Cooey M82 trainer

The Cdn Forces designated them the C2B1 (If I recall correctly). About the biggest writeup I have seen on them is in a Cooey pamphlet that was available years ago. I likely have it somewhere downstairs.
Unlike many Cooey rifles, most of the M82s actually had a serial number, albeit on the stock beneath the wrist. I remember in MooseJaw, the weapon tech had to scrap a bunch. He threw the barrelled receiver in the scrap metal, and saved the serialised stocks in case he had to account for the scrapped rifles.
There is a peep sight available for them. It installs in place of the little blanking plate at the rear of the receiver.
I found them to be a very accurate little rifle. My biggest beef was when you would gain your sight picture, manage your breathing, hold the breath, and sslooowly squeeze the trigger....to find you hadn't cocked the damn bolt .
 
I got one. Great shooter. I think I may have a copy of that pamphlet in my Cooey book. In it the Rifles are priced at $9.95 each, or two for $18.00. Thoes were the days I guess.
 
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Cooey also made them for the commercial market. True trainers will have a small C Broad arrow with an inspector's mark on the top of the receiver. The factory rear sight was a crude "L" shaped bracket fastened with the screw on the top of the receiver and the disk peep sight attached to it.

Overall it is a very simple gun. The nice part about it is the stock. Just my 2 cents.

A total of 92,135 were made by Small Arms Limited.

Mario

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By SAL? I thought that they were made by Cooey. Their action is the standard Cooey single shot. The stock is heavier, with the joint for the forend extension hidden under the band. Although the optional peep sight is elemental, it does provide for vertical and lateral adjustment. These hung on as cadet drill rifles for quite a long time. I sometimes wonder how many were actually used for shooting by the Forces during WWII. Occasionally you will see them marked RCAF. After the war, the Senior, then model 75 single shots used the same barreled action, and slightly slimmed stock with pot bellied forend. Naugler - is that a Mosberg sight fitted to yours?
 
OK....I have 2 different references that contradict themselves.
Defending the Dominion: Canadian Military Rifles 1855-1955, Edgecombe
cites they were made by SAL.
DND archives state: .22 calibre training rifles, made in the H.W. Cooey Co. Ltd., plant at Cobourg, Ont

Maybe on contract for SAL????
 
The photos show an older timber framed building; more likely Cooey - Cobourg than LB, which was brand new purpose built. Perhaps the contract was let under the umbrella of SAL, with Cooey being the actual manufacturer.
 
Bolts were withdrawn from cadet corps in 1949 and they were used for drill into the 1990s. Model 82 is a Model 78 fitted with bands and stock extension. Made by Cooey.
 
If you check the old GunParts corp (Numrich) catalogues they have a set of bands and screws for a Canadian training rifle. They don't know what training rifle, so they sell them for a couple bucks. The hand drawn picture looks like Cooey 82 parts, in case anyone wants a freah set of bands or screws.

There was a minty cooey 82 with military markings at the Regina Gunshow last weekend. Priced at $200, I thought that was a bit high. They seem to be around for the $75-$125 range still.

Regarding the bolts being withdrawn form Cadet corps, I don't know how widespread that was. The cadet unit I belonged to still had the bolts in the late 70s. But the rifles were never used, either for shooting or for drill.
 
any idea were you can grab a rear peep site..........i got one, from a yard sale in very good condition bout 4 years ago,15$ a nice fun gun.
love to put a peep site on her................
 
NB.nagantsniper said:
any idea were you can grab a rear peep site..........i got one, from a yard sale in very good condition bout 4 years ago,15$ a nice fun gun.
love to put a peep site on her................
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Jon Taylor from Craven Valley Saskatchewan (one of the local gun dealers) used to have them new in the box. They cost twice what you paid for you rifle however.
They used to show up on ebay from time to time. Try search words like cooey.

Cooey also made these items for the Canadian Army. They are the subcaliber adapters for the .55 Boyes anti-tank rifle. The hole down the center is rifled to accept a .22 cal round, and you have to place the little adapter (shown still in the right one) to have the centerfire Boyes act on the rimfire .22 cal round. The base of the round is marked with the C/I\ along with the HWC (HW Cooey) logo.
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