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<blockquote data-quote="Batsin" data-source="post: 3025782" data-attributes="member: 126867"><p>I hope that I didn't come off as obnoxious on the post about the Core-Lokt's. After seeing your photos, I remembered some older ones clearly showing an exaggerated hourglass shape of the core and started down the rabbit hole. </p><p>The inconsistency seen in the thinned section at the bottom of the jackets was interesting and does not inspire confidence in their products. Sometimes you needed to squint to see it and sometimes it could be seen mostly on one side. It would not surprise me if poor quality control and worn-out tooling played a big part with the two bullets that you sectioned. It makes sense that these problems would be worst on products that have been produced for many years and likely still made with older machinery. </p><p>In retrospect, it appears that Remington use the same jacket tooling for both the regular Core Lokt and and Ultra Bonded bullets. It makes sense, but probably reduces the accuracy a bit. I certainly was surprised to see the interlock ring, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Batsin, post: 3025782, member: 126867"] I hope that I didn't come off as obnoxious on the post about the Core-Lokt's. After seeing your photos, I remembered some older ones clearly showing an exaggerated hourglass shape of the core and started down the rabbit hole. The inconsistency seen in the thinned section at the bottom of the jackets was interesting and does not inspire confidence in their products. Sometimes you needed to squint to see it and sometimes it could be seen mostly on one side. It would not surprise me if poor quality control and worn-out tooling played a big part with the two bullets that you sectioned. It makes sense that these problems would be worst on products that have been produced for many years and likely still made with older machinery. In retrospect, it appears that Remington use the same jacket tooling for both the regular Core Lokt and and Ultra Bonded bullets. It makes sense, but probably reduces the accuracy a bit. I certainly was surprised to see the interlock ring, though. [/QUOTE]
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