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I am thinking about buying either a Nosler 48 or Cooper 54 in 7 Rem Mag anyone have either, what do you like about them?

10 pages, easy... Oh, don't own either one, but have handled both and my good friend Pugs owns a Cooper and he loves it.

I'm liking the Cooper I just got. Nice workmanship and the accuracy potential is there. I had mine special-ordered with full length bedding, instead of the usual free-float.
Bob

Nice stick of wood!!!!

gahuntertom,

In my experience they're both excellent rifles (how’s that for equivocation?), and both companies use very good barrels, which is the heart of any rifle.

Nosler's prices seem to be a little lower, whether you want a synthetic or walnut stock. It might come down to what details you want.

I would think Cooper would be an easier resell? I chose Cooper but wouldn't have a problem with purchasing a Nosler.

A 7 mm Rem mag will have to be in a model 52 not 54 I have 3 Coopers and cant say a bad word about them. I've only seen one Nosler rifle a Trophy Grade I think it was called it seemed to be well built but if You ever wanted to sell it I think the Cooper would move faster.

I have both a cooper and nosler rifles. My cooper is a model 52 30/06 and my two noslers are a model 48 TGR in 338 Win Mag and a Patriot in Nosler 26.

I love my cooper. Everything about it is really nice. I have taken it into some very nasty country and wrapped the stock with camo cloth tape and used copious amounts of barricade and electrical tape. It killed a nice billy that I lost off of a cliff and was never able to recover it.

I took my Nosler 26 this year and with the cerracoat and microslick in the action I was able to beat on it let it take poor weather and I didn't have to take all the preventative measures that I had to do with the Cooper. It killed my goat this year but 26 really causes more blood shot meat than I wanted.

So if you want to get a rifle for the worst possible conditions I would lean towards the Nosler. If I wanted tip top accuracy I would lean towards the Cooper.

Just my thoughts.

I would get the Nosler only for the Pac-Nor barrel.