thenerdboy
Regular
- Location
- NB, Canada
Hi everyone,
I've been a lurker here for a while and have used the EE but haven't really posted anything. Shortly after joining the site I picked up a Cooey Model 60 from a fellow CGNer to use primarily for plinking. While it has shaped up to be a pretty decent rifle, the Cooey has given me some issues and I'm still working out the bugs.
Initially there were problems with the inner magazine tube as the crimp had broken and was repaired at some point. I was unable to load more than 3 or 4 rounds into the magazine from the get-go and the seller worked with me to come to a resolution (great CGNer!). Shortly after, I discovered that the magazine assembly on the rifle, an original 60, had been replaced with a tube from a later Model 600. I was able to locate an inner + outer tube assembly in good condition from an original 60 and installed it (also from another great CGNer!). I also installed a new Weaver side mount base (#2, I believe) and the high rings to go with it. My Nikon 3-9X40 barely fits onto the rifle! Since then I have been enjoying the rifle with friends and family.
Lately I've been bitten by the target shooting bug and have been trying to test the accuracy of my old Cooey. While shooting for groups, I've been encountering some common issues with the rifle and I was hoping that someone might have some suggestions as to how they could be fixed. I've searched CGN and read many threads on all sorts of issues but am hoping for some ideas to fix the problems, rather than sell the Cooey for something else. The main issue I'm having is that when the spent casings are ejected, they bounce right back into the chamber and jam the next round. Usually I have to pick out the casing and the next round in order to cycle the bolt and reload. Sometimes the gun jams every other time, only actually loading 5 or 6 rounds out of 11 properly. The number of jams varies a bit, depending on how the gun is pointed when the bolt is pulled back. If the gun is pointing down at the ground or up at the sky, it tends to eject and reload properly. From the bench however, it will jam about 50% of the time. Is there any way to improve on this or should I simply accept that the gun was not designed to wear a scope?
The other problem is that since I swapped the magazine tubes, I've experienced occasional misfires. After recocking the bolt, the round always fires as it should. Any ideas? I never had this problem before switching the magazine. I have given the bolt and receiver a thorough cleaning.
Hopefully I can resolve these issues, or at least improve on them so as to make the rifle more enjoyable to shoot. It has been quite accurate for plinking but the jamming issues with scope have made shooting for groups a difficult process. I would like to keep the rifle but also had the opportunity to try out a Mark II recently and it was really nice to shoot a modern rifle designed for a scope. In some ways I wish I had just purchased one to begin with but it didn't have the same vintage feel that my Cooey does.
Thanks everyone!
I've been a lurker here for a while and have used the EE but haven't really posted anything. Shortly after joining the site I picked up a Cooey Model 60 from a fellow CGNer to use primarily for plinking. While it has shaped up to be a pretty decent rifle, the Cooey has given me some issues and I'm still working out the bugs.
Initially there were problems with the inner magazine tube as the crimp had broken and was repaired at some point. I was unable to load more than 3 or 4 rounds into the magazine from the get-go and the seller worked with me to come to a resolution (great CGNer!). Shortly after, I discovered that the magazine assembly on the rifle, an original 60, had been replaced with a tube from a later Model 600. I was able to locate an inner + outer tube assembly in good condition from an original 60 and installed it (also from another great CGNer!). I also installed a new Weaver side mount base (#2, I believe) and the high rings to go with it. My Nikon 3-9X40 barely fits onto the rifle! Since then I have been enjoying the rifle with friends and family.
Lately I've been bitten by the target shooting bug and have been trying to test the accuracy of my old Cooey. While shooting for groups, I've been encountering some common issues with the rifle and I was hoping that someone might have some suggestions as to how they could be fixed. I've searched CGN and read many threads on all sorts of issues but am hoping for some ideas to fix the problems, rather than sell the Cooey for something else. The main issue I'm having is that when the spent casings are ejected, they bounce right back into the chamber and jam the next round. Usually I have to pick out the casing and the next round in order to cycle the bolt and reload. Sometimes the gun jams every other time, only actually loading 5 or 6 rounds out of 11 properly. The number of jams varies a bit, depending on how the gun is pointed when the bolt is pulled back. If the gun is pointing down at the ground or up at the sky, it tends to eject and reload properly. From the bench however, it will jam about 50% of the time. Is there any way to improve on this or should I simply accept that the gun was not designed to wear a scope?
The other problem is that since I swapped the magazine tubes, I've experienced occasional misfires. After recocking the bolt, the round always fires as it should. Any ideas? I never had this problem before switching the magazine. I have given the bolt and receiver a thorough cleaning.
Hopefully I can resolve these issues, or at least improve on them so as to make the rifle more enjoyable to shoot. It has been quite accurate for plinking but the jamming issues with scope have made shooting for groups a difficult process. I would like to keep the rifle but also had the opportunity to try out a Mark II recently and it was really nice to shoot a modern rifle designed for a scope. In some ways I wish I had just purchased one to begin with but it didn't have the same vintage feel that my Cooey does.
Thanks everyone!
