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Depends one one's definition of "better", I suppose. Cooper has a blend of accuracy and aesthetics that is very tough to beat, in my opinion. With patience and determination, a guy can pick up a previously loved Cooper while saving a fair bit of loot.

Cooper isn't the end-all-be-all, of course, but I feel that I get my money's worth out of the examples I own.

Aesthetics!

You wrote: "Cooper has a blend of accuracy and aesthetics that is very tough to beat, in my opinion."

Two position safety on the right hand side of the action.

I shoot rifles...I don't LOOK at rifles. Big difference(s).

Though of course I suffer a Cooper 21 223 as mentioned prior and it's as worthless as they come,regarding Utility.

For $1K I can knock it out of the park................

Sometimes it's nice to have the cake and eat it, too. While slogging through the woods, I want a utilitarian piece that performs well and doesn't make me cringe at the thought of a "character" mark or three. When I'm setting up my shooting bench on a prairie dog town, I can appreciate the performance and a nice chunk of walnut.

Like I said, it just depends on what a guy is after. I've got other flavors of varmint rifles above and below the loot of a Cooper, but they don't turn my crank in quite the same manner.

It looks a little better from this angle, though admittedly still not the best. Just what I happen to have handy at the moment.

Other side of the same coin.

Pass the results and hold the Fluff.



Easily one of the weakest links in the stable,though my only other rifle is a Pre-'64 30-'06........................

Are you saying a guy can bypass the waiting line at Krieger or equivalent for a Sporter barrel that's not way too heavy for good balance.

In seconds..................

Here's what I can tell you based on owning a Cooper 52 Classic .30-06 for a year now. Esthetically it is very nice. The finish of the stock is pleasing as is the grain. The action is very smooth as well.

It is longer and heavier than the average bolt action but not unusually so. It is simply a 24" barreled rifle that is 8.5lbs scoped with a Leupold 3.5-10x40 in Talley Lightweights. For me this is fine. I don't mind the weight and it is very nice to shoot.

As for accuracy, when shooting I can say that mine is in fact a 1/2" rifle at 100 yards with 180 grain Nosler Partitions. I really can't see what more I would want out of a good rifle. I even like that safety that others seem to dislike.

Fair Weather Fluff...don't bear much fruit.

If only by design................