OT: Remington 308 Marlin Express Load

[Bogie35]

FYI -

Remington Adds the Popular 308 Marlin Express to Centerfire Rifle Ammunition Category

Madison, N.C. – New for 2009, Remington is offering the 308 Marlin Express cartridge in the legendary line of Core-Lokt® hunting ammunition. Now Marlin® lever-action fans shooting the hot new 308 Marlin Express cartridge can experience the “Deadliest Mushroom in the Woods.” The 308 Marlin Express offering will feature a Core-Lokt 150 grain soft point bullet with a muzzle velocity of 2725 fps, providing 308 Win performance levels in a lever-action platform.

In 1939, Remington Arms Company Inc. set the world standard in centerfire rifle ammunition design and performance with the advent of the Core-Lokt bullet. This new bullet design was based around the thicker mid-section of its heavy metal jacket which mechanically locked to its inner lead core. The Core-Lokt bullet was the first controlled expansion bullet that provided hunters with minimum bullet break-up and deep penetration on game. Over the years Remington has refined the original Core-Lokt design and perfected the manufacturing processes used to produce it. Now, nearly 70 years after its introduction, the Remington® Core-Lokt bullet has taken more big game than any other bullet on the market. Generations of hunters have trusted Remington Core-Lokt to put meat on the table and trophies on their walls.

I assume this load will use a typical Core-Lokt round nose profile. If so, it won't keep up with the Hornady load downrange.

But it's nice that Remington is making the effort.

bogie

[Modoc ED]

Speed (FPS) isn't everything.

[6pt-sika]

Well I killed two deer and a pair of red fox in the 2007 season with my 308MXLR using the Hornady rubber tipped stuff !

And I have yet to kill a deer with my 308MX in the 2007 or 2008 season's . So for the 2009 season I'll get a couple boxes of the Remington stuff and resight my 308MX . That way I can christen the 308MX and try out the new Remington ammo at the same time