The CZickness XLIII prepping for winter.

[gmcttr]

Looking good BC.

 

[T-DOGG]

Cheekrest finally came in so short of having a tuner I think its ready for a range trip. Took it out the back door for a few shots just to check operation and couldnt be happier, light crisp trigger a butter smooth action. Have high hopes for this one.

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I expect a 2 page write up on this one. Damn nice looking rifle.

 

[mcapo]

Cheekrest finally came in so short of having a tuner I think its ready for a range trip. Took it out the back door for a few shots just to check operation and couldnt be happier, light crisp trigger a butter smooth action. Have high hopes for this one.

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A whole lotta “WOW!” in that picture.

 

[MindfulMan]

Cheekrest finally came in so short of having a tuner I think its ready for a range trip. Took it out the back door for a few shots just to check operation and couldnt be happier, light crisp trigger a butter smooth action. Have high hopes for this one.

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Nice .....definitely looks like a winner !

 

[bcannon]

Was listening to the SCOTUS NYSRPA vs. Bruen case verbal arguments. Let me gather my thoughts and will give my write up on my rifle.

 

[rkwhyte2]

Afternoon all
That is a nice looking rifle cannon.

 

[bcannon]

Had to take care of some family issues and it took a little longer to reset and gather my thoughts. Hope CM wont kick my ass for this.

It's a Cooper 57M TRP Gen1 not the troublesome TRP3. Got it off of RimfireCental for 25% off asking price so I couldn't pass it up.
It has a 25" 1:16 6 land target crowned match barrel.
The stock is a Bell & Carson F-class made for Cooper with a aluminum bedding block from mid forearm, where a sling swivel would normally be, to the wrist. The finish is a kind of blister texture that didnt slide well in the silvered bags so thats why the slick tape was added and now slides very easily.
The factory Cooper trigger was replaced with a Jard s.s. adjustable set at light 8oz.
Tried the riser/scope ring combination and thought it didn't look as clean as I wanted so went with the Talley high rings.
The scope is a US optics TS-5-25×50, from a INGO member for less than half price of new, with the same reticle as my B-25 and the lowest paralax setting is 10yds.
The cheek riser is a Brian'scheekriser Bravo3 and is functional but hasn't grown on me yet. Hope that it will in time. It's brushes against the tacticool a little too much for my liking, and not as clean looking as I would like but it is what it is.
I really like it and have high hopes for this set-up.



Carlos I will have the 2nd page of the write up after the first range trip. Good 1st page though?

 

[bcannon]

CZ!!



(Hope this pads the impending ass kickn )

 

[mmpsteve]

Had to take care of some family issues and it took a little longer to reset and gather my thoughts. Hope CM wont kick my ass for this.

It's a Cooper 57M TRP Gen1 not the troublesome TRP3. Got it off of RimfireCental for 25% off listed price so I couldn't pass it up.
It has a 25" 1:16 6 land target crowned match barrel.
The stock is a Bell & Carson F-class made for Cooper with a aluminum bedding block from mid forearm, where a sling swivel would normally be, to the wrist. The finish is a kind of blister texture that didnt slide well in the silvered bags so thats why the slick tape was added and now slides very easily.
The factory Cooper trigger was replaced with a Jard s.s. adjustable set at light 8oz.
Tried the riser/scope ring combination and thought it didn't look as clean as I wanted so went with the Talley high rings.
The scope is a US optics TS-5-25×50, from a INGO member for less than half price of new, with the same reticle as my B-25 and the lowest paralax setting is 10yds.
The cheek riser is a Brian'scheekriser Bravo3 and is functional but hasn't grown on me yet. Hope that it will in time. It's brushes against the tacticool a little too much for my liking, and not as clean looking as I would like but it is what it is.
I really like it and have high hopes for this set-up.

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Carlos I will have the 2nd page of the write up after the first range trip. Good 1st page though?

Holy Cow!

No pun intended with your handle, but 25" with that heavy profile has to feel like you're aiming a cannon - in a good, solid way, I mean. Anxious to see how it performs.



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[bcannon]

Holy Cow!

No pun intended with your handle, but 25" with that heavy profile has to feel like you're aiming a cannon - in a good, solid way, I mean. Anxious to see how it performs.



