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If Coreloks were available as components, would you load them ?

When I belonged to the local gun club I worked sight in days every year and I would get a chance to see what everyone was shooting. Most of the time guys/gals shooting Corelok factory ammo shot very well. Some of them would shoot as well as good handloads. I've been hunting long enough to see how well Coreloks work on game many times so I know how effective they can be and how well they mushroom. I don't have any idea how accurately they are manufactured compared to other component bullets, but it seems they might be worth a try ....

Nope. I’d still use the Ballistic Tip myself or Hornady if I’m using a plain old bullet.

I used them in .270 Win for several years and they always shot and performed well for me. The old bulk component Win PP bullets worked fine on deer from it, too.

Ballistic tip for the win!

I used to in several calibers when they were available. All I've got left is one bag and a few loose for my 45/70 in 300 gr jhp. Ive switched over to Hornady Interlocks as I ran out.

Nope.

Not that I don't have faith in them. But THE most accurate handload I've ever come up with for a sporter weight barrel is with a Winchester PP 150 grain in a .308 Win.

About as cheap a bullet as you can buy and NUTZ for accurate. Very similar to the Core-Lokt in real life performance on critters.

The 180 gr PSPCL has been the most accurate cup/core bullet in three different .300 Roys and my KSS .300 Win. And not by a little. Maybe cuz it has more bearing surface. G1 is only about .37, but kills stuff fine loaded to 2950 fps. Took a cow elk at just over 400 with same ballistics in a .300 Win. Have 2-3k left. So yeah, I load them. It is a great deer bullet so long as you don't Texas ht or expect to punch both shoulders. Generally find them on offside hide on deer over 150# dressed.

Back in 97 I loaded a bunch of 200 grain Core-Lokt soft points in .35 Rem for my Dad as a duplicate factory load with Reloder 7. He loved em and they worked well in his 7600 and his Contender. I wouldn’t load them today, but lots of “ back in the day” kills with them for sure.

Used them in 35 rem and 6.5x55. Maybe again in the 35 but that would be only caliber.

Been a user for decades and still using them with great results.

I really liked CL’s and it was my go to bullet in my 30-06. The bullets I used were different than the new CL’s, I believe. There’s so many good bullets on the market now. Wasn’t always that way.

Well....

There's like 4 different CL now, one of them bonded. If they decided to go buy some reloading market share and offer up some screamin' deals, then yea, depending on the offering I'd give 'em a go...

I like the interlocks. The least expensive bullets I load are the Winchester powerpoints. Those shoot surprisingly well. I don't like how soft corelokts are though. Never have liked them. I've used a bunch, but there are better options out there. Besides that, I thought corelokts were available. I'm pretty sure I've seen them at Cabela's?

Nope. Too many better options.

Nope. Too many better options.

35 Remington is the only one I can think of.

I very much like the Core-lokt Ultra and load them in 270 Winchester, 257 Roberts and 308 Win, I would load more if available.

Back before the world went to shit*** I used to be able to buy bags of bulk Core Lokts and Power Points for a little over half of the price of the usual brands. They were great for putting together a box of inexpensive deer loads for a buddy, shakedown cruise ammo for new rifles, "shooting in" new brass et cetera.








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I'd imagine a guy wouldn't have too many complaints if Supply Chain is what it is and that's all that's on the shelf come hunting season as components. Just sayin'.

I'd be perfectly happy to build deer/pig loads with them.

I still have some and they are just fine for shots under 300 yds.