Changing the barrel on a Cooey 75
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Makes sense. Thx
Do you know if the barrel is threaded in or pressed in? I have a barrel from a single shot .22 that was pressed in. I "think" I know where my barrel is. Can't remember the reason for pulling the barrel, as it was a buddies, and I just did as I was asked.
I'll have to check. If it's pressed in, can it be changed? If so, how?
Chambers can be lined too, without the need to find a barrel liner, provided the barrel is in decent shape.
Afaik, the Cooeys are just pressed together. Getting them apart was never really part of the original plan, dunno how easy or cleanly it would go, but I figure a hydraulic press and a bit of fixture get should do it.
Cheers
Trev
Afaik, the Cooeys are just pressed together. Getting them apart was never really part of the original plan, dunno how easy or cleanly it would go, but I figure a hydraulic press and a bit of fixture get should do it.
Cheers
Trev
They are pressed in - and not all to the same degree - and secured by the stud that engages the stock screw. The stud fits into a divot on the bottom of the shank. Removing a barrel from a receiver might be straightforward or a challenge. There is also the risk that the replacement barrel might not fit with correct headspace.
Thanks. Could headspace be an issue on a .22?
They are slip fit. We had one as a barn gun decades back. There wasn't a inch of that thing that wasn't covered with an attractive coat of rust, but it still shot well enough. Eventually it started misfiring, getting progressively worse until it didn't shoot at all. Turned out that the barrel was sliding out of the action, which was rectified by that favorite technique of farmers and riggers everywhere. I hit it with a hammer. 
Good as new.
I've got another one that someone gave me. Very good to excellent shape.
Good as new.I've got another one that someone gave me. Very good to excellent shape.
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Too much and the firing pin will not engage the rim of the cartridge, too little, you will never close the bolt.
Ah, OK. I just hadn't looked at the way the bolt/barrel mate up. I was thinking more in terms of pressure issues, but yeah, I guess you're right.
Well, probably it will just stay where it is, and come out every few years for a few "feel good" plinking shots. Thanx, everyone.
Cooey bolts were individually fitted by filing the locking shoulder at the base of the bolt handle. They are not necessarily interchangeable, especially when a rifle is well used.
Excess headspace can result in burst cartridge cases.
Excess headspace can result in burst cartridge cases.
