Cooey Model 71

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Glenn Kelley

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A friend of mine has a Mod 71 in .270 that he got from his uncle . It's in great condition except that there is a crack from the mounting screw hole back past the mag well ad then it curls up through the checkering on the pistol grip . It is a beautiful piece of wood .

He would like to restock the rifle but we haven't found any information on it .
Was it made with another model number as a Winchester ? Does some one have a stock that would fit it ? Any information about it would be helpful .
Thanks in advance

Glenn
 
There was no other number for this rifle that I am aware of. As I recall it has a round receiver like a Remington with a model 70 bolt. I'm sure someone can adapt another stock for it maybe even fill in the voids on a model stock with epoxy.
I could be wrong about the round receiver but thats what I recall from 40= years ago.
Neil
 
I restocked a Cooey 71 with a Boyd's stock for a Winchester 70 blind mag. I had to buy a trigger guard for a model 70 from Western Gun Parts and epoxy in a piece of filler wood, it was a fairly simple job.
 
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Safety on the side not on the bolt, push feed, Winchester bought Cooey in 1961 I think. The model 71 was similar but not identical to a model 70
 
I think the bolt body may well have been a Winchester part ( from the 1964 to 1967 Model 70) and the barrel was probably a Winchester but they have no other parts in common. The receiver is cylindrical and uses a Remington-style recoil lug, sandwiched between the barrel and receiver. The trigger is adjustable and is similar, in design, to that of the Model 70. Kind of a cheaply made rifle but, if accuracy is your primary criteria, they were usually pretty good.
 
This is what I said I think the guys saying it is the same as the M70 are confusing it with the 670.
Neil
 
Thanks for the replies .
They tried dropping it into a Mod 70 stock , the action is to fat . Would the M70 blind mag have a wider inletting ?
I read one comment elsewhere that indicated that a Remington 700 stock was close to a fit .

Glenn
 
Unless there has been a previous attempt to repair the stock with an improper adhesive, it can probably be repaired to be stronger than before and the repair should be virtually invisible.
 
Glenn Kelley said:
Thanks for the replies .
They tried dropping it into a Mod 70 stock , the action is to fat . Would the M70 blind mag have a wider inletting ?
I read one comment elsewhere that indicated that a Remington 700 stock was close to a fit .

Glenn
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Try checking Boyd's engineering notes, when you select a stock they show you inlet dimensions, check the Winchester 670, I may have been mistaken when I said I used a model 70 stock, it was six or seven years ago but I am positive It was a Winchester.
 
Glenn Kelley said:
Thanks for the replies .
They tried dropping it into a Mod 70 stock , the action is to fat . Would the M70 blind mag have a wider inletting ?
I read one comment elsewhere that indicated that a Remington 700 stock was close to a fit .

Glenn
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Entire action or just the back end where the safety is?

As others have mentioned, try to repair the stock.
 
M71 has a tubular receiver as already mentioned. M70 has a contoured, forged receiver. It is going to take inletting and modification to work.
The M71 is not a licenced copy of the M70. It was made by Winchester Canada after they bought Cooey.
The bolt is similar to an early push feed M70 bolt - but the bolt sleeve does not have the little latch used in Winchesters which controls rotation of the sleeve. Depends on the cocking piece engaging a notch.
 
I had a model 71 in my hands, once. Had a blind mag with an exceptional grained stock. Almost bought it because if the stock. I just assumed it was a lower grade model 70, similar to the win ranger model...
 
Leeper said:
Unless there has been a previous attempt to repair the stock with an improper adhesive, it can probably be repaired to be stronger than before and the repair should be virtually invisible.
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That's what I like to hear!
DIY repair on your guns!
 
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