Cooey Military 82 Collectors Group

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Hi Folks,
Some of you Cooey enthusiasts may be aware of this but just in case you're not I'm letting you know that I am compiling a list of military Model 82 Cooey rifles and their whereabouts. Back on 1942/43 the Canadian Government contracted H. W. Cooey Machine & Arms Company to manufacture and deliver 34,810 of these rifles. This run of rifles is unique in that each rifle bears a serial number stamped into the bottom of the pistol grip, a government stamp in the barrel above the chamber and C Broad Arrow stamp in the flat portion of the bolt handle. Some may even have an RCAF stamp on the stock. There was also a civilian model made but it has no such markings.
This list is being put together for the sake of interest only. I have 35 rifles in Canada and 2 in the US listed so far.
It would be great to find out where more of these well built, accurate rifles are living these days. Maybe some of you used them as Cadet drill rifles just as I did.
If you would like to see the list and to get your 82 on the list then go to our Facebook group " Cooey Military 82 Collectors Group " ask to join, get a go ahead and then have a look around. Maybe you'll see that your buddy has posted their rifle and you may want to get together on the range for an 82 shoot.
Thanks,
Hugh
 
I have just one in my collection presently. It was poorly stored for a number of years but is unique in that it has the added on wooden magazine so it can drill more like an FN C1. It also has the parade sling on it which is nothing more than a regular Enfield sling painted white. I'll add a photo when I get to the gunroom later today.

Afraid I am a non-facebook kind of guy as well.
 
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Here's mine, Barrel is full of cosmoline I've never fired it. C broad arrow stamped above the chamber.
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I used to have one of those but the stock had been bubba'd.

It was fairly accurate, but no where near as good as an Anschutz or even a BRNO.
 
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MapleSugar said:
I used to have one of those but the stock had been bubba'd.

It was fairly accurate, but no where near as good as a Anschutz or even a BRNO.
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Considering when they were built, the quantities that were built and the price point per unit I believe that they are a testament to high quality Canadian gunsmithing. All I ever hear about them is how accurate they are, especially with the rear peep sight, and my own 82 will consistently do 1" 10 shot groups at 50 yds. no matter what ammo I run through it.
 
I picked one up a few years ago at a gun show. Nice condition. fair price, unfortunately a civilian version. Found a peep sight but haven't mounted it yet. My High School Cadet Corps had racks of them in the 60's. Never saw the bolts as we used them for drill purposes. I often wonder where they went. I do know that as CO of the local Army Cadet Corps I returned 5 very nice functional No's 7 back to our support base at 8 Wing Trenton to be turned in DP only rifles.
That was a few years ago. At least I knew their fate!
 
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Thanks folks for the new additions. I may be private messaging you for your name and location if you haven't included it.
Hugh
 
Old Ranger said:
I picked one up a few years ago at a gun show. Nice condition. fair price, unfortunately a civilian version. Found a peep sight but haven't mounted it yet. My High School Cadet Corps had racks of them in the 60's. Never saw the bolts as we used them for drill purposes. I often wonder where they went. I do know that as CO of the local Army Cadet Corps I returned 5 very nice functional No's 7 back to our support base at 8 Wing Trenton to be turned in DP only rifles.
That was a few years ago. At least I knew their fate!
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I know what you mean. I was in Cadets back in the 70s at Fort York Armouries and manned our QM stores. During my time in that role we had about a 100 82s (without bolts) in our racks for drill and rifle handling training. We also had a substantial quantity of No. 7s that we shot on the ranges in the basement. My involvement with these weapons is one of the things that peaked my interest in where all of these Cooey 82s ended up and sharing the info with folks that have these excellent rifles.
 
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