I do not consider penetration of a mere 4" of wood with the loss of the entire core to be satisfactory performance, but the Corelokt bullet does much better when it hits flesh rather than wood!
I AGREE!! I'll reconsider when they start makeing deer out of wood...
When i was designing and mfg'ing bullets i made it my business to recover hundreds and hundreds of bullets! Unless the core is properly "bonded" in or mechanically held into place like the rear core of an NP, (Nosler partition) they ALL will loose there coreunder the right conditions!
Useing catchy names like "hot core", "innerlock", "coreloc", and others doesn't mean a darn thing if you push the speed fast enough to peel the "jacket" back far enough to expose the core. Once that happens, the core can leave the jacket, and it doesn't matter who made the bullet.
On the other hand, if the bullet isn't over stressed as in longer shots or has a slower start out velocity, or doesn't hit massive bone ect... The core will stay intact... It's as simple as that!
As i don't always get those "perfect" shots, atthe"perfect" distance, for the cartridge i'm carrying, i use NP's. The NP sheds the nose of the bullet fairly easily even on long shots or on "rib" shots, but the rear 2/3 of the bullet core is held in place to drive in deep even if it hits bone. They are the bullet all others are judged by!!
Drilling Man