Cooey 600 .22lr

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I went to the Red Deer Gunshow today, & picked up what I believe to be a very nice little Cooey model 600 .22lr. I have wanted one forever. My older brother bought one as his first .22, before the company went out of business in the late 70's for $64.95. Myself, being 6 yrs younger, wasn't able to do the same, as they were toes up before I was old enough to buy. I had to give a little more, but am happy with what I came home with. The little gem is in very nice condition, with only a couple light scrub marks on the stock & some shine on the muzzle, from what looks like stuffing in & out of a cloth scabbard. Other than that, she is in pristine condition !!

My rifle has a serial number in the CG085000 range !!

Are there any databases out available for me to date this rifle ?? I would really like to know what year this rifle was built !!
 
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Sorry for my confusion on this. This is my first attempt at posting photos, so I hope this works. Also feel free to give me your opinion on the value of this old .22. I'm just real curious is all.
 
86IltisAmb said:
Wow that is a great looking .22, I would say that it would be between $150 and $200 tops.
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Thank you. I think so. I paid $175 for it. Definately not a screaming deal, but I don't think I got ripped off either. I think it's in really good shape, for being 30 some years old. I'll shoot it for fun & it will stand proud in my gunrack.
 
I just picked a Model 60 off this site and was a bit less.
That gal is in great shape and will give you nice groups.
These ole gals seem to fetch a bit less as there are lesser
quality new ones out there.
I don't mind purchasing/spending more on a quality nice
shape older rifle.
It feels a bit different owning a piece of history, rather
than a bunch of plastic parts tossed together.
Great find.
 
JWilliscroft said:
Thank you. I think so. I paid $175 for it. Definately not a screaming deal, but I don't think I got ripped off either. I think it's in really good shape, for being 30 some years old. I'll shoot it for fun & it will stand proud in my gunrack.
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nice looking Cooey, from what i can see , it looks to be in great shape..and being well looked after
 
In a drag reduction phase sold a number of items that saw little regular use (VHF radios, knives, firearms...), among them a scoped Model 60 f:P:2: miss it.

A pic will help as were a couple changes to the stock shape that will help date it. Enjoy yours.
 
wow...im looking for a cooey 600 in about the same condition...not having much luck thus far...but yours looks great..great find..and besides you cant really beat it for 175 :D
 
My own 600 shoots MUCH better than we expect from a sub $200 rifle.

Your new toy sure looks like it was well cared for. I think you did fine for the money to get one in such nice condition.

Have you been out shooting it yet?
 
That's a very nice gun JWilliscroft and should be a keeper.

My model 600 which was bought new for me when I was 15 yrs old will stay in my collection and be passed on to my boy. $65 I believe it was brand new.

Lots of memories with it and a very good shooter.

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I hope the OP knows how to take the bolt out.
Probably does, because he says his older brother had one.
But lets face it. That is a cheapy design for holding the bolt from coming out.
You have a nice rifle in top condition, a bit of history and a rifle you always wanted, I'm sure you will enjoy it.
However, people always seem to get carried away with the quality of Cooey 22s. They are very reliable and they put a great deal of small game in the pots of people once dependent on wild meat to live on.
But they are far down the line in in a good quality 22. They come with a poor trigger, that is very hard to improve, without comprimising safety.
I'll get stormed for what I have written so far, so might as well continue.
For thirty years or so after WW2, the lower priced 22 sporting rifle market was flooded with Mossberg 22s, in a great many styles and price ranges. The lower priced ones of these, in the Cooey price range, that came from the factory with cheap aperature sights, were head and shoulders above any Cooey.
During this time period tens of thousands of shooters competed in some type of 22 sporting rifle competitions. The top competitions were dominated by Winchester, Remington and BSA.
The lower classes of "fun" competitions that were held in every town from one side of Canada to the other, had more Mossberg rifles competing, than any other make.
But, in the many competitions I have seen and competed in, I never saw a single Cooey 22 being used.
 
Thanks for that H4831, really made a lot of people happy with that assessment, but do you really think it was necessary in this thread.
 
H4831 said:
I hope the OP knows how to take the bolt out.
Probably does, because he says his older brother had one.
But lets face it. That is a cheapy design for holding the bolt from coming out.
You have a nice rifle in top condition, a bit of history and a rifle you always wanted, I'm sure you will enjoy it.
However, people always seem to get carried away with the quality of Cooey 22s. They are very reliable and they put a great deal of small game in the pots of people once dependent on wild meat to live on.
But they are far down the line in in a good quality 22. They come with a poor trigger, that is very hard to improve, without comprimising safety.
I'll get stormed for what I have written so far, so might as well continue.
For thirty years or so after WW2, the lower priced 22 sporting rifle market was flooded with Mossberg 22s, in a great many styles and price ranges. The lower priced ones of these, in the Cooey price range, that came from the factory with cheap aperature sights, were head and shoulders above any Cooey.
During this time period tens of thousands of shooters competed in some type of 22 sporting rifle competitions. The top competitions were dominated by Winchester, Remington and BSA.
The lower classes of "fun" competitions that were held in every town from one side of Canada to the other, had more Mossberg rifles competing, than any other make.
But, in the many competitions I have seen and competed in, I never saw a single Cooey 22 being used.
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It's not really that type of rifle. It's a decent firearm with nice wood for a reasonable price. Also the Winchester/Cooey 600 have a dovetail to mount a scope. The triggers aren't match grade and most people who plink with them aren't throwing Lapua Super club, Elley etc out of them. They were shooting whatever cheap stuff they could buy.

I own two of these old Cooey 600 rifles. One was pre serial number. the wood on both is good and they are fun little rifles. Will they compete against my Annie 54, Walthers, Kimber SVT etc? No. But then again I could buy 6 or 7 of them for the same price as one of those rifles. They are a decent utilitarian 22LR . I'm looking forward to see what type of accuracy they are capable of with good optics and match ammo. But.. that's not the reason I bought them. ;)
 
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