Help Please! Cooey model 750 - Misfiring.

[Hobbez]

Hey,

i picked up a cooey model 750 single shot bolt action .22 in Peterborough a few weeks back and after firing only about 4 or 5 rounds at the range it started consistently misfiring. Tried a number of different ammo types with no effect. I'm now assuming that there's a problem with the bolt. Anyone else own one of these? I'm just wondering if the bolts are hard to come by and i wouldn't know where to start when it comes to finding one. I'm in Ottawa now if anyone has any suggestions...

Thanks!

 

[1shot]

I would begin by looking at the firing pin- is it bound up with crud, or does it move freely?

 

[rookie wildcat]

bolts are hard to come by, but you really shouldn't need a bolt. do what 1shot said, check the firing pin for free movement. I had one for years as a kid (started using it when I was 12) and used it for forever. When I left home, Dad kept it (it was his after all) and eventually gave it to my uncle who needed a bolt for one. Just recently bought another and it has fired several hundred rounds so far without a hitch. There really isn't anything to go wrong, just clean it up and I bet it will work great.

 

[Hobbez]

You're right... the pin does seem a bit sticky. I can only get it to move when I hold the bolt vertically. I have never taken a bolt apart to clean... Any suggestions / references on cleaning the bolt?

 

[Perforator]

Find a jar that the bolt will fit into and fill it with varsol. Soak for a week or two and see if that doesn't help before you go and try to take it apart.

 

[Hobbez]

I found a smith in Ottawa today that I'm going to take the bolt to just to let him have a look. Varsol sounds good but I think I'll see what he says after looking at it.
Thanks for the tips!