coreloks

[Fishaholic]

so i went out scouting today and didn't see much but i did shoot a little and i was wondering if anyone ever had a bad shell with rem core loks??? i had one bad round out of 20. i had it happen with the 22 and 76254r and the 76239 but never a 30-06 springfield.

and has anyone ever shot 220gr out of a rem 700 in 30-06. i shoot 180s right now and they are great i just wanna try something new


and has anyone shot 165gr out of a 30-06 and how well do they shoot??
i want to be able to shoot 400 to 600 yards with the 30-06.

thanks
ddjj

[carpsniperg2]

coreloks have killed a lot of critters! That being said they are not the best long range bullet, there are far better picks for the 400-600 yards shots you are talking about.

[lazydrifter]

I picked up a box of partitions 220 grn to try out of my Rem 700  30-06.  Haven't reloaded them yet.  Thought they would be some great brush busters up here on the Olympic Peninsula.  I'm going to shoot a bear with them this year.

Brant

[D-Rock425]

Shooting 5 or 6 hundred yards in one thing killing stuff at 5 or 6 hundred yards completely different.   Im not sure 30-06 is the best choice for that kinda range hunting anyway.

[Bean Counter]

I shoot Federal Power Shoks. Also a .30-06 shooter. They're the ones in the blue box. Same price as Core Lokts and also a soft point round. I have NEVER had a bad round in seven plus years.

Federal's tolerances are, on average, better than Remington's.

[D-Rock425]

I do shoot the cor locs out of my 7mm-08 mainly because i got like 4 or 5 boxes with it.  My gun shoots them pretty good and ive killed a few bears with them.

[rasbo]

I use 150 core lokts for all my bear hunting..never a problem..600 yds with an 06,not my idea of the right caliber for big game...

[Bigluke1981]

I have killed 3 mule deer with 165gn CL out of my 30-06 and they worked great. My longest shot of the 3 was 280 yards. I personally would not shoot at game over 400 with that gun, but that is me. I have shot one buck at 450 with 150gn CL out of my 300WM and he dropped in his tracks.

[Bob33]

At 600 yards the 220 will be about 10 feet low.  You need to start at a much closer distance and work your way out.  When you can no longer hit an 8" paper plate 9 times out of 10, then you've found your max range for deer.

[ironhead14]

If you are not into reloading try some Winchester Supremes.  I have great luck with them in my 7MM, 270, and 300 win.  Very accurate factory ammo.  My 7mm will print clover leafs at 100 yards with the Supremes.

[snowshoes22]

What do you mean by bad round? I had a 150 grain 270 core lokt factory load once that must have been loaded hot.  When i touched it off it shot gas out of every part of the gun that wasn't solid.  It burnt my cheek and almost got my eye.  It even blew the primer out of the pocket.   thought it blew up my gun for a second. I have used shooting glasses ever since, good lesson  i guess.  With a good trigger and an accurate gun with good glass 4 to 600 yards is no problem with an '06. If you have a scope that you can dial in elevation and windage. You would need a better long range bullet than a corelokt also.  I takes a ton of practice to execute those kinds of shots on game.  I practice to 750 weekly and wouldn't take a shot like that unless conditions were perfect.  A good ballistics program or drop tables are a must.  You would also need real world shooting to make sure your drop matches the programs. A lot of people don't realize what goes into shooting long range.  These are just my opinions and i am not an expert on any level. 

[Fishaholic]

a bad round as in i squeezed the  trigger and it didn't go off. at 100 yards i can shoot a dime size group using 180s. and a 400 yards i can shoot a chew can group with my 180s i have a good long range scope with a turret thing that lets me pick how far i want to shoot then scope is caliber specific. i just want to be able to shoot 600 plus.  and there was a sniper in Nam that used a 30-06 for long range shots halfcock i thinking his name is. i just want to know what bullet to use for longer shots on yots.   i don't have a gun fund so a different gun is not going to happen

[ellensburgpo]

His name was Carlos Hathcock, not halfcock, I believe. The story of Carlos halfcock is a whole other Vietnam story...

[snowshoes22]

if you hit a coyote in the vitals at 600 yards with a 30-06 it will be dead.  You will need a bullet that bucks wind well the farther out you shoot.  Do you reload or are you using factory loads? If you reload go with a VLD style or boattail bullet with high B.C.  If you need factory stuff go with a match grade ammo with a good bullet for coyotes.  I like the hornady 168 grain bthp in my 30-06.  Or just shoot what you have been they might perform better than you think.  At 600 you will need to know the drop because guessing the drop or the distance won't be reliable.  At 600 yards you will have about 6-8 feet of drop with a 100 yard zero depending on your load.  I use the Sierra infinity software a lot but there are free ones you can find like gseven or berger bullets has one.  Just remember the 30-06 was one of the first long range rounds and still competes with some of the best new ones. 

[Wanttohuntmore]

If I was using rem corlokts in an 06 for long range, 180's would be my choice.  They will be fine on deer out to 600.