need2hunt Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 I've been shooting the CoreLokt sabots from my 20 gauge for the last 2 seasons, I love the long range they give me (200 yards) but I'm hating that I can't get a blood trail with them. I shot a doe FRI night of 1st shotgun season in IL, she ran once I shot and after looking for blood and for her and finding neither I figured I must have missed. Next morning I did a push through that area and I found her 60 yards from where I shot her. I shot her at 70 yards, bullet hit her in the shoulder and exited low behind the far leg, then traveled an additional 90 yards, hitting the pond dam and landing 30 yards out into the pond. There was no blood between where I shot her and where she lay and no blood where she lay all night. Had a similar thing happen last year on a buck I shot except I saw where he staggered and fell - otherwise I probably would have thought I missed him too. I'm learning to hit them a little high in the shoulder so they drop in their tracks but I hate the thought of shooting a deer having it run 60 yards and not being able to find it due to no blood trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 Re: Remington CoreLokt Sabots and Bloodtrails I hear ya Bud. That's what I don't like about ML sabots with XTP bullets. Your choices are either shoot them in a spot that anchors them right now or plan on following up for 100 yards after every shot. Another option is to change ammo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2hunt Posted November 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 Re: Remington CoreLokt Sabots and Bloodtrails AJ, do you have a suggestion on a different kind of ammo? I'm shooting a Remington 20 gauge SP (rifled cantilever barrel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 Re: Remington CoreLokt Sabots and Bloodtrails Best round to pattern out of my Remington is a plain ol' lead Winchester 3" mag. I've only shot one deer with it, as I'm primarily a bowhunter ('cours, you know that), but it really did the number on that doe. Blood everywhere on that very short blood trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Re: Remington CoreLokt Sabots and Bloodtrails N2H, As far as mirroring the trajectory you are getting, that's hard to reproduce. Federal has a PREMIUM VITAL*SHOK® BARNES EXPANDER that is going 1900 fps. The Lightfield sabots are very popular but do not offer the same range. How often do you get shots past 125 yards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2hunt Posted November 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Re: Remington CoreLokt Sabots and Bloodtrails The place in Southern IL that I shotgun hunt has a 300 acre grass field that I like to hunt and the range comes in handy. But I would say that even when I'm hunting the grass fied the majority of my shots are -100 yards. Other than the grass field I hunt a hardwood timber and the shots are pretty much -75 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Re: Remington CoreLokt Sabots and Bloodtrails I used to shoot the Rem sabots and switched because I wasn't getting a good grouping since they changed the design of the sabot. Switched to lightfields hybrids this year and grouped very well. Very impressed with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Re: Remington CoreLokt Sabots and Bloodtrails I like the Federal "Barnes Expander " very accurate with knock-down punch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAbowhunter4life Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Re: Remington CoreLokt Sabots and Bloodtrails Winchester Super X Sabots for me. Only one deer has made it out of sight and she bled like a stuck pig so she wasn't hard to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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