First Look: Remington Core-Lokt Lever Gun Ammunition

Ballistically superior rounds for your lever gun.

by
posted on February 27, 2025
** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. **
Remington Core-Lokt Lever Gun Ammunition

Remington Ammunition is expanding its Core-Lokt Tipped ammunition line to cover lever-action rifles and carbines with the new Remington Core-Lokt Tipped Lever Gun product line.

“Big Green is excited to be bringing the Core-Lokt Tipped family into the world of lever guns,” said Jon Langenfeld, research and development engineer at Remington Ammunition. “The resurgence of the lever gun was a welcome sight within Remington. We knew it would only be right to allow every lever-gun shooter, whether novice or expert, the ability to utilize the trusted performance of Remington’s Core-Lokt Tipped in a variety of lever-gun calibers.”

Most lever-action firearms use a tubular magazine, which places cartridges in front and behind each other in the magazine. For safety reasons, lever gun calibers are not loaded with pointed, spitzer-type bullets due to potential danger of a bullet’s point sitting right behind the next round’s primer, which may result in an accidental discharge. Blunt-nosed bullets are used in these magazines to prevent this, but the trade-off has always been less efficient ballistic performance, especially at longer distances.

All Remington Core-Lokt Tipped Lever Gun bullets use a green polymer ballistic tip which reduces each bullet’s “blunt” profile to boost its ballistic performance in a way that’s safe for the inside a lever-action firearm’s tubular magazine. However, the Core-Lokt bullets still expand into their classic “mushroom” shape to stop game.

This new product line counts on some classic American lever action calibers including .30-30 Win., .45-70 Gov’t, .32 Win. Special and .35 Rem. In addition to this, Core-Lokt Tipped Lever Gun is also available to shooters in the modern .360 Buckhammer chambering.

Remington Core-Lokt Tipped Lever Gun Caliber List:

  • .360 Buckhammer, 180 grain: Muzzle velocity 2,400 fps
  • .30-30 Win., 150 grain: Muzzle velocity 2,390 fps
  • .35 Rem., 200 grain: Muzzle velocity 2,080 fps
  • .45-70 Gov’t, 300 grain: Muzzle velocity 1,900 fps
  • .444 Marlin, 240 grain: Muzzle velocity 2,350 fps
  • .32 Win. Special, 170 grain: Muzzle velocity 2,250 fps

Please visit remington.com to learn more.

Latest

2025 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts $45 to $83
2025 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts $45 to $83

2025 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts $45 to $83

Whether you’re looking for practical gear or just fun, firearm-related stocking stuffers, we’ve got you covered.

How Fast Can You Run?

Can you get out of trouble when it's time to go?

First Look: Wilson Combat WCP365 2.0

Wilson Combat upgrades an iconic pistol from SIG Sauer.

I Carry: Taurus 66 Combat Revolver in a Galco Holster

In this week's episode of "I Carry," we have a Taurus 66 Combat .357 Magnum revolver in a Galco Summer Comfort holster with a Cold Steel Karve knife.

Tech Wisdom: Get It Straight

My first trip to the range with my new Smith & Wesson Model 640 went from eager anticipation to sheer disappointment. The first five shots downrange at 10 yards went into an acceptable cluster on the right edge of the target.

Bond Arms Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Three decades of quality firearms from Bond Arms.

Interests



Get the best of Shooting Illustrated delivered to your inbox.