Having Trouble... Cooey Model 64

I to, have the same rifle, only mine is the Lakefield 64b. As others have said, same rifle as the Cooey. Parts identical.. Savage now makes them. Parts are still available.

As with other's, mine is pariticular about what ammo it digests. It really likes the CCI Stingers, and velociters. These tend to be higher velocity rounds. I've used Remington Cyclones and they work well, but after 200 rounds the action gets dirty and starts to jam up. It's pretty dirty stuff.

The Cooey/Lakefield/Winchester/Savage 64b like to have a clean action to cycle properly. A thorough cleaning of the action and bolt is important. Filing the front of the mag a little is also a good thing. I find on mine, if I slam the mag in the receiver to tightly it jams a bit, particularly with my new mag iI bought a few years back.

These rifles are finicky, but accurate and fun to shoot once you get them working properly. Keep it clean and use the oil sparingly, it will likely work a whole bunch better.

Try different ammo till you find the one it likes best. Every rifle is different even if it is the same model.
Keep us posted on how you make out.
 
I've got one of those miserable bastages too, I cleaned 20 years of crud and upgraded the mag to the metal one, but it still doesn't cycle. What is the trick when swapping in the new style mag? I'd like to get this rifle shooting, when my dad got it for his 16th birthday, it was a jammer as well. Him and his buddy used to take lighter fluid to flush the rifle out while rabbit hunting.
 
lsettle said:
I also just picked up a cooey 64b (lakefield). The first type of .22 I tried was the hollow point ammo from Walmart. The rife ran like ####. Tried CCI ammo, ran like a dream. Normal CCI and blazer CCI. The rifle did not like the flat noses on the hollow points.

Here is a photo of the Walmart .22 ammo that my 64B hated...

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Cheers,

Lawrence
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My 64b hates this stuff as well, and the yellow jackets, anything with a flat nose jams. Dyno points and mini mags work very well and some people like the federal bulk stuff
 
Hi guys, Don't mean to Hijack the thread but I just have a quick 64 question.

I just got one of these guys in rough shape. Looks like all the parts are there and it works but It's missing the shell extractor. Where can I find one other than the EE that isn't going to kill me on cost.?
Ps glad I saw this thread about not oiling the gun after reassembly.
 
thebutcher said:
Hi guys, Don't mean to Hijack the thread but I just have a quick 64 question.

I just got one of these guys in rough shape. Looks like all the parts are there and it works but It's missing the shell extractor. Where can I find one other than the EE that isn't going to kill me on cost.?
Ps glad I saw this thread about not oiling the gun after reassembly.
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There are 2 styles of extractor. Older style is a curved ( "J" shaped) piece of spring steel retained in the bolt by a screw. If you have this style, you may get away with tweaking it a bit. The later style is a flat plate with it's own spring, and retained in the bolt by a roll pin. If you have this style, sometimes just cleaning it (and the recess it's housed in), or checking it's spring. They are not swappable. Neither is "better" regarding performance. New style can be purchased direct from Savage, and old style might be easily found in the EE.

...unless you meant an ejector. They break/deform easily during dissassembly of the rifle when the barrel is turned inside the receiver. Again 2 styles. Original is a wire, newer is a flat plate. Both are retained in the same way (fit into recess in barrel and held there by receiver).
 
I believe mine is the older one, retained by a screw. The 64 I have is a 64A. The screw is there but the extractor has been broken off. as for the ejector I have the wire one. that piece was a mess when I got it and it now fits back into place "properly" I'll have to field test to see if that ejects.
Thanks for the info.
 
The magazines wear out. Get a couple of new ones.

Make sure the extractor is actually moving freely. If it doesn't, the cartridge rim can't slide up in front of the bolt and feed correctly.

And you've taken the bolt completely out of the receiver in order to clean them both, correct?
 
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I grew up with a Lakefield Model 64 and have had 0 issues with it at all. I still have it and aside from the bolt getting a little tough to pull back after about 200-300 rounds it still feed's, shoots, and ejects without failure. I completely strip mine about every 1000 rounds or 2 box's..
 
Reviving this older thread as it is the closest I have found searching for my problem. I have an old Cooey 64b with the same problem feeding it. It used to be fine with 10 rounds in the clip, then it started jamming so I dropped it down to 8 rounds and had years of problem free shooting. Started having problems again and got new mags and again good for awhile. Now even after a thorough cleaning it only seems to work with max 5 rounds loaded. With all I have read and the fact I bought this rifle used back in 1984 and I know I have rammed at least 7-8000rounds through it I believe the magazine housing is worn out and I was told they have a kit you can buy that converted the old plastic mags to the metal ones. Has anyone done this? Has it worked for them? Also does anyone have a part number and or price for the kit? I have e-mailed Western gun parts in Edmonton but being the holiday season not sure how quick I will get a reply. Thanks for the help.

Taz
 
So the e-mail I sent to Western gun parts came back as rejected so maybe I will try Epps. Squirrelshooter did you order a kit or just individual parts? If it didn't work what is your next plan? I have purchased a new magazine and a used housing that looks in good shape from a member on here. Now I just need some time to sit and re clean and install the new parts and see how it works.
 
Sorry I took so long to reply. I got it as a kit, I called the gun desk and they knew exactly what I was after. I had to file the bottom metal down a bit. The gun still doesn't cycle regularly. I have 3 of the new style mags, one of which hasn't cycled from day one. I got kind of fed up and turned my attention to my 597's and my project Remington 521T, which are a joy to work with compared to my 64b. I will get back to it though, eventually.
 
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