Help identifying old .22

mikeyb

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So my brother-in-law handed this one over to me. He got it from someone else who was just looking to get rid of it. It's in rough shape but is still a good shooter - loves cheap American Eagle ammo.

I have no idea what it is. I'm thinking it's a Cooey of some sort. It has no identifying marks other than it says "Ranger" and ".22 Cal." on the top of the receiver. It is held into the stock with a single screw. Tube mag holds at least 10 rounds (all I ever bother to put in at once) and shifts back and forth when the bolt is worked. There are no serial numbers. The trigger guard metal is separate from the rest of the action.

Reason I ask is I'm hoping there's no real value to it, it's still a good shooter, just hasn't been treated all that well. Hoping to hit the metal with some rust and blue remover, strip it down, then hit it with fresh blue, as well as strip, sand, fill, and refinish the wood. It'll never look like a new gun but it would be a nice little popper to pass down to my boy when he's ready.

Pictures hopefully speak a thousand words (I took them with my Blackberry so the quality is crap):

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Wasn't the Ranger .22 a Sears Roebuck special or something like that?

Edit: Yup I was right!

Ranger was a Sears & Roebuck "trade" name and any of a number of companies made rifles for Sears under that name.
 
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Other than the split in the forestock it is in a lot better condition than many I've seen. Get some expert advice from those here on the board about glueing and clamping or pinning, glueing and clamping that forestock split and just leave the rest alone other than some oil and 00000 steel wool on the metal. Kayceel
 
So it's pretty much what I thought it was then, good! Now I don't feel bad about wanting to strip off the years of neglect and give it a fresh finish on the wood and metal. Spent a lazy Sunday busting leftover clays at 25 yards with the sights a few weeks back and it shoots great, this'll be perfect for teaching my nephews and eventually my own son.
 
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