Remington Core Lokt in 308 Win...
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courtgreene
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I thought I would love CL's in my .308, and I do like the concept of the bullet. Who knows, if I start reloading .308, maybe I will love them. But I will NOT be using factory CL's because Remington's primers seem to hate me. It doesn't matter if it's rifles, various handguns, or a .22 LR, if any company's factory loads are going to fail to fire it is Remington's. Winchester for me, YMMV.
TexasPatriot.308
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core lokts of any caliber have proven themselves for years and still do, will continue todo so....dont understand the discussion at all..Browning 50 cals are proven and the best, core lokts are time proven and the best outside of high dollar fad ammo....spend the money if you got it but if not use common sense and go with the core lokts...
pat86323
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Ok heres my take on core lokt, i have shot a mule deer (dropped on the spot neck shot) and this year i shot a calf elk with one. My elk took a 150 grain bullet at just over 200 yards right through one shoulder both lungs and stopped the bullet in the other shoulder and dumped him in his tracks. I let him lay for minute and he got back up so i shot him again and put him right back down. I was successful and all was good however i did notice one thing that bothered me alot. No exits and no blood from the entrances. I shudder to think what would have happened had i not been on the ball to hit him the second time. I doubt he would have gone far but i think id like exit wounds for blood trails. Before everyone starts saying "an elk is a big target you cant expect an exit at that range" please remember this critter wasnt much more then 200lbs on the hoof and many mulie bucks ive seen are in the same size category. I have personally seen with my own eyes a federal premium exit on a full size adult cow shot through both shoulders at almost 500 yards. Ive been very very impressed with the core lokt bullet performance but i think i might start handloading to try to get a little better load that will exit. That second hole might be the difference between a good solid blood trail or scratching your head.
FLAvalanche
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Core Lokts are decent bullets. I'm convinced the only reason they are so popular is because Wal-Mart carries them. There are quite a few .308 bullets out there that greatly outperform Core Lokts.
sansone
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I bought a box of core-lok (projectiles only) for reloading and was disapointed with the inconsistency of weight from bullet to bullet.
remington7OO
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I have a Remington 700 and my gun shoots 1.25" 5 bullet groups at 200yds. It is the best factory ammo I have found for my gun.
I have a Remington 700 and my gun shoots 1.25" 5 bullet groups at 200yds. It is the best factory ammo I have found for my gun.
shaggy430
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This is my first year using Core-lokts as I have always used handloads, usually Nosler Partitions. I bought a 30-06 mid-season and didn't have a load worked up for it so I bought a box of 150 grain Remington Express Core-lokt. I killed two deer and a coyote with them.
Coyote- 50 yards, through the shoulders. The shot nearly knocked the coyote for a flip and was DRT. It was a small coyote, roughly 25 pounds, and it had a small entrance with a good exit hole. It is apparent that the bullet expanded in such a small animal.
Deer #1- doe, head shot at 50 yards. A head shot is not a great way to gauge bullet performance, but I can say that the bullet did expand well and the deer was DRT.
Deer #2- large 8 point, 175 yards. Shot through lungs. Bullet completely passed through, small entrance with a quarter size exit hole. Deer ran 40 yards and piled up, which is consistent with a lung shot. Lungs were turned to jelly. There was no evidence of bullet break-up.
All in all, I was happy with the performance of these bullets and I would recommend them to anyone as a good hunting bullet.
Coyote- 50 yards, through the shoulders. The shot nearly knocked the coyote for a flip and was DRT. It was a small coyote, roughly 25 pounds, and it had a small entrance with a good exit hole. It is apparent that the bullet expanded in such a small animal.
Deer #1- doe, head shot at 50 yards. A head shot is not a great way to gauge bullet performance, but I can say that the bullet did expand well and the deer was DRT.
Deer #2- large 8 point, 175 yards. Shot through lungs. Bullet completely passed through, small entrance with a quarter size exit hole. Deer ran 40 yards and piled up, which is consistent with a lung shot. Lungs were turned to jelly. There was no evidence of bullet break-up.
All in all, I was happy with the performance of these bullets and I would recommend them to anyone as a good hunting bullet.
TexasPatriot.308
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I have several .308s (imagine that) including AR10s and M1A, all shoot 150 grain CoreLokts with no problem, about all I use. it is a proven round, proven product.
brandon_mcg
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core lokts is all i have used in the past. ive done some experimenting recently with other loads but have not found them to be any better for the distances that i normally hunt (no greater than 350 yds).
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180 grain Remington Core Lokt in 308 Win.
I used 180 grain Core Lokt in .308 Win on one mule deer. Dead deer on the spot. Two more the next year. The first was killed by my wife on a running 8 point mule deer, with her fourth shot, having missed with the first three. She had asked me why I loaded four rounds in her magazine that morning, a Remington 700 with 22 inch barrel, if it matters. I shot a small buck on the fifth day of our hunt, with her rifle, after being unsuccessful getting within 50 yards of a deer I wanted with a Ruger Blackhawk in .44 Magnum. I shot a little too far behind the shoulder, hitting the diaphram, wanting to save as much meat as possible. The deer took a few seconds to drop. My fault entirely. I have a box of the Remington 150 grain Core Lokt rounds and if they were the first thing to come to hand for a rifle deer hunt, I wouldn't worry. Their are lots of premium bullets out there but Remington Core Lokt was the standard to beat for many years. I like to reload but if I were on a budget and was checking out the available rounds at the big stores, this bullet would be on my list, after properly sighting in and practicing. I believe is buying a 100 bullets to reload, practicing with 80 and using the last 20 on a hunting trip. I've never bought 5 boxes of factory ammo for a deer hunt but you get the idea, a properly sighted in rifle properly used.
I used 180 grain Core Lokt in .308 Win on one mule deer. Dead deer on the spot. Two more the next year. The first was killed by my wife on a running 8 point mule deer, with her fourth shot, having missed with the first three. She had asked me why I loaded four rounds in her magazine that morning, a Remington 700 with 22 inch barrel, if it matters. I shot a small buck on the fifth day of our hunt, with her rifle, after being unsuccessful getting within 50 yards of a deer I wanted with a Ruger Blackhawk in .44 Magnum. I shot a little too far behind the shoulder, hitting the diaphram, wanting to save as much meat as possible. The deer took a few seconds to drop. My fault entirely. I have a box of the Remington 150 grain Core Lokt rounds and if they were the first thing to come to hand for a rifle deer hunt, I wouldn't worry. Their are lots of premium bullets out there but Remington Core Lokt was the standard to beat for many years. I like to reload but if I were on a budget and was checking out the available rounds at the big stores, this bullet would be on my list, after properly sighting in and practicing. I believe is buying a 100 bullets to reload, practicing with 80 and using the last 20 on a hunting trip. I've never bought 5 boxes of factory ammo for a deer hunt but you get the idea, a properly sighted in rifle properly used.
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