COOEY mod. 60

You need to knock out the pins that are hard to see to get the bolt apart and reach the firing pin. When I tried to take my bolt apart for cleaning when I first got the rifle the pins acted like they were welded in place. I settled for soaking and flushing out the bolt with Ed's Red which is a mixture of solvents and light ATF as a lubricant.

I'd suggest you get the bolt out (you'll find videos on You Tube if you need help with this) and take the bolt to a gunsmith along with your new firing pin. Let HIM bend and break all his small size pin punches instead.
 
thanks for the reply ..also for the pics ..i used the Quick search in the rimfire section and only found how to remove the bolt ..now i know how to disassemble the bolt to replace the firepin ..

ps...a nail will not work because it is too soft ..the fire pin is harder steel .. also i toke the bolt all apart [pain in the ass] the fire pin is 5/16 long and 1/8 in diameter case hardened and held in place with a very small pin ..the only way to remove the pin is to punch out the fire pin which will shear off the retaining pin ..

This is not an easy job ....
 
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I seem to recall seeing that some suggested using concrete nails to make replacement firing pins. That's fine for smaller pins but would be a dedicated labor of love to do the longer pin found in a rifle bolt.

And yes, what you found is why I opted for just soaking the bolt in the Ed's Red and squirting more down the openings with a small squirt bottle to suck some solvent up and flush out the firing pin. The Cooey bolts are worse than those one way clips used to hold car interiors together.....
 
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