SPEED DEMON?? 243 Winchester Remington CoreLokt Tipped 95gr Ammo Test

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[@lwmoore5232]

Myself, My Son and My two Grandsons used this exact ammo this season SIX deer six shots, An 18 inch inside spread 10 point, two 15 inch eight points and three doe.. Everything DOA, fell in their tracks.. This ammo is Top Notch Stuff.

[@necummins8696]

.243 Nautilus Lapua 90 grain all day long

[@AlanHalligan-z4w]

The Winchester Featherweight used in this video is gorgeous and one of the all time classics, hang on to it.

[@PassivePortfolios]

This is 6 mm Remington performance, excellent for mule deer and antelope out West where the shots are long. Thanks for the tests !

[@TheBenbeyer]

I get really good groups with a Tikka T3X Lite Stainless. I zeroed my rifle using the Nosler 90 grain Ballistic Tip and this ends up about 1/2-3/4 MOA down and 1/2-3/4 MOA right from the Nosler. The Nosler is my main ammo but I bought a couple boxes to see how this shoots as I got back into hunting this year and my dad still has cases of the Remington Core Lokt from the early 90s or they might be from the 80s. I also bought a box of Federal Fusion to try in my 243 based on your videos. The 2 Does I shot this year only went 30-40 yards with the Nosler and both were shot in the vitals. The Nosler is basically my base line ammunition at this point.

[@youngin881]

I’m getting 3020 average out of a 24” Rem 700 with this ammo. Groups are well under 1” though so I’m gonna roll with it.

[@Simon-talks]

I disagree with the 20" barrel being ideal for the .243. The fact that the overbored cartridge LOSES so much velocity with a shorter barrel....that's the very reason why a longer barrel is optimal in it. Whereas, since the .308 doesn't loose much velocity by chopping the barrel down, that means it's the perfect choice for a carbine(since you don't give up much velocity and energy).

[@nathanbailey9153]

I agree with you. The .243 needs at least a 22" barrel, and it doesn't make it any more cumbersome. I think if you want a short barrel carbine, you need to go with something made for it - like .30-30, .35 Rem, etc. Something not over-bore

[@guardianminifarm8005]

Agreed on the compact rifles. Great youth rifle & round for deer. Thank you.

[@JacksonEngineering]

Nice work! Always cool to see how different calibers and ammo are performing. Love the cartridge cuffs too! I have two and the next rifle I plan to get is a single shot so I’ll most definitely be putting in another order.

[@markhirstwood4190]

Good video, but one point - I don't think your bolt-action is a 'carbine', despite being compact.

[@JimParvin-o9e]

All Remington has done is to bring back from the dead the bronze points minus the bronze part. They simply replaced the bronze part with plastic. I used to use the 130 grain bronze points in my son's 270 with astounding success back in 97-98 deer season. 🦌 3 deer seasons back, a very fat axis buck was staring over one of my fences at my food plot of winter wheat trying to decide when he was ready to jump the damn fence at 184 yards, and I ran out of patience and plugged him smak dab through the middle of his ribs and he hit the dirt hard, and never even kicked! That 100 grain winchester power point poked a hole clean through. Being 234 pounds on the hoof I decided right quick to use the winchester hundred grain power points from then on in my beloved Howa 243 cerakote camouflage stock. This gun is a one in a million, because it will poke all three rounds into a single jagged hole and it doesn't matter if it's a Remington core lok or winchester power point 100gr.

[@tripplebeards3427]

Like to see Remington sell them in bulk loose projectiles. I can tell you the 90 and 95 grain Nosler ballistic tips are Thors hammer on deer. Like to try these handloaded.

[@jasonshults368]

I'm a big fan of the Nosler 95gr BT.

[@tripplebeards3427]

@@jasonshults368 I never tried the 95 grain ballistic tips and just got some the other day. I can tell you the 90 grainers are Thor's hammer on deer

[@christophersnyder4851]

thats a really nice rifle sir. a real riflemans rifle. winchester controlled round feed. the best.

[@raleighthomas3079]

I’m dying to get that exact rifle in 7mm-08!

[@garytrainer1690]

That will for sure work too. 👍👍

[@Jacdoc2002]

I really like it when you showed the grouping with the Privi Partisan. Can you add that to your tests?

[@jmgates09]

Mad props to you man you definitely make the best ammo information vids love them man n can't wait for you to expand to more cartridges..... What do you think will be some of the next cartridges you get into hope it's some short mags would love to see you do a 6.5 prc or some of the WSMs???

[@richardpugliese3391]

Great job, very thorough. You strike me as a really nice gentleman too !!

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Glad to be of service and thanks for your support!

