Are cooeys worth what people are asking?

i had a COOEY 600 + 60 both mod. are way too heavy for nothing ..the COOEY 75 or 39 [my favorite] is all you will ever need light weight for small game hunting or plinking ..at gun shows i never pay more than 125. for a COOEY

 
Are cooeys worth what people are asking?

No, of course not. But they are probably worth what people are getting.
 
No way, they're only priced as high as they are because people have a sense of nostalgia about them. It's funny that you'll see old Cooey's sell for a couple hundred bucks at auctions - I guess if it goes 'bang' its worth a couple hundred!

I like the old Lakefield Mark II's for the price.
 
i bought a model 60 at auction this summer for $40..... i have lot's of 22's to pick from when i go gopher hunting but i my favorite is a model 60.
 
The fact that this thread is now 7 pages long and still going weeks later speaks to the very issue that brought it about. Pretty funny, really. I still wouldn't pay much more than $100 for any model in excellent condition.
 
I have owned cooey rimfires, and wore out one of them and passed the other along. I would consider buying another one that was in good shape, reasonably priced and working condition.
 
People say that they wouldn't buy a Cooey for more than $100 or $60 or even $40 but the real question is if they owned a Cooey, would they sell it for said $40 or $60 or even $100. Someone who's opinion matter on this topic is someone who owns a Cooey and if they truly feel that their Cooey is still worth $40 than I challange that individual to sell me that Cooey for $40, $60 or even $100. Any takers?
 
Reminds me of the old farmers who have rusted out trucks or tractors in the yard. When someone wants to buy it, it's worth its weight in gold. If the old farmer is looking to buy anything, it's always too expensive and not worth the price.
 
AikiNut said:
Yeah, if you're going to spend $250, get a brand new Savage .22 with a plain wood stock, and get a few boxes of ammo with it. If you spend as much as $100 on an ancient Cooey (nice, though the rifles are), you're spending too much, IMO.
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Meh, some guys already have an savage.

I like them, I keep an eye out for ones in good condition. A part of history. Something cool to show your friends or gun buddies.
 
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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Have you ever owned or even shot a cooey?? I would take a single shot model 39 over a Remington 597 any day
 
thenerdboy said:
The fact that this thread is now 7 pages long and still going weeks later speaks to the very issue that brought it about. Pretty funny, really. I still wouldn't pay much more than $100 for any model in excellent condition.
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Any model???
I have a Cooey model 62 still with the factory box, hooded front sight, rear peep sight and factory spare target aperture. I have an Eatonia boy's rifle with the rare flip up peep sight. This gun still has the original Eatonia box from the mid 20's, likely the only one in existence. I have the early Rabbit boy's rifle with the flat stock in smooth bore. I have other very hard to find Cooey models. If any of you guys think they would only bring around $100.00 you are dreaming and living in the past.
 
This entire thing breaks down to a very subjective and funny thing that is argued about in all types of hobbies. Most definitely talked about in company board rooms.

Worth.

How do you determine worth? Well with most modern new firearms it is straight forward. They make the firearm, measure cost to make and distribute then price it accordingly. It may get a little convoluted due to NR status, current market trends ect ect.

As for determining worth of a used old firearm. It becomes convoluted when people factor in historical value, condition ect ect... Realistically it is up to the INDIVIDUAL to decide if it is worth it to them. What they are looking for in a firearm. Their budget ect ect.

In short, the worth of a cooey is exactly what someone pays for it. That is what someone was willing to sell it for and that was what someone was willing to buy it for.

I would buy a little beat up but working cooey for 200 bucks. Some may not. There can be a common trend in the market but it is only a guide line for the current price at that current place in time... They could be worth 1000 in 10 years... They could be worth nothing.
 
gunsaholic said:
Any model???
I have a Cooey model 62 still with the factory box, hooded front sight, rear peep sight and factory spare target aperture. I have an Eatonia boy's rifle with the rare flip up peep sight. This gun still has the original Eatonia box from the mid 20's, likely the only one in existence. I have the early Rabbit boy's rifle with the flat stock in smooth bore. I have other very hard to find Cooey models. If any of you guys think they would only bring around $100.00 you are dreaming and living in the past.
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Selling? lol
 
Canadiankeeper said:
Selling? lol
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Nah, I'm not quite dead yet but maybe not far off, lol ( I wish). But you know, in regards to this thread and prices, I have had several people in the last few years wanting to know if I was interested in selling various models of Cooeys that I have. And they were all willing to pay more than $100.00. As I mentioned in an earlier post, if one is not really interested in old Cooeys or just wants an old shooter, sure they aren't going to want to pay anything. But there are plenty who might be collecting or are looking for a certain model that will. As you mentioned though, as with anything, it all comes down to what someone is willing to pay. And yes, who knows what they might be worth in 10 years. It sure would make it easy though if a guy knew.
 
Gnome75 said:
I have been trying to decide which 22lr rifle has the best bang for the buck. All I will use it for is plinking on crown land and maybe shooting at gophers or crows.

The requirements:
Bolt action
useable iron sights
200ish dollars
will last a life time
wood stock
decent accuracy. As in can hit a clay pigeon at 100 meters if I do my part
repeating. I have been leaning towards tube fed but have not ruled out magazines

Looks like most cooey 60s will meet what I want but most seem to be 250 at best (for decent and not rusty). It feels silly buying a 60 year old budget rifle for that much. Are they really worth this much?

The other option I have looked at is the Norinco Jw15. The compact one seems like a fantastic size and hear good things about them except I hear the sights suck

Any suggestions or opinions? Minus the savage mkII because I hate the trigger blade safety thing.
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I saw a nylon 66 at a shop yesterday for $375, so yeah, any level of retardedness is possible.
 
If the Cooey was so good it would still be manufactured today, but the company still disappeared into history sold off by the family, but even that was not enough to save the Cooey from historical obscurity. Enough said, just because it is old does not make it valuable it just makes it old.
 
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