Cooper actions

[Kracken McGraw]

That right there is sad. Is that 5min epoxy?

I don’t know but I’m afraid that they think most won’t ever check that and their just trying to get them out the door fast.

 

[DirtySteve]

That right there is sad. Is that 5min epoxy?

Never thought I would say this publicly. But I can do better than that..

 

[Kracken McGraw]

If you look close it looks like they got some metal milling shavings mixed in with the epoxy.

 

[Ramblerman]

If you look close it looks like they got some metal milling shavings mixed in with the epoxy.

Awesome, it makes it stronnnnger

 

[qwk]

With guns as accurate as you say yours are,you could make alot of money with them at any rifle match....
Bill

Quite a few have....

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Quite a few have....

Ive never seen one at a match though.

 

[qwk]

Ive never seen one at a match though.

I have a few times, and they absolutely cleaned up. Not all Coopers/shooters are that capable though.

 

[swd]

I’ve owned a couple and worked on quite a few. They’re a step above the average Remington but no more. The actions are sloppy, the extractors are a joke with all the pre extraction lost, triggers are decent. What they have is a formula that consistently makes for a reasonably accurate, nice looking rifle and nothing more. Don’t make the mistake of comparing them to anything built on a good custom action built by a decent gunsmith. They aren’t even in the ball parks parking lot.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Cooper bedding
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You mean these rifles?

 

[Gabe22BR]

The only one rifle I know of to be competitive- the one James Phillips has.
After straightening the stock, I added TI pillars, Devcon bedded it, tuned the trigger,& cocking piece, and screwed a Kreiger barrel on it, chambered in 6.5x47. It was originally a 22BR.
When I made the action wrench , I found the 3 lugs not to be 120* apart. Unscrewing the barrel showed the company broached the lugways all the way through the threads, which left “ 3 spots” of threads for the barrel to make contact. I figured that was the reason for barrels no larger than 1.100” in diameter of longer than 26”...

 

[CT10ring]

I've owned 3 Coopers, 6.5 X 284 220 Swift + 22HNT single shots actions, 22HNT is repeater...
All shot 1/4" - 1/2" groups easily. Good enough for me. Fiberglass stocks and walnut for the 22HNT.
I have sold all, because I have other rifles in the same caliber. A good trigger,
quite curved shoe - made for hunting. I visited Cooper in MT about 15 yrs ago - targets shot @ 36 yards indoors.
I can't see a valid reason to choose a Cooper action for a custom rifle, but the entire rifle is typically a solid(proven)
shooter.

 

[maxscm]

I’ve owned multiple Cooper Rifles over the years . All were Single Shot with small Caliber chamberings, All shot 1/2 or less, Easy.
Even with an Old Blind Buzzard like me shooting them .
Coopers are definitely Not a Bat .
but for you Cooper Haters out there that hate your Cooper Rifle,,
Ship your Small Caliber Coopers
To me and I’ll take them off your hands.
And of course I’ll give you a
Excellent LOW BALL Price for them,
Since they are such terrible Rifles!!

 

[maxscm]

Ive never seen one at a match though.

Dusty you should have come over to Ga .
My 6ppc Cooper won several Egg shoot Matches at 400 yards.
Of course u might have still been in Diapers. It’s been a few years
Back.

 

[swd]

I don’t hate my Cooper, I enjoy shooting it. I just recognize it for what it is and don’t blow it up to be what it’s not. Once you’ve worked with really nice custom actions you’ll see it’s nothing more than a prettied up production rifle. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I don’t hate my Cooper, I enjoy shooting it. I just recognize it for what it is and don’t blow it up to be what it’s not. Once you’ve worked with really nice custom actions you’ll see it’s nothing more than a prettied up production rifle. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

You ever got a hold of one of the pre-remington dakotas? Now thats a nice production rifle

 

[swd]

You ever got a hold of one of the pre-remington dakotas? Now thats a nice production rifle

I’ve handled a few. Those definitely bridge the production/custom gap.

 

[rmr]

I had two: a 21 in 22BR, and a model 21 varmint in 25-06. both shot fine, and the 25-06 had a very/very pretty stock on it. the major issue that i had was that the cocking pieces were quite fragile. After breaking three of them (which cooper fixed for free) i never, ever, dry fired either gun. the force required to open the bolt was another item that i disliked. I sold both of them promptly when i got my first Hall action.

 

[qwk]

I don’t hate my Cooper, I enjoy shooting it. I just recognize it for what it is and don’t blow it up to be what it’s not. Once you’ve worked with really nice custom actions you’ll see it’s nothing more than a prettied up production rifle. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

I Agree, but that’s not comparing apples to apples. New MTV’s sold for $1200-$1800 new for a longe time. For that money nobody is touching a great performing custom build.

 

[swd]

I Agree, but that’s not comparing apples to apples. New MTV’s sold for $1200-$1800 new for a longe time. For that money nobody is touching a great performing custom build.

No, but no one bothers to build F Class or Benchrest rifles on them either.

 

[qwk]

No, but no one bothers to build F Class or Benchrest rifles on them either.

There is little aftermarket for them. Donor actions are nonexistent. For a competition build, they don’t make financial sense. I have seen a few BR builds, mainly ppc chamberings.