Cooey Model 39 Rebuild

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I have done a lot of searching and still need help. I just got a Cooey Model 39 from my father that his father gave him in the 50's. It has never been refinished and is showing it's age. My fathers ideas of a cleaning has always been to just squirt it with 3 in 1 oil so it has never had a good tear down and clean. It also hasn't been fired in almost 30 years. I would like to refinish the stock, re - blue the barrel, and disassemble it and give it a serious cleaning. This is the first time I have taken apart any firearm so any advice would be great.

Thanks,

Kevin
 
kamlooky said:
I'd just clean it and leaf it 'lone.
Why distruppt charma?
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The varnish on the wood looks like it is gone in a few places and the stock is a little scratched. The gun is the only thing my Father has left from his Dad so my plan is to make it look new and then get him out to the range to use it. He seemed quite attached to it when he gave it to me but he never applied for his pal and didn't do any kind of grandfathering so as long as I have it it is legal and no one can take it.

RB
 
If you are going to refinish it the stock will look fantastic stripped and oiled with toung oil.
If you reblue it, dont use a cold blue from the bottle. While it may look good the finish will fail and the gun will rust.
 
willisjake said:
If you are going to refinish it the stock will look fantastic stripped and oiled with toung oil.
If you reblue it, dont use a cold blue from the bottle. While it may look good the finish will fail and the gun will rust.
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Sounds like good advice, thank you. What do you recommend for bluing?
 
Roadblock007 said:
The varnish on the wood looks like it is gone in a few places and the stock is a little scratched. The gun is the only thing my Father has left from his Dad so my plan is to make it look new and then get him out to the range to use it. He seemed quite attached to it when he gave it to me but he never applied for his pal and didn't do any kind of grandfathering so as long as I have it it is legal and no one can take it.

RB
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Try and use so very little sand paper.
Circa varnish/paint remover.
Then try and steam out the rest of the humpty dumpties.
I've had great success with using Tru Oil.
 
Tung oil isn't just wiped on and it takes several coats over several days. A Cooey M39's, likely birch, stock(shouldn't be any varnish that wasn't put on by your da or grand da) won't really benefit from Tung oil. Tru-oil is a blend of tung and other oils that will be easier to apply.
This guy has a repro of the Cooey manual. Kind if pricey for a photocopy, but he has it. $7.95 US plus shipping. Add the W's.
.rediscovered-shooting-treasures.com/cooey.htm
It might be in one of the NRA gunsmithing guides(Amazon or a gun show). Or the NRA Guide to Firearms Assembly. Same places. Don't think many gun shops carry 'em, but maybe. I'll have a look at the one I have.
 
You are about to make a 75 year old firearm with character and showing it's age into just another cobbled over refinished .22 looking almost new...
 
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