I've never had an issue with them.

God Bless,
David B.

I've only shot about 5 deer with them so my results are skewed but I did have one less than optimal experience. I shot a buck last year at about 80 yards, perfectly broadside, and double lunged him. I watched him run about 60 yds out of the clearcut and really was second guessing the shot on whether I hit him by how he acted. It was a fresh clear cut so I walked to the exact spot where the shot occurred. Found his tracks where he took off and if it wasn't for being able to follow his tracks, it would have made finding him a lot more difficult. I walked his track for the 60 yds he made it to the edge of the cut and walked about 15 yds into the edge of the woods and he was laying right there. Perfect doubled lung shot. There was not a speck of blood in his tracks anywhere along the way. I even went back and looked after I got him loaded up to make sure I didn't miss it. The entrance and exit holes were both about the same size, roughly a little larger than the initial size of the bullet.

The end result was a dead deer within 75 yds of the shot so theres not too much to complain about. However, Im typically used to a pretty good blood trail with a doubled lunged, rifle shot deer. If I hadn't have been able to see him run the majority of the way he ran and where he entered the woods, as well as being able to follow his track, it would have made for longer than necessary recovery. This is the only buck I've shot with the core-lokts, 3 does were DRT with shoulder shots and one doe was double lunged with a good blood trail. I don't know what happened on the buck but I hope it doesn't happen again. Caliber was a 270 WSM.

For all misfires I would ask why if it was me? Would get my gun checked out for sure. Also, try to get one back to factory so product can be checked. Any product could be defective. Over thirty years no misfires hear. Just shot a box at range...bang every one. Is there a lot# on box. I have notice two different shells. One shell is crimped near the point and one is not. My gun shoots the ones that are not crimped more accurate.

Probably the best bullet for deer ever made.

Problem is remington. Their QC is terrible and it ain't just the core loc rounds either.

Maybe they load bad primers in case their rifles accidently go off with the safety on.

I nor them could ever explain the swelling shell cases after firing. That about cost me a deer once.

I've have had one out of no telling how many hundred not fire, and it was at a critical time, follow up shot at a nice buck, I did get another shot off, I didn't go away from them, mostly because they are always in stock where I shop. And most all the deer I've killed with them just just flop over, DRT.

The will of a deer to suvive astonish a many people over years. The best drt shot close range is neck shot if you you put it in right spot.

I think they used to be some of the best ammo out there, but like so many things, they got cheapened. In the last 2 years I have heard of quite a few instances where they misfire. I saw it myself at the range last year. My son in law had 2 duds that we tried in 3 different guns. I had one misfire from a box of American Whitetails. They must be using cheap primers.

It was either 12 fired and 8 didn't or 8 fired and 12 didnt. I tried them in abother rifle with the same results. I forgot that we had a couple in .270 that didn't go off in a rifle whitney was shooting. Luckily it was just at the range and there was a guy there with a 270 bar and they wouldn't fire in his rifle?

Shot a whole box of Hornady shells the same day and never had a misfire.

Everyone's always looking for the perfect broadhead,rifle, and cartridge. All modern ammo works well and will kill deer rather proficiently when well placed. One thing i've learned, and that is, most people cant shoot worth a damn because they cant control their nerves. They make a crappy shot with a particular broadhead or bullet and they can't find the deer and its not their fault, oh no, its the equipment. People cant blood trail either. I'm sure core-locs work just fine, along with all other bullets when well placed. Use bullets designed for whitetail deer and you'll be fine.

Well if it doesn't go bang its kinda hard to blame the hunter here. Not gonna be an optimum shot placement or any blood trail to follow if the cartridge refuses to leave the rifle...

Then you got 3 or 4 peope that have used them for 30 + years without a misfire just doesn't make sense to me . They always go off in my BAR.

Put a smidge of nail polish around primer to keep any moisture out of your charge for more consistent powder burns as well as primer detonation.

The bullet doesn't go bang, the primer does. Not sure why you had that problem, but because it didn't fire doesn't mean the bullet is not a worthy bullet. I use Hornady SST's, so i'm not pushing core-locs, i'm just sayin all modern bullets perform pretty well, when well placed. There's just too much design and engineering and testing for bullets not to work well. But then again, there could be a lemon, just like with a car.

I also shoot SST's, and I am speaking to the quality of the whole cartridge as bought from the factory. Sure the bullet is fine.

I've used core lokts for years. .270, 30-06, .308, .243. Never one single time have I had one not go boom. NEVER. Never once have I heard verbally from anyone that they've had one not go off. I've killed every deer that I've shot at with Core lokts, KNOCK ON WOOD. I have three rifles sighted in and loaded with them now. I trust core lokts, never had a reason not to.

I don have any reason to lie to you and don't really care if you shoot them or not. Just trying to give you a heads that one day they are going to go click when you want them to go bang

I didn't call you a liar, nor anyone else. I simply said I have never actually verbally heard anyone say this. I remember you posting this before, and maybe one other person, but that's the first I've read of it either. Maybe you had a bad batch of bullets? I had two boxes of steel shot duck loads made by hevi shot one time that NONE of the 50 would go boom. NONE. They sent me two new boxes and other than that, I've never had a problem with any ammunition at all

Never had an issue out of my Ruger 30-06 with them. I wish I'd never clicked on this thread now though. I feel jinxed just reading it.

I've shot and killed a pile of deer with corelokts. Never had an issue.