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Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 5:07 pm
by FJ540
Anyone have anything to say about them?

There's a rather nice single shot bolt action .308 down at cabela's in Owatonna. Maybe it'll still be there when the August cash back cards come out.

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:40 pm
by tacticalninja32
Just buy it, if you don't like it sell it to me for half price, deal???

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 7:12 pm
by FJ540
Considering they're asking $100 less than list on a gun that's got a few blemishes, I'm thinking it's not going to be coming home with me.

I'm certainly intrigued by the Cooper 1/2" @100yds accuracy guaranty.

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:08 pm
by 1911fan
Just remember that ticket prices at cabela's are ALWAYS negotiable. Sometimes significantly so. You will never be unhappy with a Cooper. Ever.

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:20 pm
by FJ540
I've been looking at some of them on gunbroker and all of them are showing single holes on their 100yd paper.

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:07 pm
by 1911fan
FJ540 wrote:I've been looking at some of them on gunbroker and all of them are showing single holes on their 100yd paper.



yup, they will do that, Not with you shooting, but they can do that when shot properly..... :mrgreen:

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:41 pm
by FJ540
Yep, and I'm ok with that. :)

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 2:42 am
by tacticalninja32
Don't worried fj, with you I'm sure the Army taught to put all your rounds on atleast the same sheet of 8-1/2"X11" from 21yards :lol: :lol:

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 4:19 am
by cmj685
tacticalninja32 wrote:Don't worried fj, with you I'm sure the Army taught to put all your rounds on atleast the same sheet of 8-1/2"X11" from 21yards :lol: :lol:


Hey, on a good day I can do that too!

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 11:34 am
by FJ540
I can put all my rounds on a paper plate at 100yds rapid fire kneeling out of service rifles with russian crap ammo, funny guy. ;) With my Colt Accurized, I use to keep them all in the 10 ring at 300yds with cheap ammo. Now if I could only shoot half as well with a pistol these days...


I knew I remembered the Cooper name from somewhere, but couldn't place it yesterday - Dan Cooper's the one who gave bama $3K and sent the gun community nuts in `08.

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:41 pm
by hammAR
FJ540 wrote:I knew I remembered the Cooper name from somewhere, but couldn't place it yesterday - Dan Cooper's the one who gave bama $3K and sent the gun community nuts in `08.


Yep, fortunately his rifles are better than his politics.............. :?

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:15 am
by 1911fan
I think the company tossed him out to for some of his politics.

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:55 am
by FJ540
That's what they'd like us to believe anyway.

The folks who work there sure do make some nice rifles...

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:29 am
by Pred
FJ540 wrote:I've been looking at some of them on gunbroker and all of them are showing single holes on their 100yd paper.

I thought I saw somewhere that the test targets were shot at 50 yds. I could be wrong though..

Re: Cooper rifles

PostPosted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:13 pm
by FJ540
Rimfire's are 50yds, center fires are 100. The gun's are guaranteed to shoot 1/2" at 100yds. I've even read that they'll take them back for warranty work if they ever fail to do so.

Now the question is what do I want it chambered in and will I ever get the balls to bring it into the field if I bought one? All the more reason to buy the pre-chewed one they have in Owatonna, but the price is higher than as-new ones on GB.