ORIGINAL: TX7Mag
Hello to everyone. I've finally joined on site after viewing for quite sometime.
With a new rifle I find myself tempted to try something new. I have been using Core-lokt's for the past 20 years with great success on Texas whitetails and hogs up to 300 lbs. On my lease shots can range from 50 to 300 yards as well.
I have read that the Fusion line from Federal has been very accurate, but I am wondering what its real world performance has been. I will be shooting my new .270 this year.
Thank you,
TX7Mag
Welcome TX!
The Core-Lokt is one of the earlier controlled-expansion bullets. It is a refinement of the old Peters Inner-Belted design, and was so good compared to plain cup-and-draw bullets that even Elmer Keith had good things to say about them. These bullets are fine for thin-skinned game up to elk size, and in several of my rifles, they have proved very accurate to boot.
I don't think the Fusion has been in use long enough for a real performance database to have been developed with which to compare it to the Core-Lokt (or any other bullet, for than matter.) However, there is no doubt in my mind that almost any jacketed bullet is good enough to kill the Texas whitetails I've seen, except for perhaps those down around Kingsville! They are NOT elk or moose, after all! BUT 300-pound hogs might provide a differentchallenge. So, since the Core-Lokt works on the hogs too, carry some with you when you test the Fusion on a hog.