Range report on new cooper

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J-Rat
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Range report on new cooper

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I took my new rifle out this weekend to break in her barrel and see if it could shoot. Per the book. shoot five rounds,clean,shoot five rounds clean, four times. twenty rounds and she's broken in.

The first five shoots got me on target. The target picture is shoots 11-15, The first shoot on a clean bore is high the next four are in the same hole @ 100 yards off a bench. It took a year to get her. It was worth the wait.
I added pics of my reloading bench that I built a few years ago. (when my daughter moved out, her room became my gun room.)
I shoot 32 grn. sbk, 35 grn. berger. and 40 grn. berger , they all grouped really well.
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Great White North
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Re: Range report on new cooper

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Fantastic rifle! That is a pretty fancy looking reloading bench too.
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dead meat
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Re: Range report on new cooper

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Looks like a shooter, nice loading bench but way to clean. :)
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RAMOS
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Re: Range report on new cooper

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Cograts, J-Rat! The ONLY bad thing about a new Cooper IS the wait. Don't let these slobs razz you over a tidy and well organized reloading area. That's just the way those of us with OCD roll!!! Have fun, be safe and enjoy.
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bazz
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Re: Range report on new cooper

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That reloading bench is :eek: buteaful nice and orginised o by the way nice rifle and good shooting its nice when thing just work cheers bazz
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Re: Range report on new cooper

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Thanks for the kind words. Building that bench was a fun project, and it turned out better than I thought it would. As for it being clean. RAMOS is right. That is the way those of us with OCD roll. !!! ( clutter makes me crazy )
This rifle shoots better than any others that I own.
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Five @ 100 yards
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bazz
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Re: Range report on new cooper

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after seeing that last target i feel your pain the best bet for is to send that rifle here and ill put up it not shooting should have been one hole not a clover leaf :lol: cheers bazz
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Re: Range report on new cooper

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By jove, I think you've got it! :eek:

I'd say you've put together a steller looking rifle that shoots as good as it looks. Congrats on a sweet varmint rig. Any misses in the field will probably be traced directly to the operator by the look of that last group. ;) Well done! :D

(That rifle/scope combination looks vaguely familiar........ :chin: )
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Re: Range report on new cooper

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Very Nice 8)
204 AR W/24" Shilen barrel, Timney trigger, Todd Jerrett extended handguard, Leupold VX-2 6X18X40 Adj. Obj. Target Knobs
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