Cooey 600~I'm in!

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Hey guys~I'll update this post with some photos when I get decent (=outdoor) ones of it, but, I bought a Cooey 600 from a buddy last night and I'm pretty happy with the thing. I thought after selling my 75 and 39 (older guns) that might be the end of the Cooeys for me, but then an older buddy of mine told me he was thinking of downsizing a bit...and on the block was a 600 he bought new in 1969. I think he mentioned he paid $19 for it~wow.. :) Anyhow, he's an honorable guy and sent me some photos first...offered a money back guarantee if I didn't like it, etc. Even though I've never had any real affection for the looks of these particular rifles, they're much nicer looking "in the flesh", shoulder nicely, seem well balanced, etc. I was also pleasantly surprised to see it's condition MUCH better than photos/description suggested. At a glance, almost like-new to be honest. Definitely didn't see a ton of use, some superficial marks/scuffs on the stock...but really, a very nice specimen I look forward to shooting in the coming days. Also included was the scope he got with it, but I may use one of my own instead.

Which brings me to the first question...

I need to check once more, but I don't think the rings I have are going to work. They are rimfire rings (=fit the dovetail), but too clunky~the bolt makes contact. Curious to know what others are using, please post photos if you can.

Question #2~not expecting super accuracy, but wondering if anyone can tell me what ammo their 600 likes best? I suspect mine will be a plinker, barn pigeon-slayer, etc....but still, nice to narrow-down the choices if I can get a little info.

So yes..I'm back to having a Cooey in the collection. lol Had I not known the story behind it, bought it from the original owner, etc...I might not have been so keen, but awfully glad to have it now. I'll post photos and a range report once the weather warms up and the ground isn't so wet & soggy on my buddy's farm.
 
My cooey 60 comes with factory holes accepting weaver #2 side mount base (Weaver P/N 48402) and weaver short side mount rings.

When I was scoping mine I had to call a dozen gun store across the country for it. But seems Cabelas has both now:
http://www.cabelas.ca/product/6323/weaver-side-mounts
http://www.cabelas.ca/product/9859/weaver-side-mount-scope-base

I put a cheap center point 4x scope from Canadian Tire on it. $45 bucks.

I shoot american eagle in 50 round box. The ammo out shoots me. I didn't care about CCI for their high price and no visible advantage to AE/Federal stuff.
 
I would describe the Cooey 600 as a fat chick gun not much to look at but it sure is fun. It even pushed my 10/22 from my position as my range go to gun. I can't answer your first question as I use iron sights on mine. The second question the only ammo that give my Cooey problems is Eley they had a box on sale so I though I would treat myself the gun absolutely hated it and jammed almost every round. It just eats every thing else no problem thunderbolts, Winchester bulk anything but the good stuff go figure.
 
WobblyHead said:
I would describe the Cooey 600 as a fat chick gun not much to look at but it sure is fun. It even pushed my 10/22 from my position as my range go to gun. I can't answer your first question as I use iron sights on mine. The second question the only ammo that give my Cooey problems is Eley they had a box on sale so I though I would treat myself the gun absolutely hated it and jammed almost every round. It just eats every thing else no problem thunderbolts, Winchester bulk anything but the good stuff go figure.
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Fat chick gun........ Laugh2
 
I've got a couple 600's on the shelf that I recently re-blued. One gets a model 60 stock while the other will get a proper 600 stock......because that's what I have available.

The 600 is a wee bit nicer looking than a 60, but I feel that it's mostly in the different stocks.

I do like Cooeys for general plinkers, I find that they fit me quite nice.

I thought that the side mount scope mounts were only good for 3/4" tubes? Not 100% sure on that. If it's not already drilled and tapped, I'd refrain from doing that. If it has dovetails, I'd try to just use them.
 
ssapach said:
I've got a couple 600's on the shelf that I recently re-blued. One gets a model 60 stock while the other will get a proper 600 stock......because that's what I have available.

The 600 is a wee bit nicer looking than a 60, but I feel that it's mostly in the different stocks.

I do like Cooeys for general plinkers, I find that they fit me quite nice.

I thought that the side mount scope mounts were only good for 3/4" tubes? Not 100% sure on that. If it's not already drilled and tapped, I'd refrain from doing that. If it has dovetails, I'd try to just use them.
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My Cooey-Winchester 600 has a much better trigger pull than my Winchester 490
 
I fell for a 60 when a decent one came up on the EE. My dad's 60 was the first real gun I got to shoot as a kid, but his is long gone.
I've had this one quite a while, but haven't shot it yet to see what ammo it likes.

No idea if mine is drilled and tapped for the side mount, I'll have to take a look. I wasn't thinking about mounting a scope, although I guess it would be interesting to see what kind of accuracy I could get out of it. Hmm, I wonder if the side mount from a Savage 340 is the same. Have one of those I could swap from.
 
ronnie01 said:
Didn't they become 600 when Winchester bought them I Am thinking that. (hard to stop chucklin about the fat chick)

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Yes that is when they became the 600.

x westie said:
My Cooey-Winchester 600 has a much better trigger pull than my Winchester 490
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My old m60 had an excellent trigger. Amazes me that companies now can't get as nice of a trigger with that little pull weight even when using that stupid safety blade in the trigger.
 
