Model 52 Open Country Long Range

A New Cooper .300 Winchester Magnum

- John Haviland

The age of specialized hunting rifles is upon us. No longer is a basic bolt-action rifle topped off with a variable-power scope sufficient to hunt big game. Up-to-date hunters now require a rifle with specific qualities, and by extension believe they possess those same merits.

One such specific rifle is Cooper Firearms of Montana’s Open Country Long Range. The rifle is built with features to assist connecting on a distant shot, from a good trigger to a large stock that supports the shooter as much as it does the barreled action. The Open Country is based on the Model 52 action Cooper introduced in 2007 and handles cartridges in lengths up to the .300 Remington Ultra Magnum.