Replaced for good reasons and actually produced by a different entity than the current Cooper company.Pass.Only two rimfire sporters to consider imo:the Anschutz and current Cooper product.

 

Model 36 owner here, won't part with mine. I might sug that you read "Model 36 and others" orig posted here by kestrel2 on 1/18/06.

 

I don't know where all the anti #36 comes from but it usually starts from someone that never owned one. I've had 4 and they all shot great. Probably the main reason the 57's came was that the #36 bolts were very complicated and more $ to produce. I would not hesitate ,ever, to consider one.

 

I have two 36's, a 36/57 transitional model and a couple of 57's. All are great guns. Don't be afraid of the 36. You WILL have to operate the bolt briskly to get consistant ejection, however. Not a big issue for me.

 

I owned twne wasn't too bad after I got the
"ejector falling out the magwell problem"(They should have realized in the designing stage that a more than a little allen screw was required to hold it in )solved,though never ejected too well, the other a disaster due in part to poor quality control and even poorer after sale service-after two trips back, it was still a dog.Glad they're gone.Best gun move I ever made was selling them and putting the money into Cooper stocked Annies.

 

Have one of the early MS36's

This one has the Walnut Silhouette stock, serial #14. Mine functions and shoots well.

 

36's

I have two 36's and three 57's. They are all KEEPER's :t Shoot a sporter and an LVT indoor's @ 20 yrds. for $ win my fair share. Winter time fun.

good shooting
vince

 

I got one of the first M36 sporters made, and it has been a great rifle. This one DOES meet their accuracy guarantee with Eley ammo.

 

I was reading Dean' post, dated 10-16-2006, clicked the edit button and saw the missing huntingpictures photo.

I restored the exact photo that Dean originally posted and added two more.

I plan to restore Dean's missing photos when I read his posts, as best I can.

Sadly, Dean passed away at 68 on Dec. 7, 2020 from Lymphoma cancer.

He'll be deeply and greatly missed, especially by me.

Marilyn [Dean's Loving Wife]

:F

 

I have two 36s, one number 20X classic and the other a McMillan Featherweight silhouette number MFW11X. The sporter did not always eject that well until a friend supplied me with a pair of extra strength extractor springs. The Featherweight bolt has redesigned extractors that are longer with more leverage and it ejects just fine. You can see in the pic the difference between the extractors.

Both rifles are fine shooters also. No complaints from me. I love them both. I have six 57s and one 21 MTV in .223 as well and still shoot the 36s more than any. I would not hesitate to buy another 36.

I actually prefer the grip profile of the 36, which I believe has been revived in the Jackson Squirrel version of the 57.

 

btt