Remington Core-Lokt Rocks!!!

[Elkslayer]

Here is a picture of a friends Remington Core-lokt bullet after it passed through a cow elk ( Mt Dutton ) this past weekend.

This was a 225 grain ( 338 Win Mag ) shot through both front shoulders of a cow elk at 310 yards. The bullet was found just under the hide on the far shoulder. The buller now weighs 142 grains and retained 63% of it's original weight and expanded doulble the size it started with.

I do not post this to bash any other bullets, just have heard some stories of this bullet failing and my partners have never experienced it. I feel this bullet perform3ed very well. The cow fell over right where she was hit.

For my NM rifle elk hunt I am using 180 grains Barnes Triple-x out of my 300 WSM. Will be interesting to see if I can even find this bullet after it goes through both shoulders ( hopefully...smile!!!! ).

On a side note, I cannot beleive that the Utah DWR is giving out these 600 cow tags for this unit. Yes this unit is tough ( it kicked my ars....) during the archery elk hunt, but there was not many cows to begin with.

Please post more pictures of removed bullets this year and tell us what you found.

Best of luck to all of you in the upcoming hunts.

Alan

 

[bobcatbess]

THE VERY WORST BULLET I EVER SHOT OUT OF MY 7MAG WERE NO OTHER THAN CORE-LOKTS!!!

THEY'D BE O.K. FOR BEAR/ELEPHANT!!!

I DRILLED A BUCK ONE TIME,A RIB GOING IN & A RIB GOING OUT,LOOKED LIKE YOU'D DRILLED THE RIBS WITH A 5/16" DRILL BIT!!!

NO EXPANSION WHAT SO EVER!!!

MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT STORY WITH A 338???

THE ONLY bobcat THAT WILL NEVER SHOOT ANOTHER CORE-LOKT!!!

 

[257Tony]

>MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT STORY WITH
>A 338???
>
>THE ONLY bobcat THAT WILL NEVER
>SHOOT ANOTHER CORE-LOKT!!!


Prolly not, .338 designed for stuff like Elk. As you can see, they work great!

 

[fisrtcoueswas80inches]

63% at 310 yards? doesnt sound that good to me or am i wrong/ the expansion is awesome though!
Casey

 

[Elkslayer]

I posted this thread in regards to other threads that were saying the Core-Lokts were breaking apart and not holding up.

If you look at Noslers web-site, they advertise the their new Accubond as a Deep Penetrating, mushroom type bullet that retains 60-70% weight retention. This is exactly what this Core-Lokt bullet did. I also have another friend who had this same experience with a buck deer, 270 Win, 130 grain Core-Lokt last year through both shoulders.

For the past few years I have been shooting 180 Gr.Trophy Bonded Bear Claws oout of a 300 WBY Mag and having complete pass-throughs with little holes. They have done the job, but I like larger holes and finding the bullets on the far side of the animals.

Time will tell!

 

[huntsonora]

I have seen a ton of deer hit the ground and have been impressed with the performance of the Core-Lokts over the years.

Drum

 

[BeanMan]

It is hard for me to imagine any 225 grain 338 bullet not killing an elk if hit in the zone. Sounds like your core lokt did the job just right.

BM

 

[Agar426]

I took my first bull last year with a .300 win mag, 180 gr. Core-Lokt's. One shot, fell right in his tracks. No complaints here....well, maybe one....if he hadn't fallen right away, it would have been a shorter pack out, as he was moving towards the truck when I shot him.

 

[traks]

as far as factory ammo goes they are pretty good. You wonna see the nastiest most killer bullet on the planet you need to check out lost river bullets.

 

[fletch]

I've always used Remington's core-lokt bullets (.270), Ive recovered many of them and they all look just like the picture...good weight retention and great performance...I have no complaints

 

[nmhs]

BULLET GURU'S If you had a choice of either a 180 grain high energy nosler partition or a 180 scoricco for penetrating really tough hide and bone, what would you use?

 

[sledboy]

LAST EDITED ON Oct-12-05 AT 02:59PM (MST)[p]I shot my bull this year with a bonded bullet (Hornady Interbond). I chose this bullet because I felt it met MY needs (I always try to take a broadside chest shot) better than the partition. I have used the partition for years and feel it has been the standard in high performance bullets. I tested the two together and found that when shooting into water, the Interbond retained more weight and expanded to a greater diameter.

HOWEVER, as you asked, if I were relying on a bullet penetrating through bone, I would pick the partition as the one that would penetrate better. The partition would shed it's forward core but retain its rear core through all the bone to penetrate deeper. I think the bonded bullets would expand too much when hitting bone and hinder penetration.

That being said, I think both bullets would do the job just fine. The bonded bullets certainly hold together better than conventional bullets. I would just give the penetration edge to the partition.

My 2 cents!

 

[YukonDall]

THE NOSLER PARTITIONS EVERY TIME. I SHOOT NP IN ALL 3 OF MY RIFLES,ANIMAL AFTER ANIMAL THEY ALWAYS PERFORM. YD.

 

[DKMF]

I have killed over 200 Whitetail deer over the last 52 years and still sticking with Remington Core-Loct 150 gr. I did switch to Hornady 165 gr. light mag for my 5 elk but think Core-Loct would have served the purpose just as well.

