.22 Calibre Action Shooting 64B Project?

Sarge_DL said:
I love my 64. Very accurate. However, after a 100ish rounds, it is super dirty in the action and always starts to jam. If I keep it clean, it runs great. For a fast action shooting style match or league night, I’d take my Ruger 10/22s. With the right ammo, like CCI, they will run all day before any malfunctions.
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100 rounds is honestly pathetic. That alone eliminates it from any serious useage. 10/22s will go thousands of rounds between cleanings, and do t require the firearm to be completely disassembled to achieve good results.
 
bertn said:
Hi M,

I have a Cooey 64 with wood stock, won't sell it but you can borrow it to see how you like one before buying one.
You know where I am.

Bert
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Thanks Bert,

I have had the good fortune, (Old wooden Cooey and a new plastic one) I like them for what they are, which is why I'm thinking about one. Thanks for the offer.
 
Sarge_DL said:
I love my 64. Very accurate. However, after a 100ish rounds, it is super dirty in the action and always starts to jam. If I keep it clean, it runs great. For a fast action shooting style match or league night, I’d take my Ruger 10/22s. With the right ammo, like CCI, they will run all day before any malfunctions.
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It shouldn't have any problems after 100 rounds. It's such a pain to take down (and such a cheap rifle) that I'll let mine go 500 rounds or more before a cleaning, and it's still shooting fine.
 
I have played around with a buddies 64, it’s an older 1960’s example that has been converted to use the newer style magazines. He only has one magazine, 1980’s vintage. Making sure the magazine is inserted properly is important, the best lube I have tried is dry graphite spray which seemed to significantly improve the reliability.
I don’t hate it but I would probably be inclined to stick with a 10/22 although if you have the patience it might be a challenging project gun.
 
tiriaq said:
Take a stock 64B, install an appropriate sight and see if it will serve the purpose.
Would any alterations be for performance and function or for enhancing tackiekewlness?
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Well, I did it. Bought one brand new from Canadian Tire; $199.00. Took it to the range after disassembly and cleaning. Shot multiple 10 round mags of about 8 or 9 different kinds of ammo; it shot them all. Not a single jam or misfeed. The trigger sucks; and I have just reworked it, but still need to reduce the take-up. Needs an extended mag release and bolt handle; eazy enough to build. I nocked the rear sight out and put on a williams peep and painted the front sight. It shoots good enough at 25 yards, and was more reliable than any "new" 10-22 I have shot in about the last 10 years. I have a Promag stock coming for it, and will likely shorten the barrel at some point. I also have a reflex sight for it, but have not tried it out yet.

This thing is going to be a lot of fun.

Thanks for all the feed back from everyone.

Mark
 
Meroh said:
Well, I did it. Bought one brand new from Canadian Tire; $199.00. Took it to the range after disassembly and cleaning. Shot multiple 10 round mags of about 8 or 9 different kinds of ammo; it shot them all. Not a single jam or misfeed. The trigger sucks; and I have just reworked it, but still need to reduce the take-up. Needs an extended mag release and bolt handle; eazy enough to build. I nocked the rear sight out and put on a williams peep and painted the front sight. It shoots good enough at 25 yards, and was more reliable than any "new" 10-22 I have shot in about the last 10 years. I have a Promag stock coming for it, and will likely shorten the barrel at some point. I also have a reflex sight for it, but have not tried it out yet.

This thing is going to be a lot of fun.

Thanks for all the feed back from everyone.

Mark
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Look into getting one of these to help with the trigger

https://www.bullseyenorth.com/shop/mcarbo-savage-64-trigger-spring-kit-8197
 
terBC said:
Look into getting one of these to help with the trigger

https://www.bullseyenorth.com/shop/mcarbo-savage-64-trigger-spring-kit-8197
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mcaswell said:
Yea, the trigger could use some help in mine too, although I'm not sure I can bring myself to shell out $37 for $1.50 worth of springs.
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Well, I carefully "relaxed" the two-legged spring by over-bending it a bit (risky, but I knew I could buy one of these kits. The return spring, I replaced it with a piece of a larger ball-point pen spring. As I mentioned above, the take-up in the two stage trigger is brutally long considering the fairly short reset.
 
