Valar wrote:I think a blueprinted rem 700 done right will make a cooper look sick at the range for the same cash or less!
Well sir, having both, I strongly disagree.
After a recent M700 full custom build, I wondered why I just didn't purchase a Cooper at the onset. I could have saved almost a thousand dollars, but in the end, it's still "just a Remington". "Same cash or less"......don't think so.
As to your other comment, there's much more to owning a rifle than accuracy alone. Appreciation of fine workmanship, excellence in design and execution, not to mention premium materials all add up to much more than just "an accurate rifle".
It's quite obvious that you do not own either a blueprinted M700 OR a Cooper to make such a statement. If you're quite pleased with what you put together in your garage, well, that's just dandy.