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got to be a better way than a KOOOper, in short you kind of want a "looking rifle" that shoots good. Me I would try one of the Kimber supergrades, I have 3 that shoot well, guess I am more lucky than most. You don't want to trade nice rifles for a Koooper.

I have three Coopers and previously owned another. All three are synthetic stocked. Accurate, dependable, well balanced. They are heavy, but I really like them.

I also have owned four NULAs.

Cooper and NULA each make fine rifles and provide superior service. Just depends on what you're looking for, your hunting style and your budget.

I will be buying another this year, BTW. It will be a wood stock model 54, catalog weight of 6 1/4 or 6 1/2 pounds as I recall.

I notice nobody is throwing money at the Sako. It seems over priced even by Canadian standards. Just my .02 cents.

Jim

Don't sell a rifle you really like, period, especially betting on the come that you will have a similar affection for the Cooper. They don't warm me up, for the reasons mentioned by some above, but that's preference.

JimR, what cal in the 54? I like Sako, but no doubt, for a little more......you get more of a Semi-Custom, and if they fit you......well it may be worth it.

I'd really like to see some SS/Syn from Cooper. If not mistaken, a CHUNK of rifles sold today are SS/Syn so that option would be welcome I would think.

I have dealt with Cooper customer service and I would definitely not sell anything to buy a Cooper.................Hillbilly.

I'd love a Kimber but Kimber hates left handers like me.

As a lefty my factory choices are pretty slim.

VA, when was that incident?

65BR,

I plan to buy a 54 in 250 Savage. Currently have an Excalibur in 25-06 and Jackson Hunters in 30-06 & 22. My previous Cooper was a Model 22 in 257 Roberts.

Regarding their customer service, my experience with it has been excellent. The trigger on the Excalibur had a slight amount of creep. I called Cooper, they said to ship it in. Within two weeks, IIRC, I had it back, trigger adjusted and they paid shipping. Whenever I've had a question, I've always been able to speak to someone that was personable and knowledgeable at Cooper.

My experience with some other gun makers and custom smith's has not always resulted in the customer satisfaction I have had with Cooper.

I'm thinking you fell and banged your head today..

Not Coopers but two times I have sold a couple rifles to buy one.

A couple years ago I sold two Ruger 77/22's one in LR the other was a hornet to raise cash to buy a Kimber .22LR Classic with AAA wood.

Just this last January I sold a Winchester 70 and a Weatherby Vagaurd to buy a used Weatherby MK V SBGM in 7 mag.

JimR, if I hit the lottery, I'd try a 250, 260, and 7/08 Will see over time if I can gather some nickels........

Yes, especially if they were Savages. lol

You won't be sorry you did.

I had the Cooper problem in April of this year, it ended up going well into May and I was never satisfied, though I do still have the rifle....................Hillbilly.

No. Hell no!

No way.

Cooper, like Smith & Wesson drank the Brady Gang Kool-Aid.

Fancy wood belongs on coffee tables.

I bought this year a Cooper Jackson Hunter M52 in .270.
A quality firearm.
It is an absolute tackdriver. Around 1 inch groups at 200 meters with 130 TTSX or Accubonds.
It is a great ambush rifle, a tad heavy for a walking rifle.
most of my deer I ambush.
The metal work is well above Ruger,Rem and Win. The clip magazine is beautifull, action butter smooth, factory trigger at about 2.5-3.0 lbs.
Barrel handlapped and smoooooooth.
I handled a short action which would make a fine walking rifle.

One word of advice, never sell any rifle you presently own that is stable under all weather conditions and that shoots accurate.
Later you will always be sorry. If nothing else keep it as a loaner or spare. Get that Cooper anyway, you will not be sorry.

Maybe for a Biesen or an Echols but not for a Cooper..

Thinking about selling a Cooper for a couple of Remingtons....