Now you need a extended charging handle, I know a guy ;) I love my 64Bs, something about a .22 with all metal parts, not a piece of plastic on them. Also like that they were built here in Canada, although that doesn’t mean much to most nowadays. Yes, the newer mags with the red follower don’t work as well as the old ones with the white followers. I start all new shooters on a 64b to start, that way they appreciate a normal trigger weight on their next rifle lol. Happy tinkering.

 
One club I belong to has a 3-gun novelty shoot, which consists of 22lr handguns and rifles plus a shotgun, it’s a lot of fun as you’re split into a two person team by drawing numbers
 
hhmmm a 64 for a gaming rifle, sounds like a good place to start for a diy custom
2-gun steel challenge would be a hoot
I have a T/D unit I might have to craft some 'modules' for, it needs something more to hold on to
 
Updates...

Since doing the work in the trigger, it is much improved, but it now is not always resetting so I will be removing the lighter return spring and reinstalling the heavier coil spring.

My cousin is a new shooter, and I took him out to the range to sight in both the reflex sight and the back-up irons. I bought a cheap TruGlo one from Bullseye a few weeks ago, and installed a dovetail to pic rail adaptor; the back up sights were pulled off of my AR; the front one is mounted with a cheap clamp on Pic Rail adaptor from Amazon. Group sizes are consistent with both reflex and irons, and both are co-witnessing. I can easily remove the reflex sight, and it goes back on and holds zero. I will post photos a bit later. Fun project.
 
Meroh said:
Well, I did it. Bought one brand new from Canadian Tire; $199.00. Took it to the range after disassembly and cleaning. Shot multiple 10 round mags of about 8 or 9 different kinds of ammo; it shot them all. Not a single jam or misfeed. The trigger sucks; and I have just reworked it, but still need to reduce the take-up. Needs an extended mag release and bolt handle; eazy enough to build. I nocked the rear sight out and put on a williams peep and painted the front sight. It shoots good enough at 25 yards, and was more reliable than any "new" 10-22 I have shot in about the last 10 years. I have a Promag stock coming for it, and will likely shorten the barrel at some point. I also have a reflex sight for it, but have not tried it out yet.

This thing is going to be a lot of fun.

Thanks for all the feed back from everyone.

Mark
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Before you made this purchase, I was going to suggest the Savage 64 FVSR. I picked one up last year and really like it. It's a handy package with the 16.5" barrel and is usually good for 0.75-1" 5 shot groups at 50 yards. Not too bad, ammo dependent of course.

No accommodation for sights, but with the included pic rail it's easy enough to put on a red dot.

And yes, there are common issues with QC. Sometimes no issues, sometimes plenty of issues. The mags either work or don't and can be aggravating. Low comb plastic stock (although much heavier built than the MkII plastic stocks) and pretty gritty trigger.

But for some reason, I've owned 4 and kinda enjoyed all of them. Might keep the FVSR version for a bit.

Good luck!
 
Meroh said:
Updates...

Since doing the work in the trigger, it is much improved, but it now is not always resetting so I will be removing the lighter return spring and reinstalling the heavier coil spring.

My cousin is a new shooter, and I took him out to the range to sight in both the reflex sight and the back-up irons. I bought a cheap TruGlo one from Bullseye a few weeks ago, and installed a dovetail to pic rail adaptor; the back up sights were pulled off of my AR; the front one is mounted with a cheap clamp on Pic Rail adaptor from Amazon. Group sizes are consistent with both reflex and irons, and both are co-witnessing. I can easily remove the reflex sight, and it goes back on and holds zero. I will post photos a bit later. Fun project.
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Let's try for some pictures...

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Meroh said:
Let's try for some pictures...

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Gota say I’ve never seen an iron sight setup like that, I like the folding stock too I need one for mine, next I’d get a file and bevel the mag well a little and extend the mag release, I’ve seen people do that with a pice of coat hanger and JB weld, then extended bolt handle and 20 round mags, that’s what I’d do anyway
 
fightinghamster said:
Gota say I’ve never seen an iron sight setup like that, I like the folding stock too I need one for mine, next I’d get a file and bevel the mag well a little and extend the mag release, I’ve seen people do that with a pice of coat hanger and JB weld, then extended bolt handle and 20 round mags, that’s what I’d do anyway
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I have a couple ideas of how to deal with the mag release. I have two 10 round mags, but there is a 20 in my future also. The backup sights fold flat when not in use. I got the Pro-Mag folding stock from Dr. Deals, it was the best price at $99.00. I like it, it is really solid!! The compartment in the pistol grip holds a 10 round mag too.
 
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