Cooey 60 inner magazine tube

[Potashminer]

So, playing with a Cooey 60 that may have parts missing - I do not know - not finding a view on Internet what the insides look like. I have a second Cooey 60 that appears in better shape - is more similar to the one that my Dad owned.



Upper one in picture is what I think it should look like - that follower protrudes from the magazine tube. Lower one is what I am playing with - appears very end of that crimp area might have been pried open a bit - might not be perfectly round - no clue if that small "nub" was used in place of a follower, or if the long follower part has disappeared.

The complaint about the lower one is that it will not feed the last couple rounds from the magazine - is much evidence that someone has been in there previously - many of the riveted "pins" have been replaced with finishing nails. And like a half century of grunge and gunk to get out first - the rest of system is soaking in "Ed's Red" just now - might work better once cleaned up, but not really holding my breath about that, if parts are missing, or wrong parts were used.

Does anyone know what is supposed to be inside that tube??

 

[ssapach]

The long follower in the upper tube in your pic is correct.

The piece from the lower tube looks like a home made follower. Especially with that little tail left over from parting it off.

 

[guntech]

I believe the little 'knub' in the lower picture is what pushes on the extended follower in the upper picture... the knub fits on the end of the spring and allows the follower to rotate and flex freely.

So in reality it is just the extended follower that is missing in the lower picture.

 

[Potashminer]

I believe the little 'knub' in the lower picture is what pushes on the extended follower in the upper picture... the knub fits on the end of the spring and allows the follower to rotate and flex freely.

So in reality it is just the extended follower that is missing in the lower picture.

You appear to be correct - that coil spring was tightly wound around the left side "step" in that nub - won't be falling off! Wear pattern on end of the "nub" indicate it was pushing on something metallic - did not think bullet noses would do that. Makes sense that the extended follower is missing, since that "nub" part goes into and out of the magazine tube - due to the bending and prying that previously occurred - so an extended follower "ball end" would also have fallen out ...

 

[ssapach]

I forgot there was a follower stuck to the spring. I've definitely taken some apart that were missing the small piece and just had the spring butting against the ball end of the follower.

 

[Potashminer]

I forgot there was a follower stuck to the spring. I've definitely taken some apart that were missing the small piece and just had the spring butting against the ball end of the follower.

It is entirely possible that what you describe is original - I simply do not know what is supposed to be in there - is some evidence of rust and corrosion on this old .22 - is entirely possible that the inner mag spring corroded and broke off at some time, and what I am showing was someone's "fix" - could even be parts from somewhere else that happened to "fit".

 

[Potashminer]

Update - so I reassembled the old one and took it out using the inner magazine tube from my own Cooey 60 - I loaded 5 rounds and fired all without issue - then did same thing again. An acquaintance sent a picture from his junk drawer - appears to be that missing extended follower from a Cooey or something - is in the mail to me - to be seen if I can re-fit that in there. Likely will have to make some sort of swage or clamp device to close up the mouth of that magazine tube, if that part does fit in there - and still to leave a large enough opening to accept 22 Long Rifle rims.

 

[Jonnyofalltrades]

Many years ago I had reasonable success doing that crimp with a dulled tubing cutter. There are much better ways, I'm sure, but tubing cutters are cheap and plentiful.

 

[Potashminer]

Many years ago I had reasonable success doing that crimp with a dulled tubing cutter. There are much better ways, I'm sure, but tubing cutters are cheap and plentiful.

A terrific thought! I have swapped over mostly to PEX plumbing stuff, but I am sure there is at least one, if not a couple of tubing cutters in the "plumbing stuff" box - a roller swager is likely to work at least as well, as what I had been thinking!!!

 

[Potashminer]

A final update - 28-Jul-2023 - I was able to insert that part into the inner mag tube, then "close it up" using a Fuller brand pipe tubing cutter as a "roller swage" - it has not fell out yet - has had a couple magazines worth of ammo through, so I think is good to go, now. A big thanks to "Johnnyofalltrades" for the suggestion in Post # 8 - that worked very well!!

 

[antiqueguy]

If needed theirs new inner magazine tubes available from a retailer here.