Long Gun Registry: The Red Flyer Story ***update***

[Red Flyer]

Hello Gang,

I just want to share a story that makes me sad.

Years ago, nearly 40 in fact, I was given a lightly used Cooey 60 from a family friend. It was the most beautiful thing, and it was mine!

My Father, as a smart man and hunter for many years, taught me how to handle and shoot it safely. I cleaned and polished it after each outing. We had many fun days at the local Rod & Gun club shooting paper targets. Occasional visits to the farm to shoot tin cans and other skill testing objects are especially memorable. Though I never was a particularly good shot, I had a great deal of fun.

Then along came the Long Gun Registry.

The Cooey, though still shiny and loved, was rarely used. In my concern and paranoia about the LGR, I took my beloved Cooey to the local gun shop and sold it. It felt like I had taken my dog to the pound.


Well, that's my story. Thanks for allowing me to share it with you.

Red Flyer

 

[BMcK]

That's a shame. You got rid of your one and only gun because of the LGR? I could understand scaling back, but somethings are too special to part with.

I found a brand new Cooey 60 at a gun show last month, sold in on the EE. (the stock had a few dings, but had never been fire, grease still on the bolt)

Cheers

 

[gunsaholic]

Yes, it hard to replace "that special gun". You can find one like it but it is still not "that one". I have 2 model 60's NIB but neither are for sale as of this time.

 

[lyman54]

That's a shame. You got rid of your one and only gun because of the LGR? I could understand scaling back, but somethings are too special to part with.

I found a brand new Cooey 60 at a gun show last month, sold in on the EE. (the stock had a few dings, but had never been fire, grease still on the bolt)

Cheers

Well jeez, that should brighten up his day.

 

[BMcK]

Well jeez, that should brighten up his day.

Sorry, forgot to add that it would of been nice to see him get it.

 

[Red Flyer]

Sorry, forgot to add that it would of been nice to see him get it.

LoL, I knew that's what you meant

Red Flyer

 

[.22LRGUY]

Well jeez, that should brighten up his day.

^you beat me to it. lol

As for the story~the last few years have taught me allot of important lessons...not the least of which is to try to focus on what lays ahead, not what's behind you. Easier said than done, I realize. I'm a nostalgic guy by nature, so I have a couple of stories along the same lines...but I take comfort in believing that they were the decisions that made the most sense at the time. Who knows...maybe that 60 ended-up in the hands of a young man and helped him forge wonderful memories too. If your dad was anything like mine, chances are he'd rather see you forge new memories with a gun that strikes your fancy today.

 

[Red Flyer]

.22 LRGuy "As for the story~the last few years have taught me allot of important lessons...not the least of which is to try to focus on what lays ahead, not what's behind you. Easier said than done, I realize. I'm a nostalgic guy by nature, so I have a couple of stories along the same lines...but I take comfort in believing that they were the decisions that made the most sense at the time. Who knows...maybe that 60 ended-up in the hands of a young man and helped him forge wonderful memories too. If your dad was anything like mine, chances are he'd rather see you forge new memories with a gun that strikes your fancy today"

Well said and Cheers !

Thanks,

RF

 

[lawn gnome]

Go to the EE.
For $100-125 you should be able to get one shipped to you.

Don't worry about the shape of the wood or the barrel.
There is almost no way a .22 barrel can have been worn out on a Cooey. Rust perhaps, but not worn out.
BarBQ paint if you have to if you don't find the re-bluing kits.

Even if the wood is dinged, there is furniture stripper and time spent with a rag and some Crica 1850 tung oil is well spent.
It will come out beautiful, if only because those Cooey stocks were good hardwoods.

You will appreciate it even more having spent some time and effort., and for that price it is stillhard to beat and great entertainment.

 

[gunsaholic]

Go to the EE.
For $100-125 you should be able to get one shipped to you.

Don't worry about the shape of the wood or the barrel.
There is almost no way a .22 barrel can have been worn out on a Cooey. Rust perhaps, but not worn out.
BarBQ paint if you have to if you don't find the re-bluing kits.

Even if the wood is dinged, there is furniture stripper and time spent with a rag and some Crica 1850 tung oil is well spent.
It will come out beautiful, if only because those Cooey stocks were good hardwoods.

You will appreciate it even more having spent some time and effort., and for that price it is stillhard to beat and great entertainment.

They were actually all walnut. That is until Winchester took over. Some of the stocks had some really nice figure to them, not what you'd expect on a lower priced gun. I could be wrong but I think the OP is wanting a rifle that is in as close to excellent original condition as he can find.

 

[grauhanen]

There are a lot of Model 60's around. I see them in the used section at a lgs. It shouldn't take long to find one on the EE. And yes, they had walnut stocks.

 

[Red Flyer]

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Rf

 

[gunsaholic]

Well, am I am very pleased to conclude this story...

Thanks to the help and support of our excellent Membership, I was able to acquire the most beautiful 1930's Cooey Repeater that one can imagine.

This one will NEVER get away. I promise !





RF

And the pics are where??

 

[mh434]

That was, and remains, the point of the Firearms Act and the (now-defunct) LGR - to try to frustrate and obfuscate the acquisition of firearms by normal, law-abiding Canadians, to the point where they are overwhelmed by the process & give up. The Ontario CFO (among others) continues this practice with enthusiasm.

 

[Red Flyer]

And the pics are where??

Coming soon...I just want to give it a little wipe-down first. The light patina is gorgeous! Wait, perhaps I should do nothing?

RF

 

[groundskeeper willy]

Do you remember any part of the serial number? What town did you sell it in?
It's a long shot , but maybe a member here has it sitting in their safe?
Funnier things have happened.

 

[gunsaholic]

Do you remember any part of the serial number? What town did you sell it in?
It's a long shot , but maybe a member here has it sitting in their safe?
Funnier things have happened.

It would have no serial number.

 

[age]

Yes, it hard to replace "that special gun". You can find one like it but it is still not "that one". I have 2 model 60's NIB but neither are for sale as of this time.

You speak from the heart. I'm the same way. I have some guns that might not be worth much to people. They are to me. I bet those model 60's are beauty's all wood and blued. I wouldn't sell them either. I bought my daughter a single shot FN many years ago. She was around 7 at the time. Some guy chromed it and fixed the crack in the stock. It means nothing to some people. To me every time I look at the gun. I can remember that little girl saying(Dad did you bring my little 22) She is 22 years old now and when I take her to the range. She says the same thing. (Did you bring my little 22) Now she shoots everything. At Dad expense It's funny how a piece of wood and steel can be held in your heart Cheers to all the Dads and shooters that keep those guns in there memory

 

[kjohn]

A grown man told me that, on the eve of the LGR becoming law, he cut his own guns up! Once I found my voice, I asked him why. He said that his kids were being home schooled, so he didn't want to teach them that not obeying the law was a good thing. He said he couldn't get the online registration feature to work, so he cut them up.

This man wasn't some illiterate dough head. He made his living troubleshooting GPS on farm machines, back when the technology was just getting into popular use.

I simply could not wrap my head around that. I asked him why he didn't give the guns to somebody. He said he didn't think of that.