March
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Who's Online Now
6 members (AZMike, jcn, battle, Jim H., Lloyd3, Gerry Addison), 831 guests, and 6 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums10
Topics38,374
Posts544,017
Members14,391
Most Online1,258
Mar 29th, 2024
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 3 of 4 1 2 3 4
Brian #622012 11/14/22 10:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 13,127
Likes: 1129
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 13,127
Likes: 1129
Originally Posted by Marks_21
My Tikka experience is only 2 (.308s) and I would not say anything bad about performance............. But I definitely didn’t notice anything special about performance either.I felt the Tikka an average modern tool.



Well, that helps me put my experiences into perspective. I guess we've just been lucky. Maybe that lucky streak will continue another ten years (rifles), or so.

Thanks for the reply.

Edit: This is one of two, almost identical, back to back, groups shot last Saturday afternoon by a new, out of the box Tikka at 100 yards, with "cheap" factory ammo..

[Linked Image from jpgbox.com]


May God bless America and those who defend her.
1 member likes this: Tim Cartmell
Brian #622025 11/15/22 08:53 AM
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 15,456
Likes: 86
Sidelock
*
Offline
Sidelock
*

Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 15,456
Likes: 86
Some guys are content with cheap plastic rifles some are not....

Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 15,456
Likes: 86
Sidelock
*
Offline
Sidelock
*

Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 15,456
Likes: 86
Originally Posted by prairie ghost
Best rifles deserve walnut every time. Foolish to think one needs plastic for any gun.
Could not agree more.

Nothing wrong with a good synthetic stock on a rifle but it's not required on an accurate rifle.

1 member likes this: Ghostrider
Marks_21 #622027 11/15/22 09:10 AM
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 15,456
Likes: 86
Sidelock
*
Offline
Sidelock
*

Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 15,456
Likes: 86
Never owned a Tikka sounds too.much like a torch to me....I'm sure Cooper makes nice rifles never owned one.

I have owned several wood stocked Yonkers Kimbers in big game calibers and they've all shot 5 shot groups under minute of angle at 100 yards.

As of now I'm shooting a Yonkers Kimber wood stocked .300 WSM I bought it used off Gunsinternational its topped with a 2-12×42 Schmidt and Bender and she's shooting 5 shots out of a clean barrel under an inch at 100 yards at 3300 fps over a Labradar.

(Nice lucky 3 shot grOup Stanley).....

Brian #622047 11/15/22 02:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 1,754
Likes: 29
Brian Offline OP
Sidelock
**
OP Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 1,754
Likes: 29
ALCON
some input seems to treat my inquiry as ignorant or of the Nimrod. I am neither. Been hunting for 50 + years.
the lectures about the attributes of synthetics and their wonderous properties are irrelevant. I know all of that. I have had synthetic stocked rifles and hunted with them. My hunting nowadays is confined to Eastern Whitetails. Yes rifles are "precision " instruments. but for eastern Whitetail hunting where more deer are shot under 50 yards than over 50 yards, and even if I have a shot at 200 yds (the limit I cam see from my stands) a rifle that shoots 1/2". 1" or 2" for that matter at 100 yards will suffice.

For me, fine rifles deserve wood. Ill give up that bit of durability and stability for the satisfaction of fine walnut.
I have a Cooper 22 Magnum, in a nice walnut stock that puts 5 shots under an inch at 100 yards. OMG, its not synthetic.

to those of you who have provided constructive input I thank you.


Brian
LTC, USA Ret.
NRA Patron Member
AHFGCA Life Member
USPSA Life Member


2 members like this: Ghostrider, BrentD, Prof
Brian #622049 11/15/22 02:42 PM
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 809
Likes: 15
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: May 2006
Posts: 809
Likes: 15
I have a Cooper in .300 Win Mag. I shot a bull moose with it last year, animals die when shot, no complaints. I had a hard time getting the
right load to shoot like the enclosed target with the gun, so I called them up and go the secret formula, now it shoots one hole groups just like the
test target. The magazine is pretty simple in design and I have never been about to get it to load from the ejection port, needs to be removed from the
rifle to be loaded, it's not really a problem. I got mine on a close out at Scheel's- 700 bucks off. I really didn't need another rifle, but I couldn't pass it up.


-Shoot Straight, IM
Brian #622075 11/15/22 09:51 PM
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 520
Likes: 20
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 520
Likes: 20
My friend has one set up for antelope. Shoots as guaranteed. I like my Christensen better for the money (if you're going modern).

Walnut vs. plastic...I don't think that's a fair comparison. A custom Kevlar stock can be a true work of craftmanship. I agree injection molded plastic stocks suck (and I have replaced some with wood) but, a quality composite stock is a whole different thing and something I can appreciate.

2 members like this: Stanton Hillis, Ted Schefelbein
Brian #622139 11/16/22 08:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 1,754
Likes: 29
Brian Offline OP
Sidelock
**
OP Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 1,754
Likes: 29
UPDATE: So much for a Cooper. I tried dealers in NY, VT,NH, and Maine. no one has any in stock and none would entertain an order. I called Cooper back and they said go to a dealer in another part of country. they wont sell to me as an FFL (07 MFG and Class 2 SOT) .

seems like all I talked to, dealers and Cooper. were pretty disinterested in taking 5K or more from me.


Brian
LTC, USA Ret.
NRA Patron Member
AHFGCA Life Member
USPSA Life Member


Brian #622141 11/16/22 08:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 9,711
Likes: 730
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 9,711
Likes: 730

Brian #622146 11/16/22 10:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 1,754
Likes: 29
Brian Offline OP
Sidelock
**
OP Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 1,754
Likes: 29
Ted,
thanks but not what I am looking for. after the dismissive attitude of Cooper, I wont buy their product.


Brian
LTC, USA Ret.
NRA Patron Member
AHFGCA Life Member
USPSA Life Member


1 member likes this: Ted Schefelbein
Page 3 of 4 1 2 3 4

Link Copied to Clipboard

doublegunshop.com home | Welcome | Sponsors & Advertisers | DoubleGun Rack | Doublegun Book Rack

Order or request info | Other Useful Information

Updated every minute of everyday!


Copyright (c) 1993 - 2024 doublegunshop.com. All rights reserved. doublegunshop.com - Bloomfield, NY 14469. USA These materials are provided by doublegunshop.com as a service to its customers and may be used for informational purposes only. doublegunshop.com assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in these materials. THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-ABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. doublegunshop.com further does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. doublegunshop.com shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, which may result from the use of these materials. doublegunshop.com may make changes to these materials, or to the products described therein, at any time without notice. doublegunshop.com makes no commitment to update the information contained herein. This is a public un-moderated forum participate at your own risk.

Note: The posting of Copyrighted material on this forum is prohibited without prior written consent of the Copyright holder. For specifics on Copyright Law and restrictions refer to: http://www.copyright.gov/laws/ - doublegunshop.com will not monitor nor will they be held liable for copyright violations presented on the BBS which is an open and un-moderated public forum.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.0.33-0+deb9u11+hw1 Page Time: 0.155s Queries: 40 (0.052s) Memory: 0.8559 MB (Peak: 1.8987 MB) Data Comp: Off Server Time: 2024-03-29 12:18:08 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS