The Cooey Make-Over Thread
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I had a bunch of pictures of a Cooey Ranger 22 that my nephews helped fix up, however my external Hard Drive crashed 4 days ago so I got in the PC store getting looked at, hopefully I can get my data transferred over to a new drive an post the pictures. Murphy's law, always before you do a backup.
my little re-done model 39
This one was found in an attic, and given to me a few years back, sans bolt.
Replacement bolt was found at Shooters Den, here in Sudbury.
Stock reconfigured a bit and darkened with a dilute aniline dye before finishing with tung oil. Little bit of figure in the wood shows well.
Metal was re-done with multiple applications of plum browning, which gave it a nice deep brown black colour.
This one was found in an attic, and given to me a few years back, sans bolt.
Replacement bolt was found at Shooters Den, here in Sudbury.
Stock reconfigured a bit and darkened with a dilute aniline dye before finishing with tung oil. Little bit of figure in the wood shows well.
Metal was re-done with multiple applications of plum browning, which gave it a nice deep brown black colour.
chadvector
Regular
- Location
- East of The Peg.
Here's what I started with, from my Granddad's estate. I've cleaned most of the rust off already, but haven't touched much else.
.22 by Chad Vector, on Flickr
And here's what it looks like now, after a call to Russ Wood in North Bay for a forend and some hardware, and complete strip and re-finish, and then a new bolt and trigger from RDP Gunsmithing near Dugald, MB. I cheaped out and just Tremcladded the barrel, but this is going to be a gun for my kids, so I can always go back and get some bluing done. Oh, I'vbe also gotta grind down the buttplate to match the stock.
Cooey22 012 by Chad Vector, on Flickr
.22 by Chad Vector, on Flickr
And here's what it looks like now, after a call to Russ Wood in North Bay for a forend and some hardware, and complete strip and re-finish, and then a new bolt and trigger from RDP Gunsmithing near Dugald, MB. I cheaped out and just Tremcladded the barrel, but this is going to be a gun for my kids, so I can always go back and get some bluing done. Oh, I'vbe also gotta grind down the buttplate to match the stock.
Cooey22 012 by Chad Vector, on Flickr
Heres mine.
Cooey 75 found at gun show for $40, action was nearly rusted shut but bore was great, wood showed a lot of history and was splintered and broken at the fore end.
Got it all cleaned up, trimmed and lightly sanded the stock and gave it a few coats of Boiled linseed oil, polished the bolt and action. And I used a cheap flip flop from old navy to make a new butt pad. touched up the bluing in a few places. Made a new bolt handle to replace the ground down nub that was left.
Now its ready to be a truck/tractor gun for another 50 years!
Cooey 75 found at gun show for $40, action was nearly rusted shut but bore was great, wood showed a lot of history and was splintered and broken at the fore end.
Got it all cleaned up, trimmed and lightly sanded the stock and gave it a few coats of Boiled linseed oil, polished the bolt and action. And I used a cheap flip flop from old navy to make a new butt pad. touched up the bluing in a few places. Made a new bolt handle to replace the ground down nub that was left.
Now its ready to be a truck/tractor gun for another 50 years!
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old cooey 39
alot of sand papers, and work. Refinished with saman's oil & varnish
DAAAAAMMNNNN ! ! ! ! ! ! That polished up nice ! ! ! ! I like that so much I'm gonna do that to my Cooey 64B this winter as a project ! !
Please, tell me exaclty what papers and grits and technique you used to get that 39 so sparkly?????
Here's what I started with, from my Granddad's estate. I've cleaned most of the rust off already, but haven't touched much else.
.22 by Chad Vector, on Flickr
And here's what it looks like now, after a call to Russ Wood in North Bay for a forend and some hardware, and complete strip and re-finish, and then a new bolt and trigger from RDP Gunsmithing near Dugald, MB. I cheaped out and just Tremcladded the barrel, but this is going to be a gun for my kids, so I can always go back and get some bluing done. Oh, I'vbe also gotta grind down the buttplate to match the stock.
Cooey22 012 by Chad Vector, on Flickr
My favorite Cooey of all, the full wood 82.
Picked up one myself a while back and am in the process of refinishing the wood. Mine has alot of dings though.
hometownhero
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Toon Town, Sk
old cooey 39
alot of sand papers, and work. Refinished with saman's oil & varnish
One word DAMN.
chadvector
Regular
- Location
- East of The Peg.
Mine too. I filled the worst with wood filler (previous owner's initials) and eased some others out with steam.
I actually went back and re-blued all the metal. Didn't come out professional, but it's at least a little more durable.
