Are cooeys worth what people are asking?

nitro-express said:
Nostalgia plays a large part, and don't forget to add that, it was an utilitarian rifle, for the most part made of metal and wood. Later models had their share of plastic that became brittle with age. The Model 60, IMO, well let's say I just never liked it too much. My main beef being that the bolt required the rifle to be dis-assembled to be removed.

My son took a neglected but not shot much "Rabbit" gun and refinished it. The barrel was shortened, a new front sight was fitted, a new trigger guard fabricated from aluminum and later the rear sight was replaced with a Lyman folding one.

All a boy really needs is a nice 22, a Swiss army knife and a good dog.

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We had a table at our local gunshow and my son sold it for $225 to a gentleman and his son. They looked at pretty much every 22 at the show, and came back and bought ours. They said it was the nicest 22 at the show.

Bottom line, they will get the job done.

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How many of those squirrels for one pie?;)
 
I would choose an inexpensive new rifle over an old Cooey, be it Savage, Marlin, or Norinco. A Cooey 60 or 600 is maybe an OK $100 gun, but certainly not worth it for $250.

There are also plenty of other old .22 repeaters that I would also consider to be a better value.

Cooey .22s, single shot shotguns, and Bubbaed Lee Enfields a a sort of trinity of "meh" of the Canadian firearms world.
 
tjhaile said:
I would choose an inexpensive new rifle over an old Cooey, be it Savage, Marlin, or Norinco. A Cooey 60 or 600 is maybe an OK $100 gun, but certainly not worth it for $250.

There are also plenty of other old .22 repeaters that I would also consider to be a better value.

Cooey .22s, single shot shotguns, and Bubbaed Lee Enfields a a sort of trinity of "meh" of the Canadian firearms world.
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^not if they're Cooeys! :) lol Actually, I quite like my 20ga 84 as stated, but yes...in a gun show, they're among the most unremarkable guns you'll see on a table.
 
Functionally a Cooey 60 is worth the 250. That being said I wouldn't pay that much for one because you can do better by shopping around or get an xt-22 for the same money.
My 60 outshoots all my other 22s and i haven't even put a scope on it yet.
 
HuntingBear said:
Agreed, some of the best barrels of their times. You regularly hear people outshooting many modern firearms of much greater value.
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Cooey's have some of the best barrels? They outshoot rifles of "much greater value"?

Sounds like the story I heard at the range. Seems there was this old fellow at another local range using a Cooey, and no matter what ammo he used he was able to shoot 1" groups at 100 yards. Maybe I should have hung onto my 60 and 600.
 
Cooeys are good old guns. The fact that there are multiple threads full of insults directed towards people that buy Cooeys seems to tell us that they must be good. :p
 
grauhanen said:
Cooey's have some of the best barrels? They outshoot rifles of "much greater value"?

Sounds like the story I heard at the range. Seems there was this old fellow at another local range using a Cooey, and no matter what ammo he used he was able to shoot 1" groups at 100 yards. Maybe I should have hung onto my 60 and 600.
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It's never too late. I found as new Model 60 and Model 75s on the EE. I'm always willing to pay more than the floor for higher condition. The old worn, refinished, cracked, beat up ones aren't what I'm looking for. (even though we know very well that they still shoot extremely well)

But Cooey's are like religion to many...people get right offended if the price ever goes up. Apparently they have a God Given Right!!! to only pay $100 for one in like new shape. :rolleyes:
 
cantom said:
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But Cooey's are like religion to many...people get right offended if the price ever goes up. Apparently they have a God Given Right!!! to only pay $100 for one in like new shape. :rolleyes:
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Just spent about 10 minutes looking for a thread from (aprox) Sep 26, 2014... A price check thread for a Cooey 64B. I argued (rather vehemently) that a functional Cooey 64B, or any functional, repeating rimfire was indeed worth a hundred bucks. It was met with skepticism then... 3 big years ago. That was about the time the 60/600 began to match/eclipse the lowly 64B in EE prices.

The original thread was deleted/moved at OP's request, or I'd link it.
 
Marlin 795 is usually around 225. And around 250 for Marlin 60. Both have fed large cavity hollow point Ammo for me reliably that jam up the 10/22
 
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I've had a couple of Marlin 795's...as good as they were, just couldn't find their way into my heart. Can't say the same about my Model 60. Something about that walnut and the Made In Canada...
 
I had a 10/22 takedown model once......had.

I wasn't overly impressed. Maybe someone will come along and say I had that 1/10000 lemon rifle or something.

I currently have a Cooey 64 that I converted to use Savage magazines. It's more reliable and less picky about ammo than that Ruger was. It was also about 1/4 the price and feels more solid to hold. Less rattle to it. Easy to take apart and clean.

I'd be curious to know, what are the price of brand new Cooeys from olden day prices adjusted for inflation?
 
M-60 or 600 value in good original shape = $ 140.
In the more usual / well used / repaired shape ( but still perfectly working) = $110.

My 2 cents ,,,,,,,,, FK.
 
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