remington corelokt bonded version
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They work just fine as long as you do your part and place them properly.
They were one of the first to bond their cores to the jackets and any I've used have always done the job, even when a shoulder bone is hit.
They were one of the first to bond their cores to the jackets and any I've used have always done the job, even when a shoulder bone is hit.
OneShot321
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I just ordered some of these as well for my new 7mm-08. I have always used the regular core lokts for my 30-06 and never had issues and grouping was great. Hope they have the same results.
Agree, I used to buy their bullets in bags of 100 and 500. Still have some, but I haven't seen a bag in a long time. - dan
loaded up today an sent for testing.
40gr (my min) of 2208 "varget" an i shot sub moa, very happy. left it at that LOL.
same poi at wodleigh load...same charge. similiar shape too really... interesting.
will see about puttin one into a deer or dog in near future
40gr (my min) of 2208 "varget" an i shot sub moa, very happy. left it at that LOL.
same poi at wodleigh load...same charge. similiar shape too really... interesting.
will see about puttin one into a deer or dog in near future
i suprised myself, but i took caution loading these, as i threw my last lot of Woodleighs from the hopper into the case an once out on the Range, trying to shoot distance it was hit an miss..... so i went back to 100m to zero it an found huge variances shot to shot from that batch of loadings...... il never do that again. i measure each an every one to the Dot an load, seem to have 0 problems!!
bit of a shame but will be fine for close hunting, just no good for the new leuopold Dial model....
looking forward to similiar trajectorys with this load so no major head scratching to 400m
bit of a shame but will be fine for close hunting, just no good for the new leuopold Dial model....
looking forward to similiar trajectorys with this load so no major head scratching to 400m
Which batch did you find the huge variance with??? Woodleighs or Core Lokt???
I don't normally shoot out past 300 yards, give or take 25 yards as I'm not much good at predicting trajectories beyond that consistently. Some people can and do it regularly.
I've never had an issue with the Remington Core Lokt bullets out to 350 yards for accuracy, other than my own inability to judge bullet drop successfully.
I'm thinking, because of the load of 2208 that you're using 140 grain bullets??
With that bullet and that load, if you're shooting from a 22-24 inch bbl you should have appx 8 inches of drop at 400yds and maybe a bit of drift due to the spin of your bullet but MOA shouldn't drasticly increase.
I use a very similar load for my grandson's and stepdaughter's 7-08 Rem chambered Mod 7 rifles that I built for them. The last couple of hundred rounds I loaded for them was 41.0 grains of Varget over CCI250 primers.
Both of these rifles have Shilen Match barrels and their chambers have been cut with the same reamer and care was taken to keep headspace within .001 of minimum spec. The reamer dimensions are tight as well for the rest of the body, shoulder and neck dimensions. Both rifles accept the same handloads and shoot them into sub moa groups right out past 350 yards if the shooters do their part.
Maybe you're having consistent ignition problems from your primers?????
There's really no reason those bullets, which are notoriously accurate, should be losing enough velocity for the groups deteriorate, from where they were at 100yds.
I don't normally shoot out past 300 yards, give or take 25 yards as I'm not much good at predicting trajectories beyond that consistently. Some people can and do it regularly.
I've never had an issue with the Remington Core Lokt bullets out to 350 yards for accuracy, other than my own inability to judge bullet drop successfully.
I'm thinking, because of the load of 2208 that you're using 140 grain bullets??
With that bullet and that load, if you're shooting from a 22-24 inch bbl you should have appx 8 inches of drop at 400yds and maybe a bit of drift due to the spin of your bullet but MOA shouldn't drasticly increase.
I use a very similar load for my grandson's and stepdaughter's 7-08 Rem chambered Mod 7 rifles that I built for them. The last couple of hundred rounds I loaded for them was 41.0 grains of Varget over CCI250 primers.
Both of these rifles have Shilen Match barrels and their chambers have been cut with the same reamer and care was taken to keep headspace within .001 of minimum spec. The reamer dimensions are tight as well for the rest of the body, shoulder and neck dimensions. Both rifles accept the same handloads and shoot them into sub moa groups right out past 350 yards if the shooters do their part.
Maybe you're having consistent ignition problems from your primers?????
There's really no reason those bullets, which are notoriously accurate, should be losing enough velocity for the groups deteriorate, from where they were at 100yds.
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nah my own hand load batches.
i dont do large runs, sometimes 30, up to 50 at a time. on occaison il do a quick 20...... these last 20 or so i threw from hopper, failed in final weight charges!
all good, i understand what ya sayuin, slight miscommunication / understanding from my part on this-
thanx for the reply
