My Rem 700 loves core-lokts

[UpStateRedNeck]

Middle is sig elite copper, bottom right is cheap old Remington core-lokts.  I want to switch to copper but she just loves those old lead bullets.  I've tried a dozen different shells, but just can't quit them.

[Hock3y24]

Keep using Them! Their unfortunately the only factory ammo I’ve had fail to fire. 

[airedale]

Modern Core-Lokts have a record second to none for taking game, put them where they are supposed to go and that equals success, and it looks like your rifle will easily place them where they need to be.

Al

[turkeyfeathers]

21 minutes ago, Hock3y24 said:

Keep using Them! Their unfortunately the only factory ammo I’ve had fail to fire. 

was actually just reading about quite a few NY guys having no fires with them. New ammo too, not shelf turds from the basement. One guy yesterday had 2 not go off and 3rd went bang on the buck. Today he tried those 2 out of 2 different 06's and still wouldnt boom. 

[grampy]

1 minute ago, turkeyfeathers said:

was actually just reading about quite a few NY guys having no fires with them. New ammo too, not shelf turds from the basement. One guy yesterday had 2 not go off and 3rd went bang on the buck. Today he tried those 2 out of 2 different 06's and still wouldnt boom. 

Faulty primers would be my guess.

[Swamp_bucks]

56 minutes ago, UpStateRedNeck said:

Middle is sig elite copper, bottom right is cheap old Remington core-lokts.  I want to switch to copper but she just loves those old lead bullets.  I've tried a dozen different shells, but just can't quit them.

My single shot 30-06 is the same way. Hates copper rounds but shoots the cheap lead rounds great. I switched from the core-lokts to  federal because of 2 misfires and one year I shot a buck square in the shoulder blade and had a pin hole going in and going out the other side. The round never really expanded like they had in years past.  

[airedale]

Grampy is probably right with misfires for the most part a primer problem, I had a misfire myself for the first time ever with a 25-06 handload last fall and it was because of a faulty primer.

Any ammo or components that have major reliability problems usually get recalled by the manufacturer and it is not as rare as some would think.

Al

https://www.firearmsid.com/Recalls/Ammo_Recalls 1.htm

[Moho81]

Gotta love it when the rifle loves to eat the cheap stuff

[mlammerhirt]

Gotta love it when the rifle loves to eat the cheap stuff

That's a big negative......there ain't nothin cheap as far as ammo goes anymore! Lol

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[UpStateRedNeck]

SSDD, not as bad, Siggy rounds top right

[UpStateRedNeck]

Double post

Edited November 17, 2021 by UpStateRedNeck

[Bobbym]

Just picked up two boxes on 150 grain 308 cor-lokts and noticed they all seem to have a slight  burr of lead at the top which  I never noticed on older stock   I compared them to some of  my older rounds and there is a difference not huge but a difference might be enough to effect bullet trajectory has anyone notice a difference in the newer Remington rounds

 

[Kmartinson]

My axis 30-06 does too. 150g. Out to 300yds pretty consistent.

[UpStateRedNeck]

8 hours ago, Bobbym said:

Just picked up two boxes on 150 grain 308 cor-lokts and noticed they all seem to have a slight  burr of lead at the top which  I never noticed on older stock   I compared them to some of  my older rounds and there is a difference not huge but a difference might be enough to effect bullet trajectory has anyone notice a difference in the newer Remington rounds

 

Where did you happen to find them, if you don't mind my asking?

[Larry]

Federal is now making all Remington ammo so you should see an improvement in quality. They just came out with a tipped core-loc. It may not be out on the market yet. As for the basement stuff that’s all I shot in my guns and never have had a miss firer only use factory ammo to set a baseline.

[Lawdwaz]

On 11/12/2021 at 2:01 PM, UpStateRedNeck said:

Middle is sig elite copper, bottom right is cheap old Remington core-lokts.  I want to switch to copper but she just loves those old lead bullets.  I've tried a dozen different shells, but just can't quit them.

What distance are you shooting for these targets?

[chrisw]

Is the flyer left of bottom right part of that group??

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