Are cooeys worth what people are asking?
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gunsaholic
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Not sure what you mean by "Winchester". Winchester had nothing to do with Cooey until 1961 and shortly after changed the models and made them cheaper. The Cooeys before 1961 were not tied to Winchester in any way and have no Winchester markings on them. I think, regarding this thread, most are referring to the original Cooeys before the Winchester takeover.
thenerdboy
Regular
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- NB, Canada
I just think people have the blinders on when they're looking to purchase rifles to shoot and settle on an old Cooey due to nostalgia rather than buying a modern rifle brand new for very close to the same price. I've been there and IMO, it doesn't make sense. Not to say there aren't collectible models but the average 84, 60, 39, 75 etc. isn't to me.
For what it's worth, I had a 64 for sale for a couple weeks now. Not a single bite, not a big deal honestly. I slapped on an older Tasco scope I had sitting around and took it to the range to test out its accuracy today.
After sighting in the scope, and going through a couple hundred rounds to see what was working nicely, this is what came out on top:
Not too shabby for a rifle that came to me all gummed up and non-functional. This alone makes it worth keeping for myself now. Should make a good gopher gun. Oddly, no trouble feeding or firing anything except the stuff from the white box of Federal Auto Match. I have another 64, I hope it turns out as good as this one.
I once had a Ruger 10/22, and it wasn't this accurate, and it wasn't nearly as cheap to acquire. So everyone can knock the Cooeys all they want, but they're not all garbage.
After sighting in the scope, and going through a couple hundred rounds to see what was working nicely, this is what came out on top:
Not too shabby for a rifle that came to me all gummed up and non-functional. This alone makes it worth keeping for myself now. Should make a good gopher gun. Oddly, no trouble feeding or firing anything except the stuff from the white box of Federal Auto Match. I have another 64, I hope it turns out as good as this one.
I once had a Ruger 10/22, and it wasn't this accurate, and it wasn't nearly as cheap to acquire. So everyone can knock the Cooeys all they want, but they're not all garbage.
gunsaholic
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Winnipeg, Manitoba
To be clear though, the model 64 design was started by Hubert Cooey but was never put into reality or production by Cooey.
gunsaholic
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- Winnipeg, Manitoba
No the actual Cooey Arms never did make any model 64's. Hubert Cooey was working on a design for a semi-auto but he died before it became reality.
