Who uses remington core-lokt bullets?

Ive never used them. How do they compare far as accuracy to other bullets?

Thinking about trying some 6.5 140s

I've trid 140 grain 7mm Core-Lokts and I consider the accuracy adequate (2 inches at 100 yards) but not as good as Barnes (less than an inch).

I've used them a bit. They are pretty accurate, I'd say they are as good as other run of the mill SPs but they are quite explosive if pushed very fast. I've had the 150 .308s come apart when pushing 2900 to 2950 on medium whitetails. Great bullets at 308 and 30-30 speeds though.

Good Luck

Reloader

It has been years, but for what it is worth, I found them quite accurate out of an 30-06 A-bolt I have when I did a comparison with a bunch of different rounds. It's so long ago, I can't remember all the details though.
Anyway, having chosen them to hunt with afterward, I was disappointed in results on Elk, and stopped using them. Probably get beat up for that by some, but that's my experience/opinion.

I like them but I tend to use 165s in .308 and keep the velocities reasonable. Have been accurate enough and the price is right.

They got them in a bonded core now. They might be worth a try.

I have been playing around with the 150's for my 7mm-08, so far I have found two loads that will put 5 shot's into an inch and 100 yards. I consider them and excellent bullet for deer so long as they are not pushed to fast, 2700 fps or so. For critters bigger than that I like a bullet that holds together better.

Never been that accurate for me.....2nd the 2moa thing. I have them in .257, .284, and .308....I usually have hunted with other bullets due to the fact that I was never fully satisfied with the Remington's range performance...

Maybe you'll find the right load.

Cheers,

Dan

I have used the 6.5 120's and 140's I shot a 5 shot group of .672 at 100 yards

I have used the .257 100 gr. core-lokt in my Roberts for years on deer and hogs. Accuracy is sub one inch and performance at 3000 fps has been very good... enough that I never bothered with any other bullet.

Performance wise I think they'll match any standard bullet. Accuracy wise they're like the rest: Good in some rifles; so-so in others. They're not a magnum bullet. If you want to pick a light for calibre bullet and drive it at warp speed you're gonna have to get you a dollar-a-pop boutique bullet. Keep a Core Lokt under say 2900fps and it'll fetch what you send it after. I daresay there have been more deer killed with a core lokt bullet than all the rest combined.
I've never shot an elk with a core lokt because they don't make 'em in 200grs. I've shot pretty much everything else with 'em tho.

Accuracy wise you can see for yourself, the load was mis marked on the target it was actually 39 grains of IMR-4064 and a Rem 140 Core Lokt bullet, not a screamer but very accurate in this rifle.
I've never used them on game but have heard good, great and fair performance about them just like almost any other bullet. If they shoot well in your rifle I would not hesitate to use them.

Some folks detest them and the only ones I ever shot were factory loaded.....I just can't bring myself to buy them when interlocks are about the same price.

Of the ones I bought in factory loads I never had a complaint.....they worked for the purpose!

Bought a batch of 2000 165 308s years ago and I an friends have finished shooting them up in a bunch of 30-06 bolts auto's M1 Garands and 308s. In a good gun they will hover around the 1 inch mark. In 30-06 they are devastating on Texas white tails and hogs. I would not use them on Elk but I think elk are mythical creatures that take a god awful amount of killen .

I have 6 rifles chambered in something in 6.5mm of some sort...

I don't know why, but in each of them...none with one in 9 twists... the 140 grain Corelokts shoot tighter groups than the 140 grain and 142 grain Sierra Match bullets, better than the 120 grain Sierra Match or the 120 Ballistic Tips, better than the 140 grain A Max...

Corelokt bullets are excellent for on game performance....

But in 6.5 mm, the 140s come thru with a boat load of accurcy to boot...

which is a good thing!!!

I don't care much for the Pointed Core Lokts, but sure do like the Round Nose on game.

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Originally posted by stillbeeman:
Performance wise I think they'll match any standard bullet. Accuracy wise they're like the rest: Good in some rifles; so-so in others. They're not a magnum bullet. ...

+1 Completely agree.

I have used them a lot. The 150 and 180 grain versions from the 30-06, the 150 gr. RN out of a 30-30, the 165 gr bullet out of my 308, the 100 grain 6MM out of both the 243 and the 6MM and the 200 grn RN in my 358 Winchester. These bullets either gave very good accuracy or acceptable accuracy and all performed well on deer. The 180 grain bullet bagged a couple of elk for me in Wyoming out of my 30-06.

