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George,
How close is the parallax adjustable for?
Am thinking I've read 25 yards? If so, this would work GREAT for me! I have bird feeders at 25 yards, that are "robbed" by nastie, mean "rodents" that need SHOT! (grin!)
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Mine does go to 25 yards. Good Luck finding one .... on the bright side they're not as rare as hen's teeth! 
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Thanks, George!
Was thinking that Leupold didn't manufacture this scope any longer.
Looks like I will be looking on the "used" market, As I feel THIS WOULD BE THE best SCOPE FOR A 17 HMR!
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Iffin I was looking I think I would also change out my EFR AO on my Mk XXII.
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George,
I've got a Leupold 6x42mm with parallax set for 50 yards on my MK XXII.
I had a small Leupold dot with CPC crosshair added at the same time.
Sure makes a great scope for a 22LR, but I need AO for the 17 HMR because of the longer ranges.
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One more question....
How long does it take to get a Cooper rifle, if ordered from the factory?
Thanks! Virgil B.
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Last week they told me 6 to 8 months.
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boatammo,
Thanks!
Looks like I'd better make up my mind pretty soon, if I want one by sage rat season, next spring!
Prolly wouldn't get here by then anyway.
Sounds like they are worth the wait!
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Virgil,
I had a non parallax adjusted 6x42 on my Mk XXII (it mimicked my Deluxe 7-08 with FX-III 6x atop), but just wanted to try one of the EFR's ... like it. Now I own a M8 6x42AO. Would be nice on the Mk XXII but I personally think the the OBJ end is too big with the AO option attached, so it went on the Hornet.
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fw707,
Looks like Leupold scopes. What power?
Am thinking 3.5X10 How low dose the parallax adjustment go?
Am thinking this would work for down to 25 yards?
Virgil B. Virgil, the scopes are Leupold VXII's on all the guns. The HMR has a 6-18x40, and the other 3 are 4-12x40's. The 4-12's focus just fine at 25 yards, and the 6-18 takes just a little more. Sorry about taking a while to reply. I kinda lost track of this thread. 
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fw707,
Thanks for the reply!
Never even thought about a 4X12 AO.
This sounds like it would work GREAT!
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I bought my first Cooper, a Western Classic .22 14 years ago. That's one gun I'll never part with. Never mind the cost, the accuracy, quality, and pride of ownership make it worth every penny. I've since bought two more, a heavy barreled Custom Classic 22-250, and last year I sold 4 other guns to buy another Custom Classic in .270. I have used this rifle to take marmots out to 749 yards, and it's the best looking rifle I've ever owned. Buy one, and if you really want to wring the most out of it, think about a Zeiss Conquest 4-14 side focus scope. It doesn't get any better.
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One more question;
Anyone know if Sportsmans Warehouse is a Cooper "dealer"???
My local shop told me to order from the factory, then "rent" there FFL, and pay fees, insurance, shipping, etc. to get a Cooper.
Gotta be a better way...
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I went on Gunbroker simple so I could pick my wood. If you order one you will not have a choice in the wood you get. I found Coopers all over the Country and had the sellers send me multiple pictures of the wood. The all shoot great....some just look better doing it!
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I went on Gunbroker simple so I could pick my wood. If you order one you will not have a choice in the wood you get. I found Coopers all over the Country and had the sellers send me multiple pictures of the wood. The all shoot great....some just look better doing it! +1. I bought my second two Coopers this way and got both a better price and great wood. The .270 has a wood upgrade that looks almost like it could be an exhibition grade. Another plus was the guns were in stock, no long wait.
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Yep,
The "no wait" sounds GREAT! It would be worth the extra money.
I'll have to check out Gunbroker. Thanks!
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take a look at Gunsamerica.com - there are some high volume Cooper dealers who list there. I have had very good luck in dealing with Mark at First Stop Guns in Rapid City, they are a regular advertiser on Gunsamerica.
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Cooper will not let you order directly from them....only through a Cooper dealer... I highly recommend Hendershots in Maryland for anything Cooper...I've never dealt with nicer folks.... www.hendershots.net
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I bought mine from www.MichiganGunAndTackle.com I am sure these other dealers are great guys but this is the only one I know of. They were pleasant to deal with and they had no issues with taking multiple pictures of multiple gun stocks for me.
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I just bought 2 from Trader Bros. in Lolo MT. Great guys to deal with and really pretty wood. 17HMR LVT and a 22lr Jackson squirrel That looks like aaa.
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