.
I love corelokt for all the reasons stated but I would not use them where the MV is much greater than about 3000fps ... the only issues I have ever seen with them was a 130gr corelokt + 270WSM + <100 yd target ... the bullet just blew up before it got into or through the frontal rib cage.
So I run accubonds in my magnums, 243, etc.
The corelokt is a great option for 270win (I use the 150gr) or the 6.5 man bun, 7mm08, 308, etc where the MV is ~3000 or less.
The Federal Fusion is another great option IMO.
Silent Hammer
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I'm 65, was using 06 with 150 core locts from about 1970. My dad and uncle were using them in their Rem 721/06 and 270 obviously before me.
I can't count the number of big whitetails taken always with exits and great results.
BUT! The original core locts had the BC of a BRICK, ~(.315)! They work great but past 300 yards they'll drop like a rock. We didn't have the scopes like today, sighted in at 3,4 inches high at 100 and you're good.
The difference between the old core locts and the tipped, which have a boat tail with a BC of .447, is like comparing a 30/30 to a 308!
Tipped core locts are comparable to Hornady SST
I can't count the number of big whitetails taken always with exits and great results.
BUT! The original core locts had the BC of a BRICK, ~(.315)! They work great but past 300 yards they'll drop like a rock. We didn't have the scopes like today, sighted in at 3,4 inches high at 100 and you're good.
The difference between the old core locts and the tipped, which have a boat tail with a BC of .447, is like comparing a 30/30 to a 308!
Tipped core locts are comparable to Hornady SST
Silent Hammer
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Derral Crance
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I stock piled about 500 130 grain core-locts for my family shooting. They shoot W270 and have killed many elk with a single shot. No need to change.
Silent Hammer
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The Tipped Corelokt is a flat base bullet as I mentioned on post #5, I got the image from the Remington website. Images of them are also posted on the ammo boxes. I found out when I was looking for ammo for a friend, and the images looks like the original flat base corelokt, but with a green tip. Definitely not an SST. Here is the picture again, and the old version as well.
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