Cooper rifles
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i have an excalibre in 280. well built and shoots very well out of the box. never even touched the trigger. only thing is i put a vx2 on it and i think it requires a classier scope. more money. i wouldbuy another cooper in a heart beat.
ordered one a about six months ago and waiting for it. my father in law has 3 of them and all are shooters right out of the box, exellent fit and finish, compariable to a couple of my full customs. I will let you know how mine turns out when i get it.
I've been working up by Conklin Alta for the last month and took a day off to visit Prophet River, just so I could handle one. Beautiful lumber, great fit, smooth bolt, it was the nicest trigger I ever felt.
Once I make some more of the oil money and pay down my Visa, I'll leave the rest with Clay.The biggest problem with buying a Cooper is deciding which one to order. Right now I'm leaning towards a .284 Custom Classic
Once I make some more of the oil money and pay down my Visa, I'll leave the rest with Clay.The biggest problem with buying a Cooper is deciding which one to order. Right now I'm leaning towards a .284 Custom Classic
What 284? I have a 280 AI, 6.5x284 Norma and my son has a 7mm STW and they are all tack drivers.................sub-moa @ 100 meters. The Coopers are a fantastic firearm with great craftsmanship, wood, steel, fit and finish, great trigger and very accurate. On the down side, Coopers are heavy in weight, robust and not balanced (front heavy).
I've been thinking about getting one for a couple of years now, except I didn't like the fact that the action was not stainless when the barrel was. I just got an email reply from them today and they have started to make all stainless rifles now. Their web site does not indicate this but they said it would be updated in the next couple of months to show the all stainless rifles. He said they haven't shipped any yet but have orders pending for them.
I have my Cooper 6mm Rem Varmint Laminate set up for a long range coyote rifle. I love it and the coyotes hate it. I too will be ordering a new Cooper in the New Year once they have a repeater with a stainless action and barrel in 204. I will add a little extra cost and get a custom twist fluted barrel and fluted bolt but have not decided on the stock I want just yet.
I've got a classic in 30-06. Its a good rifle, all I ever did was lighten up the trigger a bit. Shoots 1/2' with ammo it likes, and seldom shoots anything over MOA. Luck gave it slightly better wood than the plain jane version usually has.
I could live without the 60 degree bolt lift and wish that there were higher capacity mags available. Anyone want to take a crack at makeing one or welding two together for me?
I noticed that if the 3 shot mag was filled with one up the barrel, ejection of the first shot was a sometimes thing when fireing fast. That would lead to a doublefeed with the top cartridge and the empty trying to cozy up in the chamber. It was the same with both mags.
I've got a Western Classic in 7mm STW comeing, might see that around spring. Magnum and varmint calibers are probably a better fit for the above average weight.
I could live without the 60 degree bolt lift and wish that there were higher capacity mags available. Anyone want to take a crack at makeing one or welding two together for me?
I noticed that if the 3 shot mag was filled with one up the barrel, ejection of the first shot was a sometimes thing when fireing fast. That would lead to a doublefeed with the top cartridge and the empty trying to cozy up in the chamber. It was the same with both mags.
I've got a Western Classic in 7mm STW comeing, might see that around spring. Magnum and varmint calibers are probably a better fit for the above average weight.
I have custom classic in 280 rem. Beautiful wood and metal finishing, excellent fit. Shoots great, I am in the process of developing a load.I have not had much time for shooting this fall, but all loads I have tried were under 1" 3-5 shot groups at 100 yards. I tried some hornady ssts, and berger vlds, Ive got some sierra game kings to try next. So far it likes the bergers with 52gr (I think) of IMR 4350 grouping just slightly over .5" 3 shot group @ 100 yards. I like the custom classic I have so much I have a classic in 35 whelen on order, I cant wait.
What 284? I have a 280 AI, 6.5x284 Norma and my son has a 7mm STW and they are all tack drivers.................sub-moa @ 100 meters. The Coopers are a fantastic firearm with great craftsmanship, wood, steel, fit and finish, great trigger and very accurate. On the down side, Coopers are heavy in weight, robust and not balanced (front heavy).
280AI crossed my mind but I was thinking of a .284 Winchester. Since seeing a .284 Winchester made by RMR for sale on th EE that I missed out on, I want one. If I wanted to go for something different I could always ask thm to build a .284 Shehane. The 7mm STW looks like an interesting round but I'm not sure if I'm going to agree with the extra recoil. I bought a MarkV 7mm Weatherby a couple of years ago and just didn't find it comfortable to shoot. I'm guessing that the STW will be about he same.
What 284? I have a 280 AI, 6.5x284 Norma and my son has a 7mm STW and they are all tack drivers.................sub-moa @ 100 meters. The Coopers are a fantastic firearm with great craftsmanship, wood, steel, fit and finish, great trigger and very accurate. On the down side, Coopers are heavy in weight, robust and not balanced (front heavy).
BTW that is a spectacular collecion of Coopers you have there. I see you suffer from the same affliction that I do
Rifle Magazine said it best this month, "firearms are like falling into quicksand, the more you thrash around at gun shops, rifle ranges and gun shows, the deeper you sink"
Doesn't look like there's hope for either oneof us
I have a Mont Varm in 260 - really like it, and now want a few more...
The thing I like, is no tweaking required to make mine shoot bugholes. None. First load of 4350 with 123 Scenars was under 1/2"!!!! Beautiful gun, & very well made all around.
So that is what sold me!
The thing I like, is no tweaking required to make mine shoot bugholes. None. First load of 4350 with 123 Scenars was under 1/2"!!!! Beautiful gun, & very well made all around.
So that is what sold me!
I just picked up my Cooper in 7mmmstw from Prophet River yesterday. As soon as I got home today I mounted a scope and made up some test loads. Three groups with the 139gr GMX in front of imr7828 produced an average of just over 3/4" for three groups at 100 yards. Three groups using the 140gr TTSX averaged 5/8". All groups were three shots, with the best group being almost exactly 1/2" with the TTSX, and the worst at 7/8" with the GMX. I will do up some more test loads tonight, and test again tomorrow. The GMX produced a lot more fouling than the TTSX as well, so I will likely do some more testing with the TTSX, and likely the 145gr MRX. As well, the first three groups were fired with the barrel being cleaned after every shot, and then I switched to cleaning after every group, so all of the cleaning may have influenced the groups a bit.
As far as I know,it has always been R-22, and the 130gr Matchking. I am going to fine tune the 140TTSX load with 7828, and try the TTSX with Retumbo as well. I decided to leave the LRX for later. I need a load to hunt with the gun ASAP, and the TTSX looks to have potential, as it did in my other 7mmstws. By the way, my rifle was built with a 1 in 10" barrel, which I prefer for shooting the lighter bullets. It actually has the 1 in 10" stamped on the barrel.