 

[DaveD]

I have killed over 200 Whitetail deer over the last 52 years and still sticking with Remington Core-Loct 150 gr. I did switch to Hornady 165 gr. light mag for my 5 elk but think Core-Loct would have served the purpose just as well.

Resurrecting an 18 year old thread for you first post... work for Remington?

I do think they are a decent bullet but generally much slower than other premium offerings available today.

 

[brdhuntr]

A bullet that i don't recommend, is the Gunwerks 168 grain in a 7-saum. My Grandson shot a raghorn 5x6 5 times before it finally died, lung shots, and finally a neck shot to put him down, at 240 yards.

 

[hornkiller]

Remington Core-Loct suck!

Lmmfao

 

[Bux n Dux]

A bullet that i don't recommend, is the Gunwerks 168 grain in a 7-saum. My Grandson shot a raghorn 5x6 5 times before it finally died, lung shots, and finally a neck shot to put him down, at 240 yards.

Gunwerks makes bullets? News to me!

 

[elkassassin]

CORE-LOKTS ARE JUNK!

 

[Bux n Dux]

CORE-LOKTS ARE JUNK!

Eh, I bet they’ve killed just as many animals as most any other brands combined. They actually function really well at short to mid ranges. They ain’t no long range killer, but they definitely work well for the average hunter. Really surprising how well they shoot too for a cheap flat based bullet

 

[rockroller]

I quit using them years ago, animals didnt respect them!

 

[Tikka]

They definitely are “Rocks!!!”

 

[Rie bread]

Partitions or tsx

 

[oldmossback]

grew up using core-lokts and never had a issue. That is the only bullet my Dad would buy.
No days I use hornady SST only because our 300 mags like them and we have never had a issue on a animal.

 

[Old Cowboy]

Used them for 60+ years and I don't remember them not killing what they hit. I will admit though that I am not a long ranger. I think nearly all of my shots were within 200 yards. when I pulled the trigger I was pretty certain it was a kill shot.

 

[Shep51]

Here is a pic of my 160 grain 7 mm mag Federal trophy bonded tip. I recovered it under the skin on the lower offside shoulder. It appears that it retained a great deal of its original weight. It definitely did its job on a 309 yd shot on my Wyoming bull this year.

 

[bowhunt]

I quit using the Remington Core bullets years ago. They simply are not expensive enough, do not have cool marketing, and are way to easy to get. I prefer expensive bullets, that have cool social media adds, and are damn hard to buy anywhere. Oh sure, an animal shot with a Remington bullet will die just the same, but the story and the money I spent will not even be close to as good!

 

[DanMan]

All I know is that I've kilt a pile of critters big and small using Rem Cor-lok bullets and never had a problem.
I only started using Bergers and Accubonds when I started to stretch out the distance.

 

[Kelcher]

I quit using the Remington Core bullets years ago. They simply are not expensive enough, do not have cool marketing, and are way to easy to get. I prefer expensive bullets, that have cool social media adds, and are damn hard to buy anywhere. Oh sure, an animal shot with a Remington bullet will die just the same, but the story and the money I spent will not even be close to as good!

Whaaa ha ha !

 

[Shadow]

Animals could care less if that hole in their heart is from soft point lead, it’s still a hole in the heart.

 

[nontypical]

That's all my tight-assed hunting buddy will shoot. Seems to work for him!

 

[Togwotee]

BULLET GURU'S If you had a choice of either a 180 grain high energy nosler partition or a 180 scoricco for penetrating really tough hide and bone, what would you use?

I've used the 180 partitions in a 300 Win on a lot of elk, never fails. I wanted a higher BC so I gave the Scirocco a try , at 150 yards it blew up like a Ballistic tip. I've tried lots of bullets and the Partition is the king of big game bullets, end of story. that is as long as you're not needing a long range BC.

 

[Weiserbucks]

Wouldn't be caught dead using Coreloct.

 

[model700]

Here is a picture of a friends Remington Core-lokt bullet after it passed through a cow elk ( Mt Dutton ) this past weekend.

This was a 225 grain ( 338 Win Mag ) shot through both front shoulders of a cow elk at 310 yards. The bullet was found just under the hide on the far shoulder. The buller now weighs 142 grains and retained 63% of it's original weight and expanded doulble the size it started with.

I do not post this to bash any other bullets, just have heard some stories of this bullet failing and my partners have never experienced it. I feel this bullet perform3ed very well. The cow fell over right where she was hit.

For my NM rifle elk hunt I am using 180 grains Barnes Triple-x out of my 300 WSM. Will be interesting to see if I can even find this bullet after it goes through both shoulders ( hopefully...smile!!!! ).

On a side note, I cannot beleive that the Utah DWR is giving out these 600 cow tags for this unit. Yes this unit is tough ( it kicked my ars....) during the archery elk hunt, but there was not many cows to begin with.

Please post more pictures of removed bullets this year and tell us what you found.

Best of luck to all of you in the upcoming hunts.

Alan

 

[model700]

I love 18 year old posts

 

[colorcountrykid]

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Wouldn't be caught dead using Coreloct.

It's a shame the animal that core lokt was shot with got away.

 

[Buckfever34]

Talk about resurrecting the dead.