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Roy Finn
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Posted: November/30/2009 at 21:09 |
I just came across this info and thought I'd share it here. Should be sweet.
Cooper Short Action model 54 |
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bugsNbows
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Looks sweet. That in .250 Savage would be nifty for my wife!
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If we're not suppose to eat animals...how come they're made of meat?
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TexasPhotog
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Nice! Any idea what they cost?
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mike650
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Cool, finally a light weight rifle (6.5 pounds) for hunting from them.
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“A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.” – Fred Bear
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tahqua
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Just a side note after visiting their very nice site; Dan Cooper is no longer mentioned in their history.
Cooper makes some beautiful guns. The only one I've toyed with was an M22 in 22-250. It had the satin, and I believe stainless, barrel with gorgeous wood. It was quite a piece to look at and the trigger was like glass. Too bad there isn't a .260 in the 54. |
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TexasPhotog
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You're in luck Tahqua; It says they're making the 54 in .260.
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tahqua
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Yep, I'm blind. It must be this damn chest cold.
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mike650
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My cousin just picked up a M52 (The Jackson Hunter) in .280 and it's sweet. The only thing I don't like about it is the weight. |
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“A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.” – Fred Bear
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3_tens
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Was your cousin's Jackson hunter the wood or composite stock?
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Folks ain't got a sense of humor no more. They don't laugh they just get sore.
Need to follow the rules. Just hard to determine which set of rules to follow Now the rules have changed again. |
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Dale Clifford
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my biggest problem with coopers is the safe switch-- at least for a hunting gun, its just sort of there, not near as positive as I'd like.
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Dale Clifford
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last I heard Wilson barrel people were acquiring cooper, (make the barrels for the coopers already) has anyone heard how this ended??? |
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Dale Clifford
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or begins-- depending how you look at it.
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RifleDude
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It's a done deal. Wilson now runs Cooper.
The 54 is a very nice rifle!
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Ted
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mike650
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composite It's almost 8 pounds "out of the box". |
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“A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.” – Fred Bear
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JF4545
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Ive been following this rifle for a few months, calling Cooper. This rifle may be available in a Synthetic Stock later next year for those who choose. Also it will be available in stainless which is my favorite.. This will not happen until late sping, after the proto type has been out awhile and people start requesting it.....I would like a 260 as well, although Ive not read where they are all that accurate, but hopefully Im just reading the wrong information. The 260 sure sounds nice to me, I wish they would make it in a 6.5x55 Swede as well.
Mike! You starting to get pretty pumped up there, better back off the roids dude, your gonna blow up. Edited by JF4545 - December/02/2009 at 13:08 |
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BillyWayne
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I wish they made the 260 and 6.5x55 with 1 in 8 twist instead of 1 in 10. I use 140g Gamekings and this would help.
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John 11:35
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JF4545
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Billy, Do you mean Coopers? I did not realize that the 1-10 twist would affect a 140 that much, interesting. I need to find out what my Sako 7 08 twist is...
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pyro6999
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if you wanna shoot 140's in a 6.5 you really need a 1:9 at a minimum, i use a 1:9 in both of my 6.5's the .264 win mag and also the 6.5rem mag, my .264 wont shoot anything but 140gr sgk's but my 6.5 will shoot 120gr tsx's as well as 130gr accubonds very well with that same 1:9 unless you plan to shoot a bullet that is in the 150-160gr range you can get buy without a 1:8 twist in your tube.
julio, im betting your sako is a 1:9.5 a lot of manufactures must think that everybody wants to use 150gr or heavier bullets no matter what variety of 7mm rifle they own. |
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JF4545
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I shoot 140gr. in my 7 08 Im gonna be going to the Accubonds like you do Hunter for the higher BC. The 1:9.5 twist should be ok, right?
I will be looking at these 54 Coopers a little more seriously after they come out in stainless. Id trade that Kimber for one....I like the smaller calibers of course.....
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pyro6999
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i would think so, the thing about the accubonds is that they are long for there weight which helps it stabilize. more bearing surface to use and its a little lighter of a bullet with a higher b.c.
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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