Old bullets = "fragile" ?

[Rule 303]

Back in the day not so long ago, most bullets failed from time to time but sometimes they failed an killed, the bullet boys listened and changed the game and todays bullets are the best ever. I have not had a real bullet failure in the last 60 years, but had many before that. The ony good bullets I recall working every time were the Rem corelokts and at some point the Winchester Power Points, and they still do today it seems.

Hate to bust your bubble, so to speak Ray, I have had Coreloks fail in the late 90's onward. Now by fail I mean they did not open up, just penciled through the game. Several were on medium sized pigs from about 150mts out to around 250 mts and on two Tahrs both about 60 mts. These were 130 grain 270 bullets. Lucky for me all were heart shots and the died but not until they had run 60 to 150 mts.

Those bullets only failed in that they did not open up, and as the animals died they still did the job. I was lucky with the Tahr as no cliff was nearby or, like Tahr do, they would have gone over the edge. I changed to a locally made monometal and when they closed I went to Hornady 140 grain Interlocks.

For some reason Remington either made the lead harder or used a harder or thicker cup. In my 303, 308 and Bob's favourite, 35 Whelen the Corelokts did not appear to change and still work.

 

[MS 9x56]

Never had a round nosed bullet fail to open.

 

[Rule 303]

From memory the 130 grain 270 cal Corelokts were pointed nose not round nose.

 

[MS 9x56]

If you were shooting monometal bullets they aren’t true corelocs.

 

[Rule 303]

If you were shooting monometal bullets they aren’t true corelocs.

Never claimed the monometals were corelokts. Where did you get the idea I was claiming Monometals were corelokts.