.20 tactical in a cooper or custom rifle?

[livetoshoot]

wanting to add a .20 tact to my arsenal and am torn between building one on a custom action, maybe stiller predator v, or going the less expensive route and buying a cooper model 21 in .20 tact. just looking for some input and thoughts…

S.R.

[Bill K]

Originally Posted by livetoshoot

wanting to add a .20 tact to my arsenal and am torn between building one on a custom action, maybe stiller predator v, or going the less expensive route and buying a cooper model 21 in .20 tact. just looking for some input and thoughts…

S.R.

If were me and I had that choice, I would go with the Cooper. Every one that has one, loves them. Bill K

[livetoshoot]

Cooper 1 / Custom rifle 0
Yeah those cooper rifles look like dandy rifles and would cost half the money… there is a model 21 .20 tact nib 26" for 1700 I've been eyeing is that a good price?

S.R.

[Oleman]

Originally Posted by livetoshoot

wanting to add a .20 tact to my arsenal and am torn between building one on a custom action, maybe stiller predator v, or going the less expensive route and buying a cooper model 21 in .20 tact. just looking for some input and thoughts…

S.R.

Well I've priced some coopers lately $1400 to 1900? I picked up a donor rifle and built mine for under $ 1K complete? I don't need expensive furniture to beat up in the woods.

[livetoshoot]

Thats great oleman, did you just happen to find the action for a good price and get it rebarreled?

[Oleman]

I found a donor rifle complete.

I'm working on another donor I found today for $350 a complete rifle. The new barrel will run just over $300 and my smith will chamber it for $150.

[Kiwishooter]

My 20 Tac (which is almost finished) is built on a Stiller Predator (2006 vintage), Kreiger barrel (Rem varmint taper) and a Rem/HS Precision stock, Rem 223 magazine and bottom metal (Thanks Jim) and a Jewell HVR trigger.

Total US cost is $1480.00 I did the chambering ad fitting myself. I'll let you know if it feels nicer and shoots better than my Coopers when I get a scope mounted and fire some rounds down range ........Kiwi

Second action from the left

[Bayou City Boy]

Either route should work well..........

I have a full custom 20 Tac assembled in @2000 built on a Rem 700 action with a PacNor barrel/Rem Varmint contour/HS Precision stock. In 2002-03 I bought a Cooper MTV in 20 Tac with some great looking wood on it.

Both rifles have more built-in accuracy than I can ever shoot them with, and it's hard to say which one is best. Both have 12" twist barrels and both shoot my own 38 grain HP's extremely well..

-BCB

[410gauge]

My two cents worth. I've had several Cooper 21's, and they all have been great. For the money they are hard to beat...but the Stiller Predator V RBLP is a dream as far as I'm concerned! My current 20VT I built using the Predator V action as the start. It is the best 20VT rig I've had so far. I bought the action new, but shopped the rest of the parts very hard. Ended up with $2250 total in the build. To me...well worth the extra expense. 410gauge

[Larry]

Kiwi, you can build rifles so resonably.
Several of those actions are defective, with the bolt handle on the wrong side !!

Actually, lot of nice project potential there. Fun Fun
Larry