Remington Core-Lokt Bullets 30 Caliber (308 Diameter) 165 Grain Pointed Soft Point

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The Core-Lokt bullet design is the original controlled-expansion bullet and one of the most effective ever developed. Its progressively tapered copper jacket is locked to a solid lead core, promoting perfectly controlled expansion, deep penetration and high weight retention for dependable results. This is not loaded ammunition.

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Chris C of Beckville, Tx
Date posted: 1/16/2010
Great bullet for shooting hogs. Sure you can pay more for a "premium" bonded core bullet, but they don’t work any better than these. Do yourself a favor, and save some money, try the original. Works great out of my Remington .308 Win VTR. over a healthy dose of AA2520. Complete pass thru's are common.
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Jason Remmerde of Johnstown, CO
Date posted: 11/12/2007
Sure, it's not the prettiest bullet, but it sure is effective! I shot two antelope at 400+ yards out of a 26" barrel 308. Velocity was chronied at the range at 2900 FPS. The bullet is very accurate with consistent performance. Both antelope had small entrance wounds and quarter sized exit wounds. For tactical shooters, this bullet will give you a 300 yard point blank range sighting in 3.5" high at 100 yards. Using a mil dot scope, point of aim at 400 yards will be the 1st dot, 500 yards 2nd dot, 600 yards 3rd dot, and 700 yards 4th dot. Watch your energy levels, but this bullet at 2900-2950 FPS provides fast point of aim for all distance ranges. I really like this bullet for small to medium sized game, and will continue to use it as my bullet of preference. I will try this bullet out on elk in an upcoming trip. It's hard to go wrong with a Core Lokt!
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Chad Weddington of Havelock, NC
Date posted: 3/5/2003
Very accurate bullet out of my .30-06. Outstanding performer on large deer at woods ranges out of 308/30-06 chamberings. Gives nickel-sized exit wounds.
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James Kuplinski of Taylor, PA
Date posted: 9/6/2004
I bought an old Rem BDL IN 30/06 with the intent to have a custom .340 Weatherby made out of it. I thought I would see how the rifle shot so I picked these Rem. bullets because of the price and their reputation as a hunting bullet. Boy was I surprised! Loaded with 760 and seated .002 from the lands this gun had every shot touching! Not bad for ten bucks per hundred. As for the rifle, I cleaned it up nice and put it away till deer season. Guess I'll have to find a different gun to rebuild. Thinking of trying all my deer guns with Core-Lokt now.
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allen hendrix of worland, wy
Date posted: 9/4/2004
This is my standard 30/06 load at 2700 fps. gives 1 to 1.5 inch groups at 100 yards in both my scope sighted rifles. Taken many elk , deer and antelope out to 300 yards. Is not destructive yet opens well for quick kills, usually exiting even on lung shot elk. Have read in these reviews Remington bulk bullets are not as perfectly made as some others in regards to consistent weights, nose shape, cannelure placement etc. This is true in my experience as well, but if you want to shoot game rather than look at bullets, this one will get it done for you as well as the costly ones as I have used them as well.
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doug brannen of perley, mn
Date posted: 10/15/2003
With 48 grains of wc852 and winchester primers, rem 788, 22inch barrel, rem nickel brass. Scoped it in at 100 yards first time around I got down to about 1" group, 3 shot. I think thats pretty good for the price you pay for them.
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James Illidge of Alexandria, VA
Date posted: 6/26/2003
In my humble opinion the Remington 165sp core locks are great all around bullet for hunting or target shooting. I've had great results in my 30.06 bolt gun and military rifles, you just can't go wrong.....
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John Anderson of Diamond Bar, CA
Date posted: 7/16/2004
I was able to achieve consistent sub-minute of angle accuracy with my handloads in my Remington 700 BDL using these bullets. I needed to load these at the maximum powder charge with IMR 4064 to get the best accuracy; the groups widened up quite a bit as the charge dropped to more than half a grain below the maximum. The rifle still has the awful factory trigger pull, and the action has NOT been bedded. The only modification I have made to my rifle is to run David Tubbs Final Finish bullets through it to polish the bore. In my opinion these Remington bullets are an outstanding value on the basis of accuracy, as good or better than Hornady at half the price. I will definitely by more of these, and can't wait to try them out on wild hogs.
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Dave Barnett of Georgetown, TX
Date posted: 6/2/2005
I cannot speak for the hunting/expansion qualities of this bullet, only the accuracy. I have shot over 1500 rounds in my M1 Garand as I target shoot every week. The Remington 165 gr. Core Lokt bullet is an extremely accurate and consistent round. Over Varget I get 2" or less groups with a set of 64 year old eyes. For just fun target shooting you can't beat these for accuracy/price/value compared to Hornady, Sierra, Winchester etc. as I have shot them all.
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Paul J of Tuscaloosa, AL
Date posted: 1/11/2005
Finally used this bullet on a deer 2 days ago from a 30-06. On a severe quartering shot I had complete penetration and a 1.5-2" exit wound through the ribs. Due to the angle of the shot, the bullet penetrated nearly 24" of chest cavity, doing MASSIVE destruction. Average muzzle velocity of my load from my 24" barrel is 2696fps across a chronograph. Not a "premium" bullet, but a VERY effective one. I also use the 140gr in my 7x57 with similarly outstanding results. Remington used to use the slogan, "The deadliest mushroom in the woods" and I tend to agree
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Russ B of Yelm, WA
Date posted: 5/28/2008
I separate these bullets by weight and end up with three lots in .3 gr increments. After that I am able to shoot ½ MOA out to 600 yards with my Savage 10fp and a stout load of reloader 15. The bullet is not only as accurate as match bullets but performs very well on game. I have had reliable expansion at 450 yds and they hold together at 40 yds. It's the only bullet that I need, just wish they made it for my 204.
