There was a two day estate sale last weekend with a number of nice rifles and shotguns. I couldn't attend on the first day, but decided to go on day two. It was a 45 minute drive and I arrived about two hours before they closed. I expected that most of the guns would already be gone, but that wasn't the case.
Prices were rather high and had only been marked down about $100 from day one. I'm pretty much set on high powered rifles and shotguns, but I love bolt action .22's and appreciate nice wood! I gave it some thought and finally made a cash offer on this Cooper. I didn't think they would accept it, but they did!
When Kimber of Oregon bellied up around 1989, Dan Cooper and several other former employee's founded Cooper Arms. This is a relatively early Model 36 Classic (Ser. # 234), made in the early '90's when Dan was still at the helm.
It's a man sized rifle weighting in at 8-1/2 lbs scoped. The stock was advertised as AAA Claro and features nice checkering and a shadow line cheek piece. It has a Shilen barrel, a great trigger and was guaranteed to shoot 5 shot .25" groups at 50 yds with match ammo. I gave it a thorough cleaning, applied Ren wax and replaced the 8X Weaver with a 12X Redfield and Warne rings that I had stashed away. I may not keep this scope on the rifle, but it should do nicely when I check accuracy off the bench with various ammunition.
At this point, my only disappointment is that the screws aren't running north and south. I can't wait to see how it shoots!
I trust you'll enjoy the photos.
Prices were rather high and had only been marked down about $100 from day one. I'm pretty much set on high powered rifles and shotguns, but I love bolt action .22's and appreciate nice wood! I gave it some thought and finally made a cash offer on this Cooper. I didn't think they would accept it, but they did!
When Kimber of Oregon bellied up around 1989, Dan Cooper and several other former employee's founded Cooper Arms. This is a relatively early Model 36 Classic (Ser. # 234), made in the early '90's when Dan was still at the helm.
It's a man sized rifle weighting in at 8-1/2 lbs scoped. The stock was advertised as AAA Claro and features nice checkering and a shadow line cheek piece. It has a Shilen barrel, a great trigger and was guaranteed to shoot 5 shot .25" groups at 50 yds with match ammo. I gave it a thorough cleaning, applied Ren wax and replaced the 8X Weaver with a 12X Redfield and Warne rings that I had stashed away. I may not keep this scope on the rifle, but it should do nicely when I check accuracy off the bench with various ammunition.
At this point, my only disappointment is that the screws aren't running north and south. I can't wait to see how it shoots!
I trust you'll enjoy the photos.
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