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Cooper - Headspace?
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<blockquote data-quote="deertroy1" data-source="post: 867563" data-attributes="member: 53905"><p>The slight binding is with both virgin brass and factory ammo.</p><p> </p><p>I have done no serious load development as I wanted to wait until I finished with Coopers recommended break in procedure. I also am hoping the barrel will ease up on copper fouling somewhat before starting any load development.</p><p>I did, in all honesty, think the rifle may group better with the few handloads I tried. I also don't feel shooting fire-formed brass will bring a 1.5" - 2" gun down to under 1".</p><p> </p><p>A colleague in another province got a 7mm-08 about the same time I got mine and he also had to return his rifle to Cooper. He got it back and said that he finally got it to shoot but it took a whole bunch of trying different loads before he found one and only one that would shoot. He had ordered another Cooper but cancelled his order and is building a custom rifle instead. He said his rifle has the same long throat as mine.</p><p> </p><p>I also don't feel a person should have to be checking headspace or doing chamber cast on a rifle that cost over $2500? That's just my opinion and others may feel differently.</p><p> </p><p>My goal here is not to bash Cooper but to merely get some opinions. Maybe I'm expecting to much too soon etc. If this thread is coming a crossed as a degradation toward Cooper than please tell me and I'll see the moderators about having it removed. Cooper has treated me excellently and I want to do the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deertroy1, post: 867563, member: 53905"] The slight binding is with both virgin brass and factory ammo. I have done no serious load development as I wanted to wait until I finished with Coopers recommended break in procedure. I also am hoping the barrel will ease up on copper fouling somewhat before starting any load development. I did, in all honesty, think the rifle may group better with the few handloads I tried. I also don't feel shooting fire-formed brass will bring a 1.5" - 2" gun down to under 1". A colleague in another province got a 7mm-08 about the same time I got mine and he also had to return his rifle to Cooper. He got it back and said that he finally got it to shoot but it took a whole bunch of trying different loads before he found one and only one that would shoot. He had ordered another Cooper but cancelled his order and is building a custom rifle instead. He said his rifle has the same long throat as mine. I also don't feel a person should have to be checking headspace or doing chamber cast on a rifle that cost over $2500? That's just my opinion and others may feel differently. My goal here is not to bash Cooper but to merely get some opinions. Maybe I'm expecting to much too soon etc. If this thread is coming a crossed as a degradation toward Cooper than please tell me and I'll see the moderators about having it removed. Cooper has treated me excellently and I want to do the same. [/QUOTE]
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