Who can tell me about the Cooey 64?

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I've found a Cooey 64 in good condition for a pretty good price. I know the Savage 64's are essentially Cooey 64's. I don't particularly care for the Savage 64 I have. It's accurate, but very finicky on ammo, and has alot of FTF and FTE. Would the Cooey be any better?
 
I have no problems with my 5 Cooey 64s. They tend to get finicky on ammo when they start to get dirty in the bolt area. Keep them clean and they are great. Of course , like any machine, as they are used and get worn, things do need replacing, mags especially as they are a soft metal composition. this does make them as it does in most, hesitant in the reloading action.
 
My Cooey 64B feeds any lr ammo I've ever fed it. I get the odd stovepipe jam as it gets dirtier but is still far more reliable than some brand new SA 22s I've seen. It is essentially the same gun as the Savage 64, but as with anything, older sometimes means better.
The trigger on mine is a little stiff at 5.5 lb but I plan on fixing that.
 
My sears/cooey will eat any CCI ammo I give it. As long as I do my part and keep it clean.
Magazines can be had for under $20 too.
 
The stiff trigger is something I've come to expect with most semi's. And, it's fun to tinker with them, making them crisper and lighter. With all my semi's, I keep the bolts clean. Well, hopefully, I'll have a new rimfire soon. My mind is made. If it doesn't get sold, I'm buying it. Thanks for the information.
 
Don't know how this unhappy face got there, or how to delete it.

Anyways, got a Cooey 64B by Winchester and a Lakefield 64B. They are identical except for the stocks.

The Lakefield is ridiculously reliable and adequately accurate (1.5 inch group at 25 yrds, stock iron sights, me shooting on a good day) with standard or high vel winchester bulk ammo.

The Cooey by Win has an action or the recoil spring is too stiff, so needs looking at or cleaning....does not cycle and FTEs/FTFs with winchester high velocity xpert. Seems like a simple problem.
 
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easyrider604 said:
Don't know how this unhappy face got there, or how to delete it.

Anyways, got a Cooey 64B by Winchester and a Lakefield 64B. They are identical except for the stocks.

The Lakefield is ridiculously reliable and adequately accurate (1.5 inch group at 25 yrds, stock iron sights, me shooting on a good day) with standard or high vel winchester bulk ammo.

The Cooey by Win has an action or the recoil spring is too stiff, so needs looking at or cleaning....does not cycle and FTEs/FTFs with winchester high velocity xpert. Seems like a simple problem.
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Quick tip :) - when you look at your post, there should be an "edit" button underneath it (next to the "quote" button). Click the edit button, then look under the post again for the "advanced edit" button and click that. Then, look under your post one more time and - when you see all those smilies beneath your post - click the bubble for "no icon". :yingyang:
 
I have a lakefield 64b. Good and reasonably accurate rifle. Fun for plinking. With the right ammo even better. As with all the other 64 variants (so it seems) keeping the bolt clean is critical as it start to jam as it gets dirty. Just when that starts depends on how dirty the ammo is. Mine starts to have feeding issues after a couple of hundred rounds. If I'm going hunting with it I clean the bolt before I go out and have no problems.
 
cyclone said:
Quick tip :) - when you look at your post, there should be an "edit" button underneath it (next to the "quote" button). Click the edit button, then look under the post again for the "advanced edit" button and click that. Then, look under your post one more time and - when you see all those smilies beneath your post - click the bubble for "no icon". :yingyang:
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Thanks for your tip, cyclone. Tried it. No dice. :confused:
 
i got my 64b from macleods for 110 bucks with a scope.picked it up,walked to the counter paid for it and immediately went to the bottle depot and bought a bag of cans:D i wash the action in alcohol and wipe it with an oily rag,works good.a friend brought one for me to get running again,i cleaned and assembled it and tried a mag....it went full auto:cool: just that once and ran well ever since:(:p
 
Can anyone post or point me to some good instructions for cleaning a Cooey 64? Took out my old one for the first time in many years the other day and it wouldn't feed on its own at all... needs a really good cleaning. Thanks!
 
There are 5 main pieces to the gun after the stock is removed. The front stud is removed and the u-clip taken off, slightly twist the barrel and pull forward , too much twist can break the ejector. Once the barrel is off, then the bolt is slid forward and the cocking arm pulled sideways and out of the action. Remove the magwell by removing the 2 screws and then the trigger ass'y by removing the rear stud. The bolt should slide right out of the action housing , Clean out the housing also, remove the firing pin and clean the bolt with brake cleaner. Reassemble with light oiling and test her out.
 
Caution firing too many rounds in succession (ie 5 mags, rapid fire, and repeating lots)

Caused my sear to heat up toooooo much and wore it down causing FA.
I thought it was cool at first as a kid, then I realized it would go FA as soon as I chambered a round. Took it apart and had the sear replaced.

Not a problem since, with resonable plinking.
 
I have 2 cooey's and, have learned to love them
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-Accurate (esp 1 is older than me..)
-cheap(As stated, I own two but, only borrow the coveted Marlin's n' Rugers)
-VERY easy takedown n' clean (see con's)

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-Gotta (really) keep em' clean (takedown every few hundred rounds)
-Find an ammo they'll eat. I've read [here] that some [none I've handled] will eat anything. CCI's...NEVER have I experienced an FTF/FTE but, $"S..Win 333's limited success but, WOO HOO Fedral 525's are like [cheap]candy
-rare[used]/expensive clips
-semi-negative [doesn't really apply to me...] lack of "after-market" groovy bits (30 rd mags, tacti-cool thingies...)

I love mine
 
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Magazines are around $13 from Savage, new. They're definitely not expensive.
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lol, it's a matter of perspective...it's sig. percenatge of what I have in actual rifle [more than 1/3rd...]...

and, to be fair rare as, in used, and expensive as in, closer to 20 once they're actually here...

less defensive, You're absoloutely right, in that, FOR rifles almost 50 years old, you CAN still get clips for 20$'s at all, period....

We should add that to the plus list for sure
 
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