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Originally posted by stillbeeman:
Performance wise I think they'll match any standard bullet. Accuracy wise they're like the rest: Good in some rifles; so-so in others. They're not a magnum bullet. ...

As far as hunting bullets they do well in some guns but terrible in others.I have tried the core-loc in about all the factory rifles 300wsm and down.When I get a good load combination with another bullet I try the core-loc to see how they do because they are cheaper to shoot,This is not taking anything away from them being a good deer bullet I have dropped quit a few useing the core-locs in different calibers.I have shot some very impressive groups with them but for shooting one holers at 100 yds they are not.In the 22 caliber they have a HP and a spitzer,the HP on ocasion will shoot some fair groups in a 223 or 22/250 but I haven't gotten a good group useing the PSP yet.
Like seafire I had a ruger in 260 with an 8 twist and that thing loved the 140 core-locs,I got more than a few oneholers at 100 yds with it.Shot a big bodied buck at 45 yds behind the shoulder it ran about 50 yds before going down when I got to it that core loc had blowed the intire paunch out the exit hole and it was not busted anywhere.That was the first and only time I had seen anything like that.
Have a rem bdl in 260 but it don't even like the 140 gr bullets of any kind but loves the 85,100 and 120 gr,the 120 core-loc shoot good in it but not a tack driver.
Have tried the 100 gr in my 243,one day they will shot some one holers the next day the want come under an inch,
One of my buddies has a tikka in 243 and useing the same load I do he shot several one holers at 100 yds,He had his granddaughter there one day going to help her learn to shoot,so he takes a 3 shot group and it is about 2in,so he sets up his grand daughter to shoot and danged if she doesn't shot a one holer at 100 yds,Now as far as I know this is the first time she has shot any gun,next she was going to try my 7/08 and 260 to see the differance in recoil for her,she doesn't do to good with the 7/08,I use a hot load in it and it does kick pretty good,then she shoot the 260 and damed if she don't shoot another one holer with it,now you talk about 2 old fellows feeling dumb we did and red faced too.

Gidday GSP7,

I use them in my 260 (120gr) and 30-06 (150gr).

The 260 is a Model Seven and the 30-06 a M700. They both shoot under the inch and perform perfectly on deer of all sizes.

I have just triedto take photos of a couple of recovered coreloct bullets that were taken from game at close range and high velocity (est 2950fps). My skills as a photographer don't really come up to standard but the bullets are perfectly mushroomed with about 50% retained weight. This I consider to be sterling performance on deer at about 25 yards with the bullets just under the skin on the off side.

I will try to get some photos tomorrow after reading the instruction manual to find out how to get the macro to work on my camera. But to be honest they look just like any other good bullet.

Happy Hunting

Hamish

Hello,
Used them a lot in Alaska for moose and caribou and worked very well indeed with the 30-06. Very liberal limit on black bear those days for residents and worked like a charm. Been many a griz killed by them as well over the years.

I've used a bunch of factory 150 grain .30-06 Remington Core-Lokt ammunition over the years. no complaints on accuracy or performance on deer.

I bought a batch of 150 and 165 grain in both Remington Core Lokt and Speer Grand Slam. I wanted a cannelured bullet for my .308 BAR. The Remington's shot significantly better in this particular rifle.

Gentlemen,
I used Rem 180 PSPCLs in my 30-06 until I ran out the other day, and on a good day, I could put 3 under .75 of an inch. My best was 5 in under .7 over 54 gr. IMR 4350. The deer that got hit, died. If my local shop could get them, I would still be using them. I am in the process of switching to Hornady 180s and Partition 180s. The Remington stuff worked like something else in my rig.
Regards,
Graham

I like the winchester power points, however I have never tried loading the core lokts on a component level

before I reloaded I used them Rem. bullets quite often and successfully too. as dsiteman mentions alot of big animals here in the State have fell to a well placed 220 grain. The 180's were more agreed upon for flatter shooting but did not hold up well upon impact-this was the bullet that caused me to look into reloading.

now to try some of them ultra core lokts and see what is up. they were a good buy in the midway flyer a month or so back.