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I’m going with .308/165gr CoreLokt. Fine bullet for medium game in my opinion. Similar to a Hornady Interlock of the same weight.

Always been fond of the 150 Core-Lokt in the 308 and 30-06

These two and the 100 gr 243.

I don't know that any CoreLokt was bad, never heard any complaints. But in spite of rules to the contrary, I still have high regard for the 185 gr 8mm CL. I use it in 8mm06 and 8x57, never any drama. Seems to have a huge useful velocity window. Like Mr. Pints I also have a supply of .308, 165's....Finn Aagaard trusted them as a standard, so that was all I needed to know. There seems to be a great deal of snobbery in the bullet world, if it doesn't cost a buck or two per shot...it can't possibly be effective.

I've had the most experience with the Remington Core Lokt .308" 165 gr. in .308 Winchester. It seemed like a better bullet than the Hornady IL 165gr., accuracy was as good and it held up better when hitting heavy bone in moose or elk. The old .308" 180 RN was good one too. Especially for moose. A good bullet design, and cheap, but not available any more, at least around here.

180 grain round nose. Either in 300 savage, 308, or 30-06. Works great.

130gr 270 worked well when I was growing up. This was the only ammo my father purchased for me so I didn’t have much to compare it to when I was a kid.

Been picking these Deadly Mushrooms for many a year - 8mm .308. .35 W

As a kid one of the most popular guns up here were the 760/7600 in 30.06 and in our group the old guys all thought the 180RN was the bomb.

Props for pulling out all the stops for that photo.

Surely because if it's superior brush-busting capabilities.

Used a lot in the 223 and 30-30 as well as the 35 Whelen.

Still have some in 22 caliber 55 grain,should work for deer.

25-06 100 grain. Deadly accurate for me.

In the 1960s and 70s Remington made the Core-Lokts with very good thick jackets. They were excellent for the most part. I used them in 270 150 grain, 30 cal in 150, 180 and 220 round noses, a batch or 200 grain 35 calibers as well as .375 270 grain round nose. I also shot many of them in the 150 grain and 180 grain 30 cal spitzers.
All were good but the round noses were the best.

150 PSP and 165 PSP in 30-06

117 RN in 257 Roberts

Use the the 50 and 55 gr in 22 caliber. 117 Rni and 120 in 25 caliber. The 150 in a 270, the 140gr iand 150gr in 7mm caliber, 150,170, 180 in 30 caliber. The 250 gr in 338, 200 in 35 caliber.

A 20 box of 150 gr Rem Core-Lokts in 30-06 could be had for $9.83 at Wal-Mart 30 years ago. They were the cheapest thing they had at the time so I always stuck to them. They never let me down.

Agreed! This year’s buck succumbed to factory 180 RN in 30-06

I really liked the 30-30 170gr Core Lokt RN HP bullets

Heck, I bought a bunch at half that about 5 years ago after the season. Federal blue box too. Couldn’t make it myself that cheap.