If you need a connection for 82 parts, PM me. The fellow I dealt with has pretty much everything.
greyman441
CGN Regular
- Location
- Wasaga Beach, ON
Finshed up another one tonight. (top one) Turned out really good, alot better than it was before. I have to find the before pics but this is the after pics. I polished the bolt and blued only the cocking handle and the bolt handle. Gave it a 2 tone that turned out real nice. The bottom one is one I finshed up about a year ago just never had time for pictures. I did the same to this gun, stripped and reblued as well as sanded, primed and painted the stock. Then I ran a drizzle of paint over it in different directions. I smeared some of the drizzles to make the design it has on it.
- Location
- Iroquois Falls ON
There are some real beauties in this thread, well done fellows
Here is a photo of one that I just finished up. It came to me with no sights, rusty barrel and no butt plate on the stock. I shortened the barrel to 18 1/2, re-blued, put some old military sights, cut a 3/8 dovetail in the reciever and mounted a red-dot, shaped an Enfield butt plate to fit and camo painted the stock.
It shoots right-on
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Here is a photo of one that I just finished up. It came to me with no sights, rusty barrel and no butt plate on the stock. I shortened the barrel to 18 1/2, re-blued, put some old military sights, cut a 3/8 dovetail in the reciever and mounted a red-dot, shaped an Enfield butt plate to fit and camo painted the stock.
It shoots right-on
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[/URL]Cooey 750 made in Cobourg, Ont.
I was given this rusted and moldy gun.
The bolt barely moved and the trigger wouldn't hold it in.
I almost scrapped it but then I cleaned it enough to see it was made just down the road from here and quickly got hooked.
I'm short on "before" pics, I wish I had one of how orange the barrel was.
Work done:
Repaired badly worn bolt.
Replaced forward trigger stop with new part.
Cleaned barrel inside and out, the inside was still shiny.
Knocked out iron sights.
Added forward rail mount.
Drilled and tapped receiver for rear rail mount.
Stripped, sanded, stained, and oiled stock.
Mounted Simmons scope.
As George Dubya Bush once said "The best part about reading, is the pictures".
Hope you guys like it:
Stock "Before"
Forward rail mount
Tapping the rear rail mount
Stock stripped and sanded
Ready for assembly, you can see the RM-44 scope rail
Assembled
My wife wanted this gun, it's lighter than my Mossberg and she's a pretty good shot.
This group is at 100 feet on a breezy day.
I was given this rusted and moldy gun.
The bolt barely moved and the trigger wouldn't hold it in.
I almost scrapped it but then I cleaned it enough to see it was made just down the road from here and quickly got hooked.
I'm short on "before" pics, I wish I had one of how orange the barrel was.
Work done:
Repaired badly worn bolt.
Replaced forward trigger stop with new part.
Cleaned barrel inside and out, the inside was still shiny.
Knocked out iron sights.
Added forward rail mount.
Drilled and tapped receiver for rear rail mount.
Stripped, sanded, stained, and oiled stock.
Mounted Simmons scope.
As George Dubya Bush once said "The best part about reading, is the pictures".
Hope you guys like it:
Stock "Before"
Forward rail mount
Tapping the rear rail mount
Stock stripped and sanded
Ready for assembly, you can see the RM-44 scope rail
Assembled
My wife wanted this gun, it's lighter than my Mossberg and she's a pretty good shot.
This group is at 100 feet on a breezy day.
hometownhero
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Toon Town, Sk
I was given this rusted and moldy gun.
The bolt barely moved and the trigger wouldn't hold it in.
I almost scrapped it but then I cleaned it enough to see it was made just down the road from here and quickly got hooked.
I'm short on "before" pics, I wish I had one of how orange the barrel was.
Work done:
Repaired badly worn bolt.
Replaced forward trigger stop with new part.
Cleaned barrel inside and out, the inside was still shiny.
Knocked out iron sights.
Added forward rail mount.
Drilled and tapped receiver for rear rail mount.
Stripped, sanded, stained, and oiled stock.
Mounted Simmons scope.
As George Dubya Bush once said "The best part about reading, is the pictures".
Hope you guys like it:
Stock "Before"
Forward rail mount
Tapping the rear rail mount
Stock stripped and sanded
Ready for assembly, you can see the RM-44 scope rail
Assembled
My wife wanted this gun, it's lighter than my Mossberg and she's a pretty good shot.
This group is at 100 feet on a breezy day.
More info on this mount please
I'm a touch curious too...Did you make the collar for the barrel? Part of some sort of kit?
gunsaholic
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
Maybe you could trade him for one of your custom bolts!!
hometownhero
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Toon Town, Sk
Rifleman44 to bad you didnt live a bit closer I'd have to ask if you would do another one
