Problems with Remington Corelockt?
06-22-2006, 08:47 AM
#21
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
Posts: 11,474
RE: Problems with Remington Corelockt?
The inner locks are very good bullets. In the 25-06 I have had good performance from the 100 Gr and 115 Gr Ballistic tips as well. I just load them to about 2800 FPS. This because they worked like lightning strikes in the 250 Savage at those velocities. Ballistic tips are great bullets for deer but I never over drive them velocity wise. The Pro-Hunter as an accurate but less fragil than the Gamekings.
06-22-2006, 07:45 PM
#22
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Port Neches, Texas
Posts: 5,514
RE: Problems with Remington Corelockt?
I've had good luck with Core-Loct's. Both of my hunting rifles like them. My .308 does great with them, and while my 7MM RM likes them accuracy-wise, the 150 gr. don't seem to expand well at short range on deer!
06-29-2006, 10:24 AM
#24
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Arizona
Posts: 7
RE: Problems with Remington Corelockt?
All the BDL's I have ever seen do not like the Remington or Winchester ammo. I don't trust the Federal ammo, I had one not fire once. What I have seen work best is Hornady ammo, it should shoot better than you can (unless you are an ex-sniper).
Try the 150 grains they are the best in my two 30-06 guns.
Try the 150 grains they are the best in my two 30-06 guns.
06-29-2006, 11:22 AM
#25
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Texas and Arkansas
Posts: 1,496
RE: Problems with Remington Corelockt?
ORIGINAL: Mike Hill
Oh my god!
I thought I was the only one I had the same problem with the newer Cor-lots I had sighted in my Remmington 742 30-06 with the 150 grain 3 years ago and they sighted in perfectly. Last year I bought another box and went to check it. And I got the same disasteress results you are talking about seems like I must be doing somthing wrong. I had a few left in my old box and they grouped perfect again.I double checked all the lot numbers they matched. I thought I got a bad box so I went to a different store and bought another box and still had the same bad results. I had to go to Federal peermier and had great results. I don' t know what they did but I will never use them again except for function checks. Mike
Oh my god!
I thought I was the only one I had the same problem with the newer Cor-lots I had sighted in my Remmington 742 30-06 with the 150 grain 3 years ago and they sighted in perfectly. Last year I bought another box and went to check it. And I got the same disasteress results you are talking about seems like I must be doing somthing wrong. I had a few left in my old box and they grouped perfect again.I double checked all the lot numbers they matched. I thought I got a bad box so I went to a different store and bought another box and still had the same bad results. I had to go to Federal peermier and had great results. I don' t know what they did but I will never use them again except for function checks. Mike
I still prefer Federal in my rifles, but I have taken a few deer with Corelokts also.
06-30-2006, 08:32 PM
#26
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Sierra Nevadas., Ca
Posts: 1,050
RE: Problems with Remington Corelockt?
ORIGINAL: Sniper151
I get excellent results with Core Lockts. Try a different grain bullet in your 30:06.
I get excellent results with Core Lockts. Try a different grain bullet in your 30:06.
When I was BSing with the range master, he looked at me like this was common knowledge. Apparently, a lot of people are finding that Remingtons prefer heavier bullets.
07-16-2006, 04:49 PM
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 2,175
RE: Problems with Remington Corelockt?
i have had good shootin with core lokts. i always believed that you should go with ammo thats readily available just in case. i could be hunting some out of the way places and there would always seem to be a box of those core lokts in any k-mart or truck stop gas station. not that i dont bring 4 or 5 boxes with me.
07-17-2006, 06:45 PM
#29
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Colorado
Posts: 654
RE: Problems with Remington Corelockt?
I have almost put 500 Core-Lokt, 150 grain bullets down two 7mm Rem Mags of mine. They shoot just as good as higher dollar Nolser BTs that I have tried. Just ordered another 500 round box of the them from Midway last night as well.
07-20-2006, 08:38 PM
#30
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location:
Posts: 157
RE: Problems with Remington Corelockt?
Yea, guns are like women. Real dang particular/peculiar. I have grown to love Federal ammo. I had a Steyr SBS mountain in 270 that shot a .5?? inch five shot group at 100yds. off of bags. I couldn't get my hand loads that small. That was outside edge to outside edge, not center to center fellas. Yea i know, i carried that target around every where i went. I was using there Vital-Shok loaded with 130gr. Sierra Game Kings. I sold that gun to buy an engagment ring. I am still going to the shrink over it. But the wife is realpretty and a dang good cook.