Dads old Cooey 64

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Hey CGNer's

Need some help. Been trying to get dads old Cooey running reliably and it just wont run. From stove pipes to failure to eject and failure to fire. As a kid this thing ran like a charm. I replaced ejector spring and firing pin and still a no go. What I need is a Cooey 64 expert to get it running mint. Any help or suggestions or a place i could send it to would be great. Dad is now passed so I really would like to get this back to a reliable condition. A lot of good memories with this gun. I think part of the problem is it sat in a closet neglected for 20 years.
 
"...From stove pipes to failure to eject and failure to fire.." Hi. First clean it, especially the bolt, and change ammo. Try some high velocity ammo. You'll need to try as many brands as you can to find the ammo it'll both shoot well and cycle the action. .22's are just like that.
When it fires does it feed ok? If not, look at the mags.
 
I have had a couple 64's best I can say is make sure and take the entire rifle apart. Clean it very well, oil it lightly. I find with a lot of rifles they slowly build up a decent amount of fouling on the bolt and receiver. If you haven't, make sure your mags are in good shape as the feed lips can wear down and start to cause feed issues. Mags are still available and cabals even had some when I last looked. My last 64 would eat any ammo I put in it, high velocity may help for a time but the issue may show up later on. These rifles are great, they shoot well and are usually very reasonably priced. Yours is a keep sake, its great to see guys shooting there hand me down guns.
 
One thing I can say is only use lead round nose ammunition if you can. Mine will sometime shave a little bit of the bullet while feeding them. Most copper jacketed bullets have a slightly flat nose so they won't chamber reliably.

The one I have my dad found it in a junk pile when he was young, and it sat in a closet for about 30 years. Needless to say it was pretty far gone but with a lot of elbow grease I got it back to as good as new. You can't kill those things!
 
If it worked fine before it was in storage it probably just needs a good tear down and every nook and cranny cleaned properly. Probably gummed up from sitting. It doesn't take much sometimes to stop them from functioning properly.
 
I adore my 64's

As suggested, cleaning these well gets rid of many cycling gremlins. Get used to it, as you're going to want to do it every 500-1000 rds. Also as suggested, they are fussy eaters! I have the best luck with round nosed, unplated ammo.

I run mine dry. I'll only lube it for storage/rust prevention.

Another thing to consider if you've already tried cleaning it, make certain all the lock washers are on the screws (2 between trigger and mag well). These can go deep enough to bind the bolt.

One more thing...these are the only magazines I have ever worn out. Gone through a few of them! The pot metal feed lips can wear out, but not appear a whole lot different. Once this happens, all the cleaning in the world won't help it feed. Magazines are made new today by Savage, and available in many shops.
 
It is a 64 A Mags are metal. I will take the old girl apart again and clean. By the sounds of things I have had her over lubricated. I will do all that you guys have suggested and try to get to the range this weekend and give a report.
 
Cork said:
It is a 64 A Mags are metal. I will take the old girl apart again and clean. By the sounds of things I have had her over lubricated. I will do all that you guys have suggested and try to get to the range this weekend and give a report.
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My 64 is the first, and still fav of my .22's. I've owned it for 25+ years (and it was an oldie when I bought it). I didn't always love it...I hated it for the jam-o-matic it was for a couple of years. It wasn't a smith, but a local 'ol timer who clued me in to running it dry. Very enjoyable rifle ever since!

I have tried various lubes over the years (it still feels wrong to run metal on metal dry) including synthetics, dry powders. No lube has proven to run the best for me, allowing for longest time between the inevitable cleanings.
 
Took the old girl apart, cleaned out all of the oil and polished the bolt to get rid of some minor blemish surface rust ( I left it before as I did not think it would affect performance but at least it looks brand new now ) Range report some time this weekend.
 
Range Report

Dads Cooey runs like a dream. The old girl likes it dry, put 70 rounds down range with out a hitch. Also took my SR-22 with the GSG 110 drum mag and also not a hitch.

Thanks for the advice guy's. I never would have ran her dry.
 
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