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Terry Lohf of Reedsport, OR
Date posted: 8/12/2007
I use this bullet in 8mm and 7mm as well as my 30-06/.308. Fantastic bullet not only because of its price and bulk option but it works! Say what you will about all the premium bullets but this one functions in all my rifles (bolt action/lever action BLR and semi auto FN-FAL). It shoots accurately (1" groups in bolt action) and holds together well. This is my all the time bullet because it works! Simple as that.
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Paul Beeler of Plano, TX
Date posted: 11/18/2004
I shot a deer opening weekend at about 120 yds with my reload, using H335 and my NEF .30.30 Singleshot. The bullet went in one side with a 50 cent size hole and out the other, with a silver dollar size hole. I was very shocked at the opening and stopping power of this bullet. The bullet also went through rib bone going in and out...no meat damage. Just an amazing product, and so reasonably priced.
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Bob J of Centerville, UT
Date posted: 9/20/2002
This bullet gave .75" groups at 100 yards behind 53.0grs H380 with CCI 250 magnum primers from a M-70 30-06. 30 of my 35 shots were in the "X" ring.
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Joel Haas of Turlock, CA
Date posted: 12/7/2008
Never used this on game yet, but IMR 4064 and full-length resized Remington brass (CCI primers), this bullet printed several three shot groups around a half inch out of my Howa/Hogue .30-06. One group actually keyholed... Velocity was right at 2800 fps and recoil was manageable.
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Paul Bee of Plano, tx
Date posted: 10/3/2004
This bullet is very accurate, proving that you don't have to spend a lot of money on a bullet, to find one that does the job. While it may not be as "pretty" as the Hornady or Speer, don't let that fool you. I load this for my NEF .30.30 singleshot, using H335....and I get 1" to 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards. After trying many, many other brand of bullets for my .30.30's, I seem to always come back to the Remington CoreLokts for my .30.30's, .30.06, .280, and .243 reloads. They're accurate, make quick kills, and are very reasonably priced. The only flaw that I see, is that they are not polished, and don't have the best exterior finish, but if your goal is to have an accurate, low cost bullet, that will put meat on the table...well, this is it! At least, that's my opinion.
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Randall Myers of Blooming glen, PA
Date posted: 6/27/2005
A much better bullet than its price reflects. I'll definetly buy these again!
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Howard Constable of Lee's Summit, MO
Date posted: 5/1/2006
Loaded up a batch of these bullets for the 7.5x55 Swiss and fired them through a 1948 Swiss K-31 with 40 year old Tasco scope. I really just wanted some ammo to zero the scope. After I got it dialed in, I fired 5 rounds at a fresh target. The group can be completely covered with a dime. Near bench rest accuracy with an economy bullet. Won't change this recipe for this rifle, EVER.
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Rob N of Madison, MS
Date posted: 1/17/2007
Over the years I've used just about every brand and weight of bullets for my 30-06 and 308. This 165gr. Core-Lokt is "as good as it gets" for whitetails. They are not pretty, fancy or expensive but they work time after time after time. In Dec 2006 I shot a large 8 pt. at about 90 yards with my .308 Handi Rifle--through the lower shoulder, with complete penetration and the deer went about 25 yards. My hunting buddy used the same handload in his .308 Encore and took a nice 7pt. at about 50 yards---similar result. Bottom line: they work and are so affordable you can practice a lot in the off season and hunt with the same bullet during hunting season. I should probably purchase a batch of 1,000. This bullet has my vote.
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Ed Kee of Montgomery, Tx
Date posted: 4/23/2008
Bullets have been within .5 grains of each other. Very good over others that I used.
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Tony V of Pittsburgh, PA
Date posted: 6/26/2003
Good hunting bullet for the money.
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Jeff Richards of Middleton, MA
Date posted: 9/9/2006
In 7.5x55mm Swiss from a K31, at 100 yds,(44gr/Reloader15,2445fps) a benched five shot group. Four touching, a fifth 1.5 inches away. Need I say more?
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jeff beekman of boise, id
Date posted: 7/18/2003
Good quality, holds in groups, expands well.
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john kostelecky of bismarck, nd
Date posted: 11/25/2003
I have used this bullet in both a Remington model 700 30-06 and a Browning A-bolt 300 Win. Both rifles killed deer with it, and both were one shot kills. 1/2 moa or better accuracy in both rifles. It could be a bit prettier bullet, but it gets the job done.
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Dan S. of Pickerington, OH
Date posted: 7/4/2008
Got these to use for practice loads in 30-06 and was pleased with quality and performance for the cost. They are not quite as good as Hornady and Sierra in the accuracy department but do deliver better accuracy than the average deer hunt requires (easy to get sub 2" groups at 100 yards). However a current cost comparison does not yield the same savings and it may be worthwhile to upgrade.
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Ryan Hunt of Joseph city, AZ
Date posted: 1/14/2009
Poor quality bullets! I have ordered these in the past and was very satisfied, but these were in pretty sad shape. Points were flattened and there were gouges all over, plus there were only 94 in the box!
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