Kimber or cooper

Kimber Super America and you have lots of $$ left over for a great scope.
Seriously, I have no experience with Cooper, but the savings for the glass upgrade is enough for me.
Its like Super Cars Ferrari, Bugatti or Lambo you choice of impressive well built expensive cars.
Rob
 
Coopers will likely have nicer wood than Kimbers, but not by much. Coopers if memory serves are push feed, Kimber's are controlled.

Personally I'd go for a Kimber and a Leupold and still have some money left over.
 
I own 2 kimbers and like them both, I've never owned a cooper so no experience with them. I like light weight rifles so kimber gets my vote. I do like some of the chamberings that cooper offer though, especially the 284win and 6.5-284. I would like to see kimber come out with a few odd ball chamberings. 7X57 would also be nice.
 
pete dobinson said:
I own 2 kimbers and like them both, I've never owned a cooper so no experience with them. I like light weight rifles so kimber gets my vote. I do like some of the chamberings that cooper offer though, especially the 284win and 6.5-284. I would like to see kimber come out with a few odd ball chamberings. 7X57 would also be nice.
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Kimber doesn't even offer 280AI in the Classic Select anymore.
 
I have a kimber Montana and a classic select. I used a Cooper on a hunt a few years ago and found it heavy as well. The Cooper wasn't any more accurate than both my kimbers. I am not saying anything bad about cooper but I would buy another kimber before a cooper any day.
 
I've never owned ether one but would like to! Epps has a Kimber 84M CLASSIC SELECT GRADE in 257 Bob that i seen. If i didn't just buy a Ruger 77 257 bob id be looking a lot harder at it!
 
I have owned one cooper (model 52,30-06) and currently own two kimbers. I can't comment on the wood, since I only have syn stocks. The cooper was boringly accurate and had the smoothest action of any rifle I've owned. As stated though it is on the heavier side. My kimbers have been reliable (with a bit of work) and are very light weight, but they do seem picky about ammo. Kimbers often require bedding, and some dremel buffing on the ramps and rails to run smoothly (more of a kit gun). I'm ok with that, but many others aren't.
If you're hiking more than 5-10km in a day I'd suggest the kimber, If not I'd say go cooper
 
I can only speak for my two kimbers and they have been reliable right out of the box. My first group with my kimber mountain ascent 270 was .75" the second group was .50" or less. Thats with a rifle that weighs 5lb 3oz. I haven't had it bedded and I still haven't adjusted the trigger down, everything is straight factory. I had the rifle about 4 years now, it's my go to for hunting mule deer.
 
Anther vote for Kimber.

The two Kimbers shown below ...
TOP: 84M Classic SS Select in 7mm08
BOTTOM: 84M Classic SS in .308

Both mint.
I traded the .308 (for a Sako Finnlight in 7mm08). Now of course with some remorse.
I still own the 7mm08. It is unfired. The grain of its AAA-grade French walnut has 3-D swirls and end-to-end tiger stripe.

I've never owned a Cooper but heard great comments, except that they seem to be heavy.
Whereas the Kimbers are light as a feather - despite all the metal being SS (no aluminum at all).
Also, the Montana and Hunter stocks are a drop-in fit for these Kimber Classics.

What can I say? I really really like them.

-Dennis


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-Savage- said:
Anther vote for Kimber.

The two Kimbers shown below ...
TOP: 84M Classic SS Select in 7mm08
BOTTOM: 84M Classic SS in .308

Both mint.
I traded the .308 (for a Sako Finnlight in 7mm08). Now of course with some remorse.
I still own the 7mm08. It is unfired. The grain of its AAA-grade French walnut has 3-D swirls and end-to-end tiger stripe.

I've never owned a Cooper but heard great comments, except that they seem to be heavy.
Whereas the Kimbers are light as a feather - despite all the metal being SS (no aluminum at all).
Also, the Montana and Hunter stocks are a drop-in fit for these Kimber Classics.

What can I say? I really really like them.

-Dennis


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Thanks for posting, those are beautiful. I didn't realize the stocks were a straight swap on kimbers of same action length. I'd love a 22-250 in a gentleman's coyote rifle, lol, and they weigh less than a tikka superlite
 
-Savage- said:
Anther vote for Kimber.

The two Kimbers shown below ...
TOP: 84M Classic SS Select in 7mm08
BOTTOM: 84M Classic SS in .308

Both mint.
I traded the .308 (for a Sako Finnlight in 7mm08). Now of course with some remorse.
I still own the 7mm08. It is unfired. The grain of its AAA-grade French walnut has 3-D swirls and end-to-end tiger stripe.

I've never owned a Cooper but heard great comments, except that they seem to be heavy.
Whereas the Kimbers are light as a feather - despite all the metal being SS (no aluminum at all).
Also, the Montana and Hunter stocks are a drop-in fit for these Kimber Classics.

What can I say? I really really like them.

-Dennis


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Those are gorgeous rifles
 
Wow those two Kimber are beautiful.
I have a Kimber Hunter in .308 that I’m just getting to know. I like it so far. Would consider one with a wood stock in the future. No experience with a Cooper.
 
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