Remington's Core-lokt ammo

[pumatom]

Anyone using the old Remington Core-lokt ammo anymore
I started out with it in my 270's
And had good kock down on deer
Seemed more effective to me than the newer balistic tipped bullets I've been using lately

 

[schmalzy]

I use 130's in my .270 tikka. Gun absolutely loves it and shoots sub moa without a hitch. Ive only shot whitetail with them, but every deer has either dropped right there or ran a maximum of 20 yards. Standard double lung shots right behind shoulder. Shot a buck this year in the neck and he dropped. Out of 10 deer I've shot with that combo that was the only one i didn't get pass through. Bullet expanded and was just under skin on exit side.

Ive been very pleased but going to experiment with nosler partitions for a hopeful mule deer hunt this year. That being said, i will probably stick with the tried true combo.

 

[ahlgringo]

My Tikka t3 light -06 loves old school 180 g core-lokts. Shoots right at MOA. It is my go to Elk round. Done well thus far- longest shot was 425 yds
It shoots ttsx fine as well- but- I have complete confidence in the core-lokts with proper shot placement.

 

[Desk Jockey]

They are still putting down a lot of whitetails in the north east. Although, I have been dabbling with nonlead ammo for hunting use.

 

[hodgeman]

Corelokt ammo isn't flashy, but it's worked for me for a long time. There are better choices out there, but I still use it in my .308W because that's what the rifle just likes. Most folks could just load Corelokts and roll with them and never be any the worse for wear.

That said- I've rarely found any of the Corelokts loaded to the cartridge's potential- as much as 250fps below what the box says. Might be better now, the last time I chronoed any was years ago, but .30-06 180gr recorded 2450-2500 fps.

 

[Mr Drysdale]

My Tikka T3 7RM loves the 150 grain CoreLokts. I have killed an Elk at 528 yds and deer out to 300+ with this combo. I shoot them because the rifle shoots them well. I shoot the TTSX’s in 180 grain out of my A-Bolt .308 for the same reason.

 

[pumatom]

Yeah they are pretty accurate
What I liked about them was that most the deer would drop in their tracks

 

[archp625]

I shot it out of my Tikka T3 and my gun did not like it. Switched to a different brand and found what she likes to eat the most. Every gun is different.

 

[Fish N Chips]

Non of my guns like it, I tried it in 3 of my guns but just couldnt get it to group. My guns do much better with Winchester power points.

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[Runningwater]

I've always had good luck with them. I'm sure it could vary gun by gun on the accuracy. As far as bullet performance goes, they do fine, or maybe even better than fine, provided they aren't being pushed too fast (from my experience anyway). They weren't really designed to be hitting a big game animal at over 2800fps or so.

 

[Squirrel Master]

Some folks don't like it, and I've heard some complaints as to quality control here lately. I have a Browning BAR in 270 and a TC Pro Hunter in 25/06 that both shoot it really well, so I still use it in those. I haven't experienced any problems first hand. They seem to kill deer and pigs as dead as anything else I've used!!

 

[black dawg]

The only experience I have with them, was watched a whitetail buck get shot right in the hind quarter from behind, slightly quartered at 35 ish yards. Bullet only penetrated about 2 inches and exploded, leaving about a 4 inch crater. Bullet didn't make it to any bone. 30 06 180 grain. Was a very crappy shot, but was very surprised at the lack of penetration.

 

[justinspicher]

I shot my mule deer buck at 150yds with 150gr core lock ammo this past season. Went 40’ and laid down dead. I even recovered the bullet in the opposite shoulder.

 

[JFKinYK]

I've used Core Lokts for years. They shoot well, are cheap and deadly. After reading a few articles I'm switching to less frangible bullets.

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[thinhorn_AK]

I shoot lots of them for practice but for hunting with my 06, I prefer federal with 180g partitions. In my 308, I like the 150g ttsx and the 180g trophy bonded bullets.

 

[Agross]

I've had good luck with them in my 30-06 for whitetail. For the price they get the job done. I also use em in my 243

 

[Xxtavixx]

Do they work? yes.
Are they usually accurate? yes

Not really a great bullet, but a good white-tail bullet. As mentioned earlier they are usually very mild loads for the given caliber. I've stopped using them since i mostly hunt hogs, and hand load. I've seen core lokts completely break apart, and fail to penetrate from fragmentation.

Shot placement and confidence in your set up are what make the core lokt a great bullet. I'd wager the core lokt takes more animals every year than every other bullet combined.

 

[Laelkhunter]

They certainly are popular here in Southern La. My range has Public Shooting days, and for the most part Remington Core-Lokt is what most are using. They seem to be accurate in a majority of the rifles people are shooting.

 

[Gr8bawana]

I've been using Core-Lokt ammo in my 7RM and .270 for nearly 40 years and have never had a failure. Every one that I have recovered has been a perfect mushroom. I use 150 grain for deer and antelope and 175 grain for elk.
They just plain work. I suspect many don't use them because they are not the latest and greatest, not some new flashy bullet for shooting 1000+ plus yards which seems to be the latest craze.
Here is a bad pic of a 150 grain Core-Lokt from my brother's 30-06 recovered from a 6 point bull. About 3/4 of the bullet is still there.

 

[rackcity24]

If your gun likes it shoot it. Like some have said, I wouldn't consider it a long range bullet. I've never had a problem with it as far as failures. I have a savage that shoots Remington core-lokts better than any other factory ammo that I've tried so far. I don't know how they perform on bigger animals like elk, but they work well on deer and antelope. Hope this helps.