Help Needed: remington express core-lokt VS winchester super x pointed soft point???!

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need some advice... i was sighting in my ruger m77 today (30.06) and i used 2 different types of ammo... first was the winchester super x (pointed soft point) in 165 gr, and i did some nice groups...
then i shifted to the remington express core-lokt (also 165 gr), and i just got terrible results... couldn't group at all... each set of three shots were so much apart... my point isn't that it's not getting the bulls eye; as this can be adjusted through the scope... but aiming at the same point and having each shot 3 or 4 inches far from the one before/after it; that's surprising.

i was actually considering the core-lokt for hunting, since i heard it's a much better bullet than the cheap winchester i got from walmart...

can anyone explain to me why this is happening? and if i should just hunt with the winchester?

all input will be appreciated.

thanks
 
It's just reality that rifles will shoot certain bullets / loads better than others. If you are getting good groups with the Winchester ammo, use it. I wouldn't say that it is inferior to Remington Core-Lokt ammo, you will get similar results on game with either.
 
I would say use the Winchester if it groups well with your rifle. There's a recent thread around here about guys using the Federal Power-Shock (myself included) with good results, and I don't recall that ammo being expensive either.

When you bag your deer, let us know what the recovered slug looks like. :)
 
"...used 2 different types of ammo..." You sight in for the ammo, not the bullet weight. Your rifle doesn't like the Remington ammo. When you're trying brands, shoot for group only. Clean the rifle between brands and sight in when you find the brand and bullet weight your rifle shoots best.
 
Bagged my moose this year with my .338 win mag Rem 700 shooting Remington CL 250 grain ammo...it shoots very well in my rifle. I couldn't find the bullet, it went through...dropped the moose cold! Like the guys said above, use what works well in your rifle, the deer won't know the difference!
 
I nailed a moose 2 years ago with the 165 grain Winchester power point in .30-06. It was devastated and dropped like a whore's drawers at the navy dockyard. The bullet is no worse than any other manufacturers value priced offerings.
As long as the bullet is used at the correct speed (as it would be in factory offerings) you are good to go. And they were as good or better accuracy wise than I could do with reloaded rounds in my gun. Sometimes, if its "not broke, don't fix it"
 
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Big Dune said:
need some advice... i was sighting in my ruger m77 today (30.06) and i used 2 different types of ammo... first was the winchester super x (pointed soft point) in 165 gr, and i did some nice groups...
then i shifted to the remington express core-lokt (also 165 gr), and i just got terrible results... couldn't group at all... each set of three shots were so much apart... my point isn't that it's not getting the bulls eye; as this can be adjusted through the scope... but aiming at the same point and having each shot 3 or 4 inches far from the one before/after it; that's surprising.

i was actually considering the core-lokt for hunting, since i heard it's a much better bullet than the cheap winchester i got from walmart...

can anyone explain to me why this is happening? and if i should just hunt with the winchester?

all input will be appreciated.

thanks
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Big Dune

After you fired your Win ammo, did you let your barrel cool before you started to fire the Remington ammo? If not that's likely why you had good groups with the Win and not so good with the Remington. FS
 
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