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Whelen, yeah they did raise the prices a little, not that it matters as they are still a great rifle for the money IMO.
I wish they would make the .308 (family) action into a repeater, but they told me on the phone they have no plans to do so right now.

I think if you read their web-site they talk about their decision regarding which action size to make "first", so maybe it's just a matter of waiting for awhile.


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I had not heard that they were going to start chambering the .35 Whelen? Is that on the website? I might have to retire my M700 Classic for a new .35 Whelen!

Duckter, retire the Classic? That's just silly talk...

You would have to do a search, but someone on this forum reported it directly from Cooper, and I have seen it in print as well.

35 Whelen was a given, and 338-06 was probable.



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I think the real question that lubbockdave was trying to ask was not cooper or a tikka. But rather wich cooper should he get

Beautiful 25-06 classsic on gunbroker right now at $1300 with a few hours to go.

shhhhh!!

heres the link
http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=89456074

STOP IT!

I hope like Hell ya'll are right and they are worth the money...

Dave

Congrats on the win, Dave! Saw where you just recently won. Out of curiosity though, per the winning bid amount, isn't that about what a new one would run if ordered directly from Cooper? I saw where the one you got has the upgraded French walnut wood though. So, maybe a new one from Cooper would run a little more. The wood on this one looks very nice, by the way. Any idea what the wood upgrade tends to run in price?

well if we are wrong just remember it was 30-338 that brought up that particuar gun.

I think he did alright. I think the wood upgrade is like $250 and he gets it now instead of having to wait 6 months. He paid about $100 less than he could have ordered it for and doesn't have to wait.

Looking at that target card, what's not to love. Looks like a .3" MOA rifle with gorgeous wood to boot.

Heading to the range this week with 5 different bullets to run in my Cooper 25-06. Pm me later if you are interested in any of the results. I think you did fine on the prices as that one looked completely new to me. Now order some Talley rings and you are good to go.

WhelenAway,

Now you made me do a whole new round of due diligence comparing Cooper's offerings with those of Sako. It was fun doing the research. I enjoy reading about rifle companies that guarantee the accuracy of their products. I won't deal with any other kind of company, personally.

I think you are right - the Cooper's do seem to be great rifles made for reasonable prices - like Sako.

For me, the Sako wins (so far) due to the fact I don't think I'll ever be able to notice the difference hunting big game - between a rifle that shoots into a half an inch versus one that is guaranteed to shoot five shots into an inch.

I don't know why I'd ever want to replace the Sako 85's synthetic stock - as the rifle is guaranteed accurate with it, it's light, and it's able to withstand recoil up to a 375 H&H.

But, the Sako is available in a lot of cartridge options that are larger than the 30-06 cartridge that the Cooper maxes out at. The Sako has a magazine that holds two extra rounds - compared to a Cooper. The synthetic Sako weighs almost a full pound less than the synthetic Cooper too.

I'm sure I'd love either brand, they both sound like awesome rifles, but those are my reasons for leaning towards Sako, at least at this moment in time.

You're right on the mag cap and the offerings above the 30/06 family but where are you getting that the Sako 85 synthetic weighs a full pound less than the Cooper 52? They both weigh 7 3/4 lbs, unless you are looking at the finnlight which is a different animal than comparing the Sako 85 to Cooper 52.

I guess I'm screwed up I don't and wouldn't want any rifle with a wood stock,I don't care how PRETTY they are.There's just to many good looking sythectics out there,or you can send them to CAS or Rick Bin to paint for you and I don't like single shots either.

http://www.sako.fi/pdf/specs/85SyntheticSS.pdf

This page shows Sako's REGULAR SYNTHETIC STAINLESS rifle to weigh between 6 3/16ths in short actions to 7 lbs even - in the .375 H&H.

That means the lightest Sako's are more than a pound and a half (!) lighter than the 7 3/4 pound Cooper.

http://www.sako.fi/pdf/specs/85Finnlight.pdf

This site shows different specifications - the ones for the Finnlight Model.