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Not so much. It is a straight contour but only weighs 9lbs without the scope so it's not bad at all.

 

[T-DOGG]

Had to take care of some family issues and it took a little longer to reset and gather my thoughts. Hope CM wont kick my ass for this.

It's a Cooper 57M TRP Gen1 not the troublesome TRP3. Got it off of RimfireCental for 25% off listed price so I couldn't pass it up.
It has a 25" 1:16 6 land target crowned match barrel.
The stock is a Bell & Carson F-class made for Cooper with a aluminum bedding block from mid forearm, where a sling swivel would normally be, to the wrist. The finish is a kind of blister texture that didnt slide well in the silvered bags so thats why the slick tape was added and now slides very easily.
The factory Cooper trigger was replaced with a Jard s.s. adjustable set at light 8oz.
Tried the riser/scope ring combination and thought it didn't look as clean as I wanted so went with the Talley high rings.
The scope is a US optics TS-5-25×50, from a INGO member for less than half price of new, with the same reticle as my B-25 and the lowest paralax setting is 10yds.
The cheek riser is a Brian'scheekriser Bravo3 and is functional but hasn't grown on me yet. Hope that it will in time. It's brushes against the tacticool a little too much for my liking, and not as clean looking as I would like but it is what it is.
I really like it and have high hopes for this set-up.

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Carlos I will have the 2nd page of the write up after the first range trip. Good 1st page though?

Love it!

 

[T-DOGG]

They rapid tested daughter for one type of Strep and also Covid, both negative. They are still treating her for Strep and Tonsillitis until the tests results come back in a few days. I guess it could be another type of Strep and they aren't exactly sure at this point. So she gets antibiotics and a super tasty mouthwash for a bit.

 

[churchmouse]

Survived #2 treatment.....

Had a serious discussion with my oncologist and his Gal Friday. Good people. Kind and helpful.
There is some changes coming as I now have a much better time line for whats left. More to come as CKW and I sort this out.

You prayers and help can not be measured in any words I can come up with. I would fall short of how we feel.

 

[llh1956]

Prayers for you and CKW! Hang tough my friend.

 

[MindfulMan]

Prayers for you and CKW! Hang tough my friend.

A big ditto !

 

[bcannon]

Prayers and as much positive energy I can muster yours and CKWs way brother.

 

[88E30M50]

Survived #2 treatment.....

Had a serious discussion with my oncologist and his Gal Friday. Good people. Kind and helpful.
There is some changes coming as I now have a much better time line for whats left. More to come as CKW and I sort this out.

You prayers and help can not be measured in any words I can come up with. I would fall short of how we feel.

Hang in there CM.

 

[wingrider1800]

Prayers and as much positive energy I can muster yours and CKWs way brother.

 

[T-DOGG]

 

[T-DOGG]

Reba delivered a magnificent performance today. There are just a few rifles I have felt deeply connected to and this is one of them, along with my Noveske AR and my Howa 308 being the other.

I began with the slow, boring and mostly annoying process of breaking the barrel in per Howa's procedure. I don't normally do break in procedures, but my precision mentors insisted otherwise. I should mention that I bore sighted the rifle at the range by using the tried and trued way of removing the bolt and looking down the barrel at the target, then adjusting the scope to the same point of aim. I have had great success doing this and many times I've had bullseyes starting out, this was one of those times.



After 20 rounds, it was time for initial ammo testing. Wolf Gold 55gr put together a stellar 3 shots on group #3 at 0.361", but I couldn't duplicate it. I am going to reattempt at a later date, because I was still getting to know the rifle and hadn't quite found my rhythm just yet, so I kinda feel like the ammo didn't get a fair shake. The target shows horizontal and vertical stringing as I ironed out my issues that gmcttr is coaching me on.

After slapping the suppressor on, it took the rifle from being a rumbling punchy little fellow to a more quiet & refined gentleman. It made the rifle a downright joy to shoot. The experience became zen like the more acquainted we became. I only shot Wolf Gold for the first 35 rounds unsuppressed, everything after that had the can on during testing.



Now the good stuff begins to show. Australian Outback 69gr was impressive, but Norma 77gr stole the show. Which doesn't surprise me, because that stuff performs like high octane race fuel in my 5.56 Noveske AR.