Anschütz vs cooper

stubblejumper said:
New Zealand walnut, very hard compared to Turkish walnut.
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Is that right? Figure is a lot like Claro. New Zealand and Turkish walnut are, of course, the same species, Juglans Regia--commonly referred to as English walnut (although we also see 'French', 'Turkish', and 'Circassian' used as well)--just grown in different parts of the world. Hardness depends on age of the tree and speed of its growth.
 
South Pender said:
Is that right? Figure is a lot like Claro. New Zealand and Turkish walnut are, of course, the same species, Juglans Regia--commonly referred to as English walnut (although we also see 'French', 'Turkish', and 'Circassian' used as well)--just grown in different parts of the world. Hardness depends on age of the tree and speed of its growth.
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I can only tell you what I have noticed. I accidentally bumped the rifle, and thought for sure that I had dented it, but not a mark. Talking to other people that have purchased New Zealand blanks from Prophet River, most people commented on the wood not denting as easy as the Turkish walnut they have used. Perhaps the trees grow at a different rate in New Zealand?
 
Chilly807 said:
I messaged Leupold last week asking about my long-ordered VX3i EFR, this was the reply..

""We have had a number of developments for this year. I don't expect to see more EFR's till mid Summer.

Best Regards,""

While patience is a virtue (apparently), discontinuing several entire lines of optics before the replacements are available doesn't strike me as a sound business practice.
I can only hope he was referring to the VX-Freedom scopes that will maybe feature EFR, and not the VX3i.
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Well, there's some good news! I got a call from my local dealer on Tuesday, and picked up the new scope today. So, the VX3i version that has EFR continues to be available on an ongoing basis.
I suspect that Leupold is scrambling to produce their new VX Freedom lineup at the expense of the rest of the stable.
 
Search function was my friend here as I had the exact same question.

I am leaning towards Anschutz because of the perceived technical superiority. The other consideration is that the Cooper costs about $700 more, which is not an insignificant amount.
 
Reading this just after a successful day in the squirrel woods with my 17mach2 leaves me to comment in a way where id choose the cooper personally. For reasons of pure enjoyment of what makes squirrel hunting with a rimfire so special. A highly figured walnut stock and deep bluing belong in the woods. Sure an annie might punch more center Xs but a cooper will still outshoot most squirrel rifles. For the times sitting in the crisp air holding your rifle waiting for a tree rat to show why not be looking at a gorgeous rifle.?

However if flinging high grade rimfire ammo into the smallest groups possible is what youre after go with the annie
 
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