Model 71 Cooey .243

[airedaleguns1]

I have a Cooey Model 71 bolt action rifle in .243 cal.Made in Cobourg, Ont. by Winchester-Western(Canada) Limited. It looks and feels like a Model 70 Winchester. My question is will a Model 70 Winchester stock and trigger guard fit it? Thanks,Alex.

 

[tiriaq]

The barrelled action will not drop in. A 71 has a round receiver, the 70 is flat bottomed. There are those on this forum who have reported fitting a Cooey 71 into a Winchester stock. The Cooey uses a blind magazine and short trigger guard. The bottom of the stock is more like a 70A than a 70.

 

[sunray]

Yep. Put one on my .243 M71, long ago. (Had it black phosphated too.) It may well have been a 70A stock. A guy bought the rifle just for the action. I bought the stock from him for $20. Told you it was long ago. In any case, it went on with little fuss.
The recoil lug on the M70 is about 1/8" forward of where it is on the M71. No big deal. You just remove a bit of wood in the M70 stock's recoil lug slot and the whole thing drops right in. You will need to glass bed it or the recoil lug will not be touching anything. That's no big deal either. Get an Acraglas Kit.
The trigger guard on the M71 is a bit shorter than the M70's. I didn't have the M70 guard, but it should be fine. If not, just use the M71 guard. Mine just has the aft screw. It's never been a problem. The trigger sticks out 7/8" into the guard.
My barrel is floated. Glass bedding didn't make a lick of difference accuracy wise, but the rifle is very consistent. It's pretty as hell too.