Shot the Cooper 260

stubblejumper said:
One thing that really stands out, is the thought that goes into the throating of Cooper rifles. In most cases, I can seat bullets to the lands, and the cartridges still fit the magazine. I find that a great asset in achieving great accuracy. Sako and Tikka could learn a lot from Cooper in that respect.
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They all could, not just the Finns. Either throat it properly or give it freebore IMO.
 
stubblejumper said:
One thing that really stands out, is the thought that goes into the throating of Cooper rifles. In most cases, I can seat bullets to the lands, and the cartridges still fit the magazine. I find that a great asset in achieving great accuracy. Sako and Tikka could learn a lot from Cooper in that respect.
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My Sako chambered in the 260 can reach the lands and have the cartridges still fit in the magazine. If I'm not mistaken I was able to achieve that with my 270 WSM and 7mm-08 as well...
 
My Sako chambered in the 260 can reach the lands and have the cartridges still fit in the magazine. If I'm not mistaken I was able to achieve that with my 270 WSM and 7mm-08 as well...
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In my Sako 223 with a 1 in 8" twist, it's not possible with bullets heavier than 50gr. If I didn't want to shoot heavier bullets, I wouldn't have purchased a gun with a 1 in 8" rate of twist. We had the same issue with a friends Sako in 260rem, as well as with two Tikka T-3 rifles.
 
stubblejumper said:
In my Sako 223 with a 1 in 8" twist, it's not possible with bullets heavier than 50gr. If I didn't want to shoot heavier bullets, I wouldn't have purchased a gun with a 1 in 8" rate of twist. We had the same issue with a friends Sako in 260rem, as well as with two Tikka T-3 rifles.
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My Sako is the 75 model and I have no problem reaching the lands and my other two were the 75 models as well...
 
stubblejumper said:
In my Sako 223 with a 1 in 8" twist, it's not possible with bullets heavier than 50gr. If I didn't want to shoot heavier bullets, I wouldn't have purchased a gun with a 1 in 8" rate of twist. We had the same issue with a friends Sako in 260rem, as well as with two Tikka T-3 rifles.
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I'm with Stubblejumper. With my Tikka Varmint in 260 I can't get anywhere near the lands with anything heavy and still fit the mag, I believe my oal was 3.14 with the 140 vld's, before touching the lands, mag will only accommodate 2.84. I find it laughable, let me know if you're interested in buying it as I haven't shot it yet, not sure it's worth my time.
 
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