[@jeffjackman4888]

I use 55gr for deer. Many fromtal shots, heart shots and it peforms perfect. The box says the velocity is 3840, i would like to see a test video done on this if you would

[@Liamisdead99]

When will you test out that 375 h&h? Can’t wait to see some ammo tests!!!! Love the vids my guy 🇺🇸💪

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Glad to be of service! Haha, whenever I can get to it, hopefully this coming spring

[@deanmccabe8783]

Maybe add cornograph just before the gel so we can see what are bullets are carrying near the kill site! Would help pick my bullets for the 243. Mine new 243 has a 20 inch barrel also. Nice also to see how all your bullets stack up to each other?

[@markhenderson2896]

Love your videos, straight to point and just facts

[@Eric--zs6um]

I've had a .243 win since 1982. The cartridge never let me down. From groundhog to deer to factory class sporter/varmint matches is a very accurate round. Barrels of less than 22"is a waste of components. Muzzle blast is all you gain. Same can be said for the 25-06. Manufacturers have wrapped on .243's,.25-06 by not giving the faster twist barrels. So instead of buying a new Bandwagon cartridges (creedmoores, PRC's) put a new barrel on with faster twists. My guess is you'll be just as happy. If your not shooting matches ,over bore means nothing. They will outlast you just hunting deer.

[@kirkboswell2575]

Had a 243. Nothing bad, really, to say about it, but I was never satisfied with it. I did discover while I had it, that I'm really a "big bore" person. So it was a worthwhile time.

[@Simon-talks]

oh yeah?

[@rynerenzaglia8006]

I use core-lokt tipped 165 30-06, I’ve found that sometimes the packaging bends the tips on the ammo. Not sure if the packaging suck or the tips are too soft.

[@donwyoming1936]

Almost all factory test barrels are 24 inch. Not many people are out there hunting with a 24 inch barrel in nonmagnums. 🤠

[@gergoerdodi3583]

Could you try the nosler partition bullets?

[@burgtaylor3469]

My 18 " barrel yielded 2670 fps for a 20 shot sample about a year ago.

[@corporalpunish6089]

Still not sure how I feel about 243. I thought it would be a good choice for when I was headed out to bag a doe for the freezer. Wanted something that didnt blast quite such a big hole through what might be a smaller animal. I have had 3 deer down so far but with no exits on 100ish pound deer and a little tracking. What are you seeing?

[@outdoorswithroostercurrie6984]

If you’re a Handloader try loading Nosler Partitions, Barnes Bullets or Speer GrandSlams.

[@corporalpunish6089]

@@outdoorswithroostercurrie6984 Been wanting to get going on hand loading but start up costs are so much with all the equipment. Need to get my head wrapped around just doing it. But yes, I love partitions in just about any caliber. Think I might try some TSX next time if I can find

[@packerjh2]

I would try federal fusion or plain core lokt(not tipped). I couldn't find plain core lokt. Shot 2 does with tipped, recovered both, very unimpressed. Blood trails very minimum, inside the deer was all the damage. We tried the deer season xp and they were about the same. Extreme internal trauma, small entrance with no exit. We r going to try the barnes and just punch the shoulders unless our original core lokt pops back up.

[@outdoorswithroostercurrie6984]

Look at LEE Loading Equipment and Dies. They’re a great buy and they have a Lifetime warranty.

[@NickGer123]

I am impressed with the 80gr ttsx it painted a red carpet on a big doe my son shot.

[@garys8754]

243 was optimized for a 24” barrel. 20” is simply too short given the powder capacity of the 243. Using a 20” barrel for it will lead to accelerated barrel and barrel throat wear. Not recommended.

[@Ugh_its_dat_guy86]

Corelokt ammunition around in Louisiana is THE ammo. I know out of my 270win it loves the stuff. I will tell this the corlokt tipped in my 270 is shooting hot. The recoil and report is significant more than other factory loads.

[@johnchurchwell1663]

Would like to see you do some ballistic tests with the new 400 legend

[@LetsGo-yy1pn]

Would like to see the results of a 16 inch barrel. Great video

[@tbjtbj4786]

Have you ever done and 6mm remington ,257, 240 weatherby test?

[@dewaynewhite4889]

What 243 ammo do you use for deer

[@r.awilliams9815]

Velocity still seems a little low to me, even accounting for the short barrel, but I have no doubt it would be an excellent deer and hog round.

[@Simon-talks]

all ammo company velocities are quite a bit slower than they advertised. Companies have most of the gun community fooled about various cartridge speeds...

[@kirkboswell2575]

​@@Simon-talks- No. Actually the ammo companies will usually have a 26 inch barrel for their testing. Take off 50 fps per inch less, and you will have a realistic expectation (modern powders. Old powders, 75 fps). This doesn't make printed figures "lies", but rather a valuable reference point.

