New Cooper rifle arrived.... scope suggestions?
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bearkilr
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- Nowhere, ......just past the middle
Your Cooper won't touch that, it's just over 6.5 lbs bare according to Cooper. Nothing wrong with that, just not what I'd consider a lightweight these days. A Kimber Montana, for example, weighs just over 5 lbs in a 308.
And your point is??
Originally Posted by track
Get the scope with the 50mm objective.......a little more light transmission and wider field of view.]
Agreed... I have a 50mm Zeiss ..... and there is no way I would plunk that on this rifle! Plus it would just look weird.
Get the scope with the 50mm objective.......a little more light transmission and wider field of view.]
Supercub said:Lightweight rifle + heavyweight scope =
Agreed... I have a 50mm Zeiss ..... and there is no way I would plunk that on this rifle! Plus it would just look weird.
x2....make it a m8!!!!
Originally Posted by gtrussell
A Bushnell Banner 3x9 would bolt right on to, that rifle.It would really make you proud!
Haha!
This, from the same fellow that once said.....
Could be some leg-pulling going on
A Bushnell Banner 3x9 would bolt right on to, that rifle.It would really make you proud!
Haha!
This, from the same fellow that once said.....
gtrussel said:
Could be some leg-pulling going on
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- Dah Soo,ON
Some folks around here are poor fisherman (hint hint). Even poorer sports...
Lightweight rifle + heavyweight scope =
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Coopers are lightweight? A 72mm Hendsoldt couldnt screw up a cooper.
Seen one in the EE for sale,thought it was a good deal on a good scope.Probably still tere if interested.Think it was priced at 80.00.I never put whipped cream on a mud pie
Oh I get it now.... You're not a Cooper fan.
Leupold VX-3L 4.5-14x50mm with the CDS system. I have 2 different rifles set up with these scopes and they are excellent.
The CDS system works very well, I was shooting my 280 Remington out to 680 yards last fall (targets) and the dial was bang on.
The CDS system works very well, I was shooting my 280 Remington out to 680 yards last fall (targets) and the dial was bang on.
- Location
- Invermere, BC
What about a VX-3 2.5-8x36 or a Conquest 3.5-10x44?
I'm thinking about that CDS system, but more in a 3x9 range. (3x10?)
And in 40mm objective, not 50. Otherwise I'd put my 3.5x10x50 Zeiss R600 on. Its too big for this rifle.
Get your fun meter checked..... It needs service!!
While I don't have experience with the CDS leupolds, I do use my 30-06 similarly to what you have planned for you Cooper. I primarily hunt with it but every now and then it joins my 308 when shooting steel at long range.
Originally I was leaning towards a quality fixed power in the 4x or 6x range but ended up mounting a Nightforce 2.5-10x24. I couldn't be happier with that decision. The scope is rugged, optics are excellent, as is light transmission at dawn and dusk and when it comes time to shoot at steel the turrets work as advertised.
Edited to add: My 30-06 is also a lightweight, a Kimber Montana, so I did give consideration to scope size and weight before deciding on the NF. It compliments the rifle nicely.
Originally I was leaning towards a quality fixed power in the 4x or 6x range but ended up mounting a Nightforce 2.5-10x24. I couldn't be happier with that decision. The scope is rugged, optics are excellent, as is light transmission at dawn and dusk and when it comes time to shoot at steel the turrets work as advertised.
Edited to add: My 30-06 is also a lightweight, a Kimber Montana, so I did give consideration to scope size and weight before deciding on the NF. It compliments the rifle nicely.
