New Rifle

[16Bore]

I've seen plenty of off the rack factory rigs come to life in a bedded McMillan and trigger tweak. Push feed / Post 64 70's are sleepers. I've a '69 270 that's ridiculous....

 

[peddler]

The new rifle was shipped yesterday should see it early next week.

 

[jwb300]

Legendary Arms Works Professional - CRF, Ceracote, Bedded, Fluted barrel and bolt, mid weight, hand laid stock, removable break and awesome value.

http://www.legendaryarmsworks.com/

 

[jwb300]

The new rifle was shipped yesterday should see it early next week.

I handled the LAW Professional at Sportsmas Warehouse in Anchorage - you won't be disappointed!

My LAW 300WM is sitting in customs awaiting clearance... so close but so far

 

[peddler]

I handled the LAW Professional at Sportsmas Warehouse in Anchorage - you won't be disappointed!

My LAW 300WM is sitting in customs awaiting clearance... so close but so far

Good luck, I've seen a few of them and this is going to be a long weekend!

 

[Trr15]

George Gardner GA Precision

http://www.gaprecision.net/ga-precision-2014-custom-rifles.html

Good looking heeler. Nice rifle too.

 

[FURMAN]

I would start by asking you what you expect accuracy wise? Tikka and Savage will both usually produce groups around .5 MOA with a little load work.

 

[GKPrice]

I would start by asking you what you expect accuracy wise? Tikka and Savage will both usually produce groups around .5 MOA with a little load work.

AMEN to that !

 

[tenth1]

Well, I pulled the trigger on a Cooper M52 Excalibur, all stainless in 300H&H. But I'm still itching to try a Tikka considering the price point and the glowing reviews almost everywhere. I am really curious about the LAW too, I look forward to reading reviews on them as time passes.

 

[OregonCoot]

I am pretty much an accuracy freak myself - it's a lot of fun to chase that last few tenths of an inch. Although it is hard to imagine a situation where you will lost an animal due to the supposed limitations of a solid 1-1/4 rifle, like a lot of guys, I find myself chasing some holy grail. Recently I picked up a Forbes 24B in 270. This rifle has been as close to out of the box high muley hunting perfection as I have ever found. Really excellent trigger, solid sub MOA performance and really nicely balanced. This is the only factory I have ever owned which has required no bedding work - stock to metal fit is nearly perfect out of the box. Like all production firearms, the Forbes has needed some stone work to smooth up a few rough edges but otherwise is a really solid performer. The weight, with 2.5 - 8 Leupold in Talley lightweights, is right at 6#.

 

[Eagle]

Well, I pulled the trigger on a Cooper M52 Excalibur, all stainless in 300H&H. But I'm still itching to try a Tikka considering the price point and the glowing reviews almost everywhere. I am really curious about the LAW too, I look forward to reading reviews on them as time passes.

Welcome to the Cooper Family, I think you'll be very pleased with your rifle.

 

[WRO]

I would start by asking you what you expect accuracy wise? Tikka and Savage will both usually produce groups around .5 MOA with a little load work.

Owning a savage or a Tika is like owning a Pontiac Aztec, functional as it gets, ugly as sin to look at.

 

[Backpack Hunter]

....I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[MattB]

....I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Some people feel better about shelling out 3x or 4x or 10x more money to get equivalent performance as a Tikka. To each their own, but I am not one of them.

 

[WestDan]

Owning a savage or a Tika is like owning a Pontiac Aztec, functional as it gets, ugly as sin to look at.

Love ripping on the Aztec. Ugliest car of all time.

 

[Floorguy]

What was functional about the Aztec the but molded tailgate? It wasn't even a SUV they created aa new class for it, the SRV the r was for recreation because it had no utility.

 

[Backpack Hunter]

Some people feel better about shelling out 3x or 4x or 10x more money to get equivalent performance as a Tikka. To each their own, but I am not one of them.

I'm with you. Honestly never thought a Savage or a Tikka was ugly. Always thought the performance was beautiful. Guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[Ryan Avery]

Accuracy is never ugly!

 

[Muledeerfanatic]

My savage 6.5 Creedmoor shoots .3-.5 moa all day long. And I never shoot off of a bench, always laying in the dirt.
I would love to buy a custom rifle but my guns get treated like tools and beat to crap. Not sure how I would feel about laying a $2000 gun in the mud while I boned out a deer in a rain storm.
Those LAW rifles look nice for the money though. A 300 winny would make a nice all around rifle!

 

[tenth1]

My first year in Alaska I used my trusty post '64 M70 that I used religiously in Montana. That gun will never look the same after going through silt storms on the Tanana, rain near the coast and everything in between.

I treat all of my guns as tools, $2k to $200. Being tools, I treat them all with the utmost respect no matter the price point and I expect them to perform as they should (accuracy is a big factor). Me willing to go out on a limb to spend a bit more was primarily due not being satisfied with both craftsmanship and function of numerous previous guns, thus wasting money. Same scenario as me going through several inferior packs until I ponied up for the Stone Glacier several years ago. I would have to say that craftsmanship is up to the eyes of the beholder.

Pending everything goes to plan, I guarantee this Cooper will be sitting in the mud getting rained on and will get scratched up chasing a goat.