I have used the Rem corelokts in many calibers on many species of game and never had a failure at least with the round nose version, and only one with the pointed version..The secret of the corelokt is to slow it down just a bit in most calibers...I love the 180 gr. corelokt in the 308 and 30-06.

Who has any experiance with Remington Cor-Lokt pointed soft points? I was able to get some cheap and worked up a very accurate load in my K-31. My concern though is that the load is pretty slow at only 2300 fps for a 180 grain bullet. That is what my Sierra software says it should be not actuall chrono reading. Not having any experiance with these bullets I am wondering if I should only use this load for target shooting and find another bullet/ load for hunting. 180 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips also shoot pretty good but are too expensive for doing much target work.

Take a look at this page:http://www.seahook.com/bestbullet.jpg

Jacob,



I started using some of the Remington bullets because they were cheap. However, their accuracy actually surprised me quite a bit. The ones I have weighed also impressed me with their consistency, especially in 7mm.



However, I would not hesitate to use any on deer sized game at the muzzle velocity you stated from your K 31. IN 150, 165 or 180 grain. I would be comfortable with them out to 200 to 250 yds, which is more than the distance most deer or bear are taken at.



Too many hunters are hung up on velocity. Velocity sells NEW cartridges and powder, which in turn sells more new firearms. A posting on the Alaskan forum recently had something on a Federal Publication via the Forest Service about what is to be carried in the back country to defend against Bear attacks for their employees.



In both 7mm and 30 caliber tests, bullets out of the non mags consistently penetrated further than the same bullets shot out of a magnum. Several of these comparison's listed, even touted the fact that the 300 Weatherby tested had 180 grain Nosler Partitions and the regular 30/06 with a 180 grain corelokt penetrated better and further without breaking up.

Not a slam on the partition as much as it is not underestimating the corelokts, that is the point I make.



The distances were at 15 feet which shows the example of how close a bear will be during an attack.



I wouldn't sweat it.! Unless you are going to take it into bear country and use it for defense. PA bears shouldn't be a problem, if you are hunting them. I use them in my 30/40 Krag and they do just fine at the same velocity range.



cheers and good shooting

seafire

I've never shot a bear. Lack of interest in the black variety and lack of opportunity with the great bears. Disregarding the great bears, I wouldn't hesitate to stick a 180gr core lokt into anything walking in the new world and would expect a one shot kill if I did my part.
There are no magic bullets! And as long as you don't try to push a core lokt at some boy howdy, look what I can do velocity, they're about as good as any.

The corelokt is a fine bullet at moderate velocities on any game up to Elk in my opinion. I've used the corelokt in my short barrelled 338 Win for Elk, and in my 300 Win for deer size game. My most used bullet brand however is Hornady, I shoot the 150 SST's in my 308, 165 SST's in the 300 Mag, 180's in the '06, and 154's in my 7x57. These have been reliable bullets over the years for me and are nearly as inexpensive as the Remingtons.

180 grains at 2300 FPS will kill just about everything if you put it in the right place.

I have used 130 gr. cor-lokts in my .270 at 3050 fps. Deer, antelpe and one elk. The one I shot the elk with is the only one I recovered. It was found just under the hide on the far side and mushroomed picture perfect. The range was 80 yds. This past season I shot a Wyoming antelope with a 100 gr, cor-lokt, in a .250 savage, 3000 fps. Range was 166 yds. 3/4" entrance, 1 1/2" exit, didn't recover. I've had good experience with them and will continue to use them.

Thanks to all who have posted. Looks like I will stock up on them and that will be my load for the K-31 then.

I'll second Ray on the round nose Remington stuff, especially around 2400 fps they are perfect for deer at the appropriate ranges.