Cooper Firearms in Australia

At last, Cooper Firearms will be in Australia and proudly imported by MOA Performance.

MOA Performance is a new specialist importer of firearm products catering to predominantly the rifle and handgun shooter. MOA Performance will focus on firearm products that are renowned for accuracy, durability and quality.

As our company name implies, the focus of MOA Performance is to provide the shooting enthusiast with products that display inherent accuracy and/or products that will contribute to improved accuracy or enhance accuracy of your existing shooting systems.

The Cooper rifle embodies all of the attributes that MOA Performance look for in a shooting product.Cooper Firearms is well-known for the quality and accuracy of its varmint, rimfire, and hunting rifles. When Dan Cooper started Cooper Firearms in 1989, he summed up the direction of the company by stating:

“When I came up with the idea of Cooper Arms in 1989, I wanted to do more than make beautiful rifles. They had to be the most accurate production rifles available in the US.”

This commitment to accuracy is why in 1990 Cooper Arms were the first to guarantee ½ MOA accuracy. In fact, Cooper Arms accuracy guarantee is specifically ¼ MOA accuracy for their 22LR rifles for 5 shots at 50 yards and ½ MOA for 3 shots at 100 yards for all other rifles in the Cooper Arms line-up. The accuracy guarantee is based on match grade ammunition for rimfire and quality match grade handloads for centrefire.

Significantly, because of the emphasis of providing highly accurate rifles in a package that exhibits some of the finest gunsmithing in the world, a Cooper rifle is not necessarily for everyone. It is important to know and appreciate that the Cooper rifle is an expression of some of America’s finest rifle craftsmen.

The Range

The Cooper rifles come in 5 different action lengths with a choice of stock configurations, barrel lengths and level of customisation. In essence, the action lengths are dictated by the length of cartridge and are summarised as follows:

Model 57M – Repeating bolt action for rimfire cartridges including 22LR, 17 Mach 2, 17HMR and 22 WMR. The configurations available include the LVT, Classic, Jackson Squirrel Rifle, Custom Classic, Western Classic, TRP-3 and Jackson Hunter (synthetic stock).

Model 57 LVT (Light Varmint/Target)

Model 38, 21 and 22 are centrefire single shot bolt action rifles. The configurations available include the Varminter, Montana Varminter, Varmint Extreme, Phoenix Classic, Custom Classic and Western Classic.

The Varminter 

Model 52 is a bolt action repeater precision hunting rifle for centrefire calibres based on a 30-06 length cartridge. It is available in Classic, Jackson Game Rifle, Custom Classic, Western Classic and the two synthetic stocked versions being the Jackson Hunter and the Excalibur.

Model 52 Custom Classic

It is also worth noting that all models are also available in left hand configuration.

Available Calibres

In addition to the accuracy and quality benchmarks set by Cooper Rifles, Cooper Arms are known for the fantastic offering of specialised calibres for target, varmint and hunting applications. No other rifle manufacturer offers such an array of unique, high performance and inherently accurate calibres.

Model 21:17 Rem, 19-223, Tactical 20, 204 Ruger, 222 Rem, 222 Rem Mag, 223 Rem, 223 Rem AI, 6X45, 6x47.

Model 38: 17 Squirrel, 17 Ackley Hornet, 17 He Bee, 17 Fireball, 19 Calhoon, 20 VarTarg, 221 Fireball, 22 Hornet, 22 K Hornet, 22 Squirrel, 218 Bee, 218 Mashburn Bee.

Model 22: 22-250 Rem, 22-250 Rem AI, 25-06 Rem, 25-06 Rem AI, 243 Win, 243 Win AI, 220 Swift, 250/3000, 250/3000 AI, 22BR, 6BR, 257 Roberts, 257 Roberts AI, 7mm-08, 6mm Rem, 6 X 284, 6.5 x 284, 6.5 x 55 Swede, 7 x 57 Mauser, 308 Win.

Model 52: 25-06, 25-06 AI, 270, 280, 280 AI, 30-06, 338-06, 35 Whelen.

Model 57M: 17 Mach 2, 22 LR, 22 WMR, 17 HMR

Model 57M TRP-3: 22 LR

Special Enhancements and Customisation

In addition, to the standard configurations, Cooper Firearms can be ordered with a multitude of enhancements to make the rifle unique and personal to you. Examples of enhancements include:

Upgrade of stock wood figure right up to presentation grades, Engraving and gold inlay, Fluted barrels, Spiral fluted bolt, Special barrel twists, Custom length of pull, Custom serial numbers, Case colour metal, Checkered bolt knob, Skeleton butt plate, Skeleton grip cap, Inlayed sling swivels, Niedner butt plate, Stainless steel barrel.

The full range of Cooper Rifles and prices can be soon viewed at www.moaperformance.com or if you would like to register your interest now or simply make further enquiries please email to moa@moaperformance.com.

The Phoenix