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700 ADL in .308 #5379444 10/25/14 10:36 PM
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I just purchased a Remington 700 ADL in .308, I will be sighting it in tomarrow. My question for yall is, what ammo have yall found to shoot best with this rifle?
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Re: 700 ADL in .308 [Re: DieselDubrul] #5379455 10/25/14 10:45 PM
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Core-lokt is the best off the shelf for my 270. Cheap and works well.

I'll say that hand loaded is better but if you're going off the shelf, the green and yellow box works.


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For me more often than not, Core Lokt is just the ticket. I have a rifle in .270 Win. that LOVES the stuff, so I got a few boxes of the same lot#.


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Re: 700 ADL in .308 [Re: DieselDubrul] #5379656 10/26/14 01:16 AM
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Yep, Core Lokt for me. Use in the 243, 270, 30-06 and 308. Picked up several boxes today at the new Academy in Denton, still under $19.

Re: 700 ADL in .308 [Re: DieselDubrul] #5379677 10/26/14 01:25 AM
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Never had Core-Lokt shoot worth a darn in anything I've put it in. That ammo just doesn't like me.

Back when I was buying ammo, Hornady always impressed me. I helped a friend with ammo testing last month. I shot his Rem 700 .308 for groups and, again Hornady shot the best. Like 3/4" or better for five shots at 100 yards. The other five brands of ammo I tested shot 1" or larger.


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Re: 700 ADL in .308 [Re: DieselDubrul] #5379681 10/26/14 01:27 AM
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Hornady used to just make me see red after using it in my 257 wmag. It shot around an inch for my 270 but the coreloks just flat out like my gun. I aint gonna argue with it till it stops working.


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My Rem 700 7 Mag loves the Core-lokt bullet. I tried others in it and wasn't impressed. So I bought the Core-lokt bullets for the Weatherby 308 as well. I used some reloads in it to get the sights close and then fine tuned with the Core-lokt which I hunt with. Worked great so far.


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Originally Posted By: Toxarch
My Rem 700 7 Mag loves the Core-lokt bullet. I tried others in it and wasn't impressed. So I bought the Core-lokt bullets for the Weatherby 308 as well. I used some reloads in it to get the sights close and then fine tuned with the Core-lokt which I hunt with. Worked great so far.


Long time core lokt user here, never had any issues.

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I have ONE gun that likes core-lokt, and it is a remington 700.

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I have four .308's in various configurations and all of them shoot perfectly fine with Core-Lokt. Might not get gnat-butt groups, but for general hunting and casual shooting they're hard to beat, inexpensive, and easy to find.


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Gnats [censored] groups are over rated in a hunting rifle. Coreloks put down many a deer every year.

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Hey I can get em with mine! It CAN be done, then you run out of that lot that shot so dang well. bang


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