Cooey Model 60 Stock Repair and Refinish 'Pic Heavy'

[PrettyBoy]

So I'll preface this by saying this is strictly refinishing, not conservation or restoration I'm no gunsmith.

Whilst I was refinishing a couple Enfields, I called my Dad to ask if he had an unreasonably long screw driver to take down the enfield stocks. And his ice fishing buddy overheard and asked if I could take a look at an old rusted up Cooey Model 60. It was his fathers and he was hoping I could make it functional once again.

And a bit of the process

And the finished product. I tried to style the dowels to look like knots in the wood grain. Not too sure how successful it was but it came out alright.

Was a fun time and hopefully My Dad's friend is pleased with it.

If you liked this then check out my ongoing enfield refinishes.
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2139679-Enfield-Refinishing-Pic-Heavy?p=17919584#post17919584

 

[PSE]

I'd say he should be more than pleased with it - Good Job!

 

[Butcherbill]

Way to save an old classic like that, looks great!

 

[HuskyDude]

Nice Job,
Kinda gives you a warm feeling...doesn't it.

 

[p.Rundle]

What bluing did you use? And what did you do to remediate the damage that I'm assuming was in the bore? It looks fantastic, and I'd love to do that to a couple of mine!

 

[PrettyBoy]

I used Birchwood super blue. The bore despite being pretty filthy didn't seem too bad once cleaned. It was scrubbed out via cleaning rod and oiled and scrubbed out and oiled again and so on. rod spins as it goes so thats a good sign as far as I'm aware. It appeared to be pretty decent looking to my untrained eye. I'm not sure what can be done beyond that (I'm sure theres something above my skill level) aside from a new barrel.

 

[Lightning Rod]

nicely done
be proud

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

That was God's Own Crack. Good job saving it. Well done across the board, mate.

 

[bjmurata]

You did a great job on that rifle, looks really nice.

 

[jhedsy]

Looks great to me. I'd probably start out well then butcher something half way through... like the finish. I have no patience to let anything dry lol.