Have Core-Lokt's changed?

[ninepointer]

For years, my Core-Lokts rarely exited out the other side of deer. Instead they mushroomed inside. Lately I seem to be getting all pass-thru's, with the exit hole no bigger than the entry hole. Don't get me wrong; my deer end up just as dead, but I'm wondering if something has changed in the bullet construction?

 

[brokencyde]

I shot a doe 2 years ago broadside with the round nose soft point, and the exit was about the size of my fist :O it was a mess inside to, the heart and lungs were liquid, and it even blew the diaphragm up and blew the s*** sack apart, this was with a 30-06, needless to say i was looking for a new bullet

 

[saskcop]

If I understand it right, Core-Lokts of yesteryear were a much tougher bullet with better controlled expansion. My older Core-Lokt round noses have a very heavy jacket and expand to about 2x diameter. My newest Core-Lokts that I handload now have much thinner jackets and will seldom exit as they often blow up inside creating large, shallow entry wounds.

 

[gunrunner8]

Stop complaining....you had free ride with good old CL for $20 or so per 100 bullets long enough. (at least according to bean counters) If you don't like the "new and improoved" CL then be welcome to buy the "superior" Ultra Bonded CL for $40+per 50 bullets.... seriously now, Remington is not the only offender trying to improove the bottom line. Price (+/-) of copper: $4 per#, zinc: $7 per#, tin: $12 per#, antymony: $15 per# .... lead: $1 per#, hmmm, what metal usage to cut to have best saving effect in the mass production of bullets?

 

[RememberTheSomme]

Stop complaining....you had free ride with good old CL for $20 or so per 100 bullets long enough. (at least according to bean counters) If you don't like the "new and improoved" CL then be welcome to buy the "superior" Ultra Bonded CL for $40+per 50 bullets.... seriously now, Remington is not the only offender trying to improove the bottom line. Price (+/-) of copper: $4 per#, zinc: $7 per#, tin: $12 per#, antymony: $15 per# .... lead: $1 per#, hmmm, what metal usage to cut to have best saving effect in the mass production of bullets?

Never considered that idea Gunrunner, but you may have hit the nail on the head. Does anyone know if this so called "Metal Case" ammo i buy for military rifles has thinner jackets then their Military FMJ counterparts or even civilian FMJ from years ago?

 

[gunrunner8]

Does anyone know if this so called "Metal Case" ammo i buy for military rifles has thinner jackets then their Military FMJ counterparts or even civilian FMJ from years ago?

Well, FM(mild steel?)J might not be affected b/c price for mild (cheap) steel is lower than even the lead so tendency in this case for bean counters would be to increase the steel content in bullet but that would raise the presure in the gun. So IMO FMJ bullets will not change.

 

[RememberTheSomme]

Well, FM(mild steel?)J might not be affected b/c price for mild (cheap) steel is lower than even the lead so tendency in this case for bean counters would be to increase the steel content in bullet but that would raise the presure in the gun. So IMO FMJ bullets will not change.

I'm was referring to FMJ with guilding metal only. I researchd some more and one person said only diff was FMJ had exposed base like i'm used too ,while MC was completely covered possibly for shooting indoors and leass fouling. I'm only guessing on last two.