[@Simon-talks]

No, it makes them blatant lies. They know that the average hunter who needs to grab a box of ammo is not a ballistic scientist, and they are deliberately misleading them in order to get their money.

[@kirkboswell2575]

@Simon-talks - No, not lies. You know, for several years the ammo companies stopped putting velocity numbers on the boxes because of complaints like yours. A whole bunch of people complained, like me, until they started putting them back on. You need a standard starting place for everyone. That happens to be 26 inches for everyone. It doesn't take a ballistic scientist to do some basic math and subtract 50 fps per inch shorter. It's also quite handy for high performance cartridges like the 10 mm. Standard is 1200 fps with a 200 grain bullet but there's a whole lot of it loaded to 40 S&W specs, i.e. 1000 fps with a 180. Without those numbers you don't know if you are reaching for a standard load, or a "light" load. There's plenty of other similar cartridges........ Definitely not lies, but apparently some basic math is difficult for some people. For those individuals I'd say ask their hunting buddy.

[@Simon-talks]

@@kirkboswell2575 the companies know good and well what they are doing to mislead....they know that nobody has a 26 Inch barrel on their .308 or .243 hunting rifle, lol. And they don't make it clear in their labeling that they are using a ridiculously long barrel.....just stop. lol

[@trueracker]

How much are cartage holders

[@JohnAngle-vw8yq]

Did you ever do a gel test on your 365 H&H?

[@tylorwoloszyn9076]

Just wondering if you have tried the new norma whitetail 180 grain in 30-06 ??

[@ctapmgriley]

Super nice rifle!

[@brianklamer3328]

I'd be interested to know who makes that bullet for Remington? Looks a lot like the new Sierra Game Changer tipped bullet series. Thanks for the video!

[@markhirstwood4190]

At first, I thought that too but then when I looked, side by side at the cutaway pictures, the GameChanger and Coke-Lokt are distinctly different. Don't let the green polymer tip fool you.

[@TheGunNerd]

I keep seeing people recommend match ammo for hunting. Can we see some match ammo soon?

[@robthebank9453]

I have Browning BLR in 243 and Ive often wondered if its 20 inch barrel was a hindrance.

[@brianklamer3328]

Browning and Winchester have always used slow twist rates for .243, I prefer 1 in 9 or faster.

[@robthebank9453]

@brianklamer3328 Thanks, I have mine dialed in to hit a can at 100 yards without any trouble, just wondered about energy and speed loss of shorter barrels

[@tlloyd9325]

I handload the 85gr Sierra Game Kings at 3300fps and I’m not crowding it. Out of a Tikka.

[@Oldman650]

Cattywampus! 😂😂👍

[@CircleBrewery]

Have you used federal fusion?

[@packerjh2]

His hunting load is the 95gr fusion. It performs awesome in every caliber

[@BigdaddyE71]

Please test Hornady Superformance 243 in 95 grain SST! I think this may be the same ammo rebranded.

[@masonleather_outdoors]

It’s on the docket

[@raymondjohnson1840]

Might want to try a different chronagraf. Always shows slow.

[@stepabove2136]

Deadliest mushroom in the woods 😮.

[@DouglasPrice-p9q]

... any rifle with a shorter than 20" barrel in 243 Win is just turning gun powder into noise

[@anthonyfairbanks2952]

Rem 788 in 243

[@mikem201]

Not very accurate in my Savage 110 .243s.

[@John_Redcorn_]

Overpriced for what it is. Remington charging crazy prices for what used to be the cheapest hunting ammo you could buy. They slapped a green plastic tip on it and jacked upped the price. Other rounds are more impressive

[@youngin881]

It’s not even a core lokt bullet. It’d a green tipped Hornady SST.

[@joechapman8279]

I never liked 22" barrel on 243 wanted 24"

[@dennisschell5543]

Screw the stupid 20" barrel... 🙄

[@johnkoenig496]

Remington Factory ammo is ALWAYS WAAAAAY slower than they claim. Should be FALSE ADVERTISING !

[@Simon-talks]

it's not just Remington, it's ALL companies that false advertise velocity....

[@johnkoenig496]

@@Simon-talks I've found Remington to be the most out of spec. Federal is closest in my experience.

[@Simon-talks]

@@johnkoenig496 all the companies use 24 to 26 inch barrels in their testing, then sell the ammo to people with an average of 22 inch barrels so they almost all over advertise 150-200 fps faster than people actually get out of their rifles.

[@johnkoenig496]

@@Simon-talks I know all about that.

[@youngin881]

Federal 243 is the slowest I’ve chronographed by far. Not sure why? My 270 and 7mag federal rounds are quite warm loads right there close to advertised.