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Can't decide, Cooper vs Rifles Inc
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<blockquote data-quote="Loner" data-source="post: 569620" data-attributes="member: 24560"><p>750 of that money is in the stock. McMillan dropped their lightweight mountain rifle</p><p>stocks quite a while ago. You could sell it (they are the most prized) and easily pay for</p><p>a lightweight and the bedding job to go with it. I agree 9 lbs is a little heavy but an old</p><p>sako is 8.5 factory. Coopers are nice but it's still and 8.25 rifle, not light by any means.</p><p>And that is an "average weight'. If that's a marketing number based on a .30 cal yours</p><p>will be heavier, add the rail and your right back at 9 lbs. </p><p> I wouldn't even look at a titanium action. It's light and it's strong and when it breaks</p><p>it shatters. No fatigue like steel so you will be shooting a grenade. A few S&W owners</p><p>out there can testify to it. There is also no give in it. So all the pounding is absorbed by</p><p>the stock and you, the action will just transfer it. It has it's place, but not in a high shock</p><p>environment. As to their prices, that is you supplying the action, just a reworked rem. 700 is what you wind up with. For less than 200.00 more you can build on a custom action which is much better and actually has a resale value if you ever decide. So my</p><p>question is why do they build on 700's?</p><p> And the PTG bottom metal comes in steel and aluminum, if the custom you linked to</p><p>has the steel that's even more weight you can shave very easily.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Loner, post: 569620, member: 24560"] 750 of that money is in the stock. McMillan dropped their lightweight mountain rifle stocks quite a while ago. You could sell it (they are the most prized) and easily pay for a lightweight and the bedding job to go with it. I agree 9 lbs is a little heavy but an old sako is 8.5 factory. Coopers are nice but it's still and 8.25 rifle, not light by any means. And that is an "average weight'. If that's a marketing number based on a .30 cal yours will be heavier, add the rail and your right back at 9 lbs. I wouldn't even look at a titanium action. It's light and it's strong and when it breaks it shatters. No fatigue like steel so you will be shooting a grenade. A few S&W owners out there can testify to it. There is also no give in it. So all the pounding is absorbed by the stock and you, the action will just transfer it. It has it's place, but not in a high shock environment. As to their prices, that is you supplying the action, just a reworked rem. 700 is what you wind up with. For less than 200.00 more you can build on a custom action which is much better and actually has a resale value if you ever decide. So my question is why do they build on 700's? And the PTG bottom metal comes in steel and aluminum, if the custom you linked to has the steel that's even more weight you can shave very easily. [/QUOTE]
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