Hello,
My friend asked me to share this little story and pictures for the Rimfire community, so here goes:
Cooey SureShot, bought originally from Simpson-Sears (or Sears Roebuck) sometime in the late 1950's or early 1960's by my friend's grandfather. Used for many years for pest removal, rabbit hunting, and plinking. Sadly, during its life, the rear sight got smacked something good, and the screw holding it down was stripped badly. It has since sat in a closet since before my friend was born (1986 or so). The scope was also lost (apparently, the grandfather bought it fully kitted out from the store with a Weaver B4 scope and side mount), and the mag tube went missing - my friend found that tube on a second rifle hidden at the cottage, a Cooey Model 60 he is currently restoring.
Metal is in good shape, a little blue wear, wood has been hand carved with a mountain scene on the buttstock on one side, and had checkered overall by his grandfather.
Bore is good, sharp rifling but needs a cleaning. Scope is an original Weaver B4 with an original No.2 sidemount.
Thanks to the help of a great CGN'er, I was able to get him the missing parts for his birthday, and he has now fully restored the rifle, and is just waiting for a nice range day to sight it in after 32 years. Great to see family history, no matter the gun, come back to service.
Here are the pictures, hope you enjoy.
My friend asked me to share this little story and pictures for the Rimfire community, so here goes:
Cooey SureShot, bought originally from Simpson-Sears (or Sears Roebuck) sometime in the late 1950's or early 1960's by my friend's grandfather. Used for many years for pest removal, rabbit hunting, and plinking. Sadly, during its life, the rear sight got smacked something good, and the screw holding it down was stripped badly. It has since sat in a closet since before my friend was born (1986 or so). The scope was also lost (apparently, the grandfather bought it fully kitted out from the store with a Weaver B4 scope and side mount), and the mag tube went missing - my friend found that tube on a second rifle hidden at the cottage, a Cooey Model 60 he is currently restoring.
Metal is in good shape, a little blue wear, wood has been hand carved with a mountain scene on the buttstock on one side, and had checkered overall by his grandfather.
Bore is good, sharp rifling but needs a cleaning. Scope is an original Weaver B4 with an original No.2 sidemount.
Thanks to the help of a great CGN'er, I was able to get him the missing parts for his birthday, and he has now fully restored the rifle, and is just waiting for a nice range day to sight it in after 32 years. Great to see family history, no matter the gun, come back to service.
Here are the pictures, hope you enjoy.
