Left home with no Cooey shotguns, came home with two

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So I left home last Friday to go to the family camp for the moose hunt. Over the summer Id mentioned to a family friend that I was looking for a 410. He recalled that conversation and came to camp with a Winchester built Cooey 840 in OK conditions and 8 full boxes of shells. He proposed the price of $100, to which I said "thats not enough" and agreed that I would pay him $140. Hes a family friend afterall and I want to be fair to him.

The next day while sitting at the dinner table my grandfather asked me if I wanted to "permanently" look after his 20g Cooey 84 for him, to which I gratefully agreed was a good plan. This is a gun that he has had, I believe since new, and is very important to me. The bluing is worn off from decades of use as a truck gun and and on the trap line, but it doesnt have a spec of rust or pitting on it. The bore is as shiny as the day it came home. Its a genuine Cooey (complete with a metal forearm spacer). The wood has a very few marks on it and is very good condition for its age. Ive long wanted a gun just like it, and now I have it itself. It means a tremendous amount to me.

Both guns lock up tight and eject shells with a satisfying pop!

So, Ive now got a beater 410 and a family heirloom 20g Cooey and couldnt be happier. Heres a pic of the 20g with a bird I shot a few years ago.

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Great story! I inherited an 84 in 410 that I wish I would have kept. Granted, took it trap shooting a few times and well...maybe better I DID let that one go. lol A couple of years ago, I picked-up a 20ga 84, and though I don't use it much...it's one of my favorites. They just work the way they should, and ooze classy Canadiana! :) Had IT out trap shooting at the farm a few weeks ago, didn't miss much..but those little spring loaded jobs don't throw the clays THAT fast either. lol

I'd dearly love one in 28ga, but won't overpay for one...and rarely see them in the EE anyway. For me, it would be used for barn pigeons, and since they're not a huge problem..shell cost shouldn't be an issue. Not holding my breath that I'll find one...but maybe one day.
 
Great story . I ( cooey43) collect Cooeys as my grandfather had a machine shop near the Toronto Cooey Shop & knew Herbert Cooey .
He also lived a few blocks from the plant . I also think the guns they made where of excellent design & workmanship as proven by
so many still working well today . I do not think there is a better single shot shotgun made today .
 
cooey43 said:
Great story . I ( cooey43) collect Cooeys as my grandfather had a machine shop near the Toronto Cooey Shop & knew Herbert Cooey .
He also lived a few blocks from the plant . I also think the guns they made where of excellent design & workmanship as proven by
so many still working well today . I do not think there is a better single shot shotgun made today .
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In what class do you base that statement on? In the budget minded single shot hunting gun I would assume because outside of that class of guns there are many single shot shotguns made that will outvolume and outlive a cooey. If you were to put 150,000 rds through a cooey as opposed to say a Perazzi or Krieghoff etc you wouldn’t be doing a light servicing to get another 150,000 out of it, you’d be replacing it as it would be so loose the barrel would almost fall off the receiver.
 
the spank said:
In what class do you base that statement on? In the budget minded single shot hunting gun I would assume because outside of that class of guns there are many single shot shotguns made that will outvolume and outlive a cooey. If you were to put 150,000 rds through a cooey as opposed to say a Perazzi or Krieghoff etc you wouldn’t be doing a light servicing to get another 150,000 out of it, you’d be replacing it as it would be so loose the barrel would almost fall off the receiver.
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How about this class which is what the cooey was design for.
Did you pay $39 bucks new in the box for a krieghoff as I did for my first cooey 84 ( which I still own )
Best bang for the buck PERIOD in a well made quality single shot shotgun even today and even better canadian made
No shotgun was more used and abused in canada and got more kids into shooting like a cooey did
and no one cared if they lasted 150,000 since if you wore one out which I have never seen another 39 bucks and you were on your way shooting again
Cheers
 
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How does one know a Model 84 Cooey will not be working well after 150,000 rounds.Has any one tried doing it?:)

I have seen some Cooeys take some god awful punishment and abuse and still work great.Not sure a Perazzi or Krieghoff could take that and still work as they should.I have seen Cooeys used on fishing boats ,around salt water ,that looked like rust buckets and the wood worse,but they still went bang when needed and did their job.:)
 
Mac ,you over paid for your Cooey.:)My first gun was a Winchester/Cooey Model 84 in 28 gauge that listed at $32.95 and was bought on sale for $28.95.:)Still have the gun and it works great.
 
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Mac ,you over paid for your Cooey.:)My first gun was a Winchester/Cooey Model 84 in 28 gauge that listed at $32.95 and was bought on sale for $28.95.:)Still have the gun and it works great.
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LOL. Dam local corner candy store over charged me :) I think I have one of your old 28 ga cooeys here also do I not maybe two ??
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A 28 ga, would be a great gun, and not as if you would be going though ammo like a semi.
I think there was one on the EE not very long ago, or maybe at the last gunshow I did, not sure, I have seen one somewhere, old age thing?
 
Back when you could buy a new one, I did not even know about 28 ga.
I worked on a high end single shot trap gun or two, great, looked like a high end sports car, BUT take it out in the swamp or trapper line and it would not stand up, like a jeep (cooey) would in the bush
I would not one in 10 ga, but would look nice to complete a set.
 
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