Do any of you guys have any experience with these bullets on game? I ended up with some and am thinking about tryin them. I would appreciate any help.

A friend of mine uses them in his 7mm Rem., he says it lets the air outta their hides quite well.

The Rem. Core-Lokts were and remain one of the better game bullets available from any maker, they just don't get the current magazine writer's "fluff" treatment very often.

I love Midway bulk .30/150 SPCLs in my .30-06.

Thanks for the info.

A friend of mine uses them in his 7rm w/ no complaints. I think they are a bit stout for deer but elk size game, sure.

Didn't Remington do something to the Core-Lokts recently that strengthened them? Are they bonded nowadays?

I use corelokts exclusively on deer from my .270 win. They are devastating on whitetails. The exit wounds are incredible.

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Originally posted by mrlexma:
Didn't Remington do something to the Core-Lokts recently that strengthened them? Are they bonded nowadays?

Remington offers a bonded core-lokt and the standard core-lokt bullets. I have shot a lot of different animals with mt 7mag and it is my primary big game rifle. I used factory core lokt ammo in 150 grain bullets before i started reloading and found them to be suficiant for 100 percent of my hunting needs. I started handloading about 10 years ago and found the Ballistic tips to be a bit more accurate so i stick with them now. I would have confidence in the core-lokt bullets I just prefer 150 grainers over the 175s .

I have always loved the Rem Corelokt bullets in about any caliber. There was a time when it was the only decent bullet out there. today their are so many great bullets that one can go about any direction and be safe.

I still use the old RN Rem Corelokt in my 7x57 and my 308 Sav. m-99..Probably because I have thousands of them I bought at discounted prices and the fact is they work like a charm.

I would not drive them much past 2800 FPS in a 7 mag. but thats a killer on anything I assure you....

Slowing a bullet down a little in about any big game caliber is always good advise with conventional bullets as it gives you better bullet performance on game.

Thanks again for all the help. 63.5 grs. of retumbo gives 2808 f.p.s. with a 175 gr. sierra out of my rifle. I'll probably start there and see what happens.

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Slowing a bullet down a little in about any big game caliber is always good advise with conventional bullets as it gives you better bullet performance on game.

I wholeheartedly second this statement..

couple of years ago, testing Blue Dot in the 7 x 57, when I was chronographing 175 grain Corelokts at 1700 and 1800 fps... I was using wood ( trees) as a back drop...
I had several Cokelokts ( 175 grain, 7mm) penetrate thru 17 to 18 inches of Pine in a log, when they had an MV of about 1700 to 1800 fps! The log was about 50 yds from the muzzle....they penetrated completely thru and kept on going...

Needless to say I was impressed... I don't see the need for a 7 Rem Mag.. I own one that I got at a real steal of a price... so I download it..

But that 175 grain corelokt, even at low velocity is one heck of a killer.. in a 7 Mag at their velocities.. I would only use the 154 grain Hornady on up.. but the best/cheaper bullet would definitely be the 175 grain Corelokt! at ANY sane velocity.. slow or fast...

There is a lot of sectional density there...

Now if I could just find some of Ray's old 175 grain RN corelokts out there!

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Originally posted by Atkinson:
I have always loved the Rem Corelokt bullets in about any caliber. There was a time when it was the only decent bullet out there. today their are so many great bullets that one can go about any direction and be safe.

I still use the old RN Rem Corelokt in my 7x57 and my 308 Sav. m-99..Probably because I have thousands of them I bought at discounted prices and the fact is they work like a charm.

I would not drive them much past 2800 FPS in a 7 mag. but thats a killer on anything I assure you....

Slowing a bullet down a little in about any big game caliber is always good advise with conventional bullets as it gives you better bullet performance on game.

Fully concurr!

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