NEW! Remington Core-Lokt Tipped

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Anybody seen these on the shelves yet? Just curious if anybody used them this season. I used to see the green and yellow OG core-lokt going for $7-$10/20 in lots of popular centerfire hunting cartridges, I doubt they will be as cheap but if they remain one of the least expensive of the tipped cartridges I could see them gaining a huge following. I'm not a big hunter, I can't really carry a nuanced discussion about this hunting bullet vs that hunting bullet, etc... but I'm just curious have any of you guys tried these or had any success with them?

I bet they will sell like mad if they remain one of the cheaper economy brands of hunting ammunition, as core-lokts have always been at the bottom end but had a huge loyal fan base, and of course those that hate them.

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One thing that bugs me about regular soft point bullets is that the tips get flattened when they are in the magazine while others are shot. So at the end of the box you have several with deformed tips. Its probably not a big deal unless you fire one at extended range. The tipped bullet will eliminate that.

CoreLokt's are a decent cup and core bullet. I generally load my own ammo, but the few times I have shot Remington Ammo, they have proved to be decently accurate too. YMMV.
 
dranrab said:
Is this a brand new bullet, or since Vista owns Remington ammo and Sierra, is this a Tipped Game King by another name?
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I think they have different owners.

From the bankruptcy sale...

Sierra Bullets, which is owned by Clarus Inc., won the bidding for Barnes Bullets, another part of Remington’s ammunition business, with a $30.5 million offer. Barnes Acquisition LLC was listed as a backup bidder.
 
core lokt has been the most accurate off the shelf ammo in 3 of my hunting rifles. It always shot so well I went with the buy 2 shoot one route since the beginning.
 
I generally opt for larger bullets and calibers in lieu of “modern bullets” so CoreLokts are still pretty relevant to me.

So far I have yet to see any in 450 BM even though Midway keeps saying they are coming soon.

I should say though, I have used quite a few different bullets on deer in 450 BM so far and even the ones that didn’t expand killed game quickly.
 
dranrab said:
Is this a brand new bullet, or since Vista owns Remington ammo and Sierra, is this a Tipped Game King by another name?
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Same thing I was wondering. I don't know if old remington had their own bullet production line or if Sierra was always making theirs. I wish remington would sell more of their bullets as component bullets. They have always made excellent bullets in some unique sizes.
 
earlthegoat2 said:
I generally opt for larger bullets and calibers in lieu of “modern bullets” so CoreLokts are still pretty relevant to me.

So far I have yet to see any in 450 BM even though Midway keeps saying they are coming soon.

I should say though, I have used quite a few different bullets on deer in 450 BM so far and even the ones that didn’t expand killed game quickly.
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Once you get to that bore size even a flat nose hard cast bullet is highly effective.
 
someguy2800 said:
Same thing I was wondering. I don't know if old remington had their own bullet production line or if Sierra was always making theirs. I wish remington would sell more of their bullets as component bullets. They have always made excellent bullets in some unique sizes.
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I always liked their 35cal scalloped hollow point bullets for 38/357's wish I could find them again.
 
I saw some in 270 and 30-06 on the shelf last month. They were priced at $40-50 per box.
 
I like the Remington 405sp for 45-70 and 458 socom. Don’t use their other projectiles for hunting though.

Do they sell just the bullet or is it a loaded ammunition only offering?
 
I have used lots of Core-Lokts over the years, and especially in the most recent ammo crisis, I was almost always able to find it in .243 and .257 Roberts. My 1/8 .243 shoots sub 1" with 105 Core-Lokts. Are there better hunting bullets? .....probably? I have never been good or picky enough to really see the difference.

As for the tip, what I am really sensing, is that Remington is trying to emerge from some really bad times, and they need a fresh idea for the market. It's a lot easier to put a plastic tip in an existing bullet than design a new one, so they are doing that instead for now. I wouldn't test it or expect it to be any different than the old bullet.
 
Enfielder said:
View attachment 1041577 All I want for Christmas is several boxes of 180gr .308 RN corelokt projectiles so I can roll up some .300 Savage heavies. I have 5 left.
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I think you'll be waiting a LONG time for that bullet. Haven't seen them in years. Keep an eye on Grafs for the Norma 180 gr Alaskan. The geometry and expansion charachteristics are appropriate for .300 Savage. I haven't taken any game with them yet, but my buddy took two U.P. bears with them and they expand well on soft targets I've tried. They feed well through my 760 and M99
 
mljdeckard said:
As for the tip, what I am really sensing, is that Remington is trying to emerge from some really bad times, and they need a fresh idea for the market.
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Tipped bullets are the rage today, and have a higher BC number that a regular soft point. With all the interest in long range shooting and hunting it's probably a big selling point. They are a little late to the party but at least they showed up.

As far as I'm concerned the jury is still out on their performance on game. While on a Newfoundland moose hunt a couple of years ago the guides were talking about how many moose were lost by hunters shooting tipped bullets. Now if Nosler came out with a tipped partition, I'd definitely give that one a try.
 
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