The Model 60 has a walnut stock, while the 600 is beech with stamped checkering -- the cheap dress, if you will.

The trigger pull on either rifle isn't anything hot to brag to one's friends about, to continue the "chick" analogy.
 
Update re: rings~I had a spare sent of WARNE 722M on the shelf in case I wanted to scope the BRNO 2E, and other than being higher than what I need, I'd say the fit is about 99%. Not "100%" because the base on the rear ring will require about 10 seconds with a file to get perfect clearance with the bolt. I ordered a set of 721s to get "medium" height, so I'm set. Once she's scoped and out to play, I'll update with some photos.
 
I had a 600 a while ago and traded it away, I sort of miss it now but i have other rimfires to fill the void.

I used Millett angle loc dovetail rings. The angle locs are narrow enough that one of the rings can be clamped behind the safety slot and the other way up front so they dont impact the bolt movement. They have rounded claws on them which unfortunately are a little wide and wont allow the bolt to be removed without taking them off.

With me i had a claw crack then got a hold of Millett and they sent me a new set of claws. The ones i got as a replacement were a lot longer and had a sharper angle to them. I think they sent me the wrong ones which are actually for their weaver set up but they fit the rings perfectly. With the new sharper angle clamps i was able to take the bolt out without removing the rings.

When it comes down to it though how often does a rifle need to be stripped down to be cleaned.
 
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IanC said:
I had a 600 a while ago and traded it away, I sort of miss it now but i have other rimfires to fill the void.

I used Millett angle loc dovetail rings. The angle locs are narrow enough that one of the rings can be clamped behind the safety slot and the other way up front so they dont impact the bolt movement. They have rounded claws on them which unfortunately are a little wide and wont allow the bolt to be removed without taking them off.

With me i had a claw crack then got a hold of Millett and they sent me a new set of claws. The ones i got as a replacement were a lot longer and had a sharper angle to them. I think they sent me the wrong ones which are actually for their weaver set up but they fit the rings perfectly. With the new sharper angle clamps i was able to take the bolt out without removing the rings.

When it comes down to it though how often does a rifle need to be stripped down to be cleaned.
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I'll post some photos of the Warne ones in place when I get them. The fit is so close to perfect that you can easily remove the bolt. Only if you hold the bolt pushed upwards as you pull back does it even touch the base of the scope ring. (if that makes sense)
 
Did some testing with my 600, with a 4x scope at 50 yards the best group was Win super X 40 g 1255 fps in the 50 box. 2 5 shot groups less than an inch off of a sand bag front rest. Out shot all 3 of my 1022s. Ammo i tested listed from best to worst. Win super x, CCI blazer 40g, CCI Mini Mag 36g, Federal Champion value pack bulk, CCI standard velocity 40g, Aguila super extra red and yellow box copper plated 40g, Aguila super extra blue and yellow box 40 g lead, Federal automatch 325 bulk pack, Winchester 333 bulk pack 36g, and lastly American Eagle.
 
ackleyruger said:
Did some testing with my 600, with a 4x scope at 50 yards the best group was Win super X 40 g 1255 fps in the 50 box. 2 5 shot groups less than an inch off of a sand bag front rest. Out shot all 3 of my 1022s. Ammo i tested listed from best to worst. Win super x, CCI blazer 40g, CCI Mini Mag 36g, Federal Champion value pack bulk, CCI standard velocity 40g, Aguila super extra red and yellow box copper plated 40g, Aguila super extra blue and yellow box 40 g lead, Federal automatch 325 bulk pack, Winchester 333 bulk pack 36g, and lastly American Eagle.
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I had mine out on the weekend for it's first real shoot, but conditions on my buddy's farm were a muddy/sloppy/half-frozen mess. lol Couldn't practically get my target more than about 30 yards away without getting trapped and losing a boot! :) I put one of my vintage Bushnell Scopechiefs on (fixed 2.75x, Command Post) and brought a good variety of ammo~almost none of which I used. I knew early-on this wouldn't be a long session, so I focussed on playing with the Winchester 222. At that close distance, with the scope zeroed, it wasn't tough for my son and I to keep groups around 1/2". We'd shoot a hole on the blank target, then try to put subsequent shots in the same place. Seemed like (with a few exceptions) the hole just got a little bigger with each shot. I was impressed.

One of the love-starved barn cats took a shine to my 6'5" tall, 18 year old son and wouldn't leave him alone....then the girlfriend of the farmer's son came out to try her hand at a little shooting. Hoped it would be a "get to know the 600" day but turned-out to be a short-lived, but fun social outing! :) I'm tempted to put a higher power scope on it, get it on my bench for some serious testing...but I don't plan to ever use it that way when the dust settles...so why bother.
 
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