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I have recently acquired a old Cooey, it's in very poor shape and it will never be able to be fired again.
I want to use this gun as a wall hanger but feel like it's a bit rough around the edges to put it lightly.
Is there anything I might be able to do to make it look nice, you know put some lipstick on the pig?

I have tried to attach pictures of the gun but I cannot do that from my phone so I will describe the condition of the gun. The rifle is severely rusted, the muzzle is rusted over and you cannot look down the barrel. The bolt is stuck about 3/4 of the way into the rifle, the magazine tube is completely stuck. The rifles stock looks nice although it has been mistreated but might be salvageable.

Hopefully there is something I can do to make this look somewhat presentable any suggestions would be nice.
 
There are better things to decorate your wall...

Use the stock for firewood and throw the metal into a metal recycle bin
or
De-grease and paint your favorite colours. Thick paint...

I sure wouldn't waste my time trying to make it look good... it's a fikkin beat up Cooey.
 
Hose it down with Fluid Film and wrap it up with saran wrap.
Leave it until you remember it again.
At least get the bolt operational so it can be hung closed.

Old warrior deserves a wee bit oh respect.

guntech……………..sheeeeesh
 
Hey guntech, why don't you tell us how you really feel about Cooeys???

I share similar feelings about them but you have to admit a lot of Canadians first learned to shoot on them.

Usually they were as accurate as they needed to be and with a bit of careful stoning the sear engagements could be made to let off in a crisp manner.

They were also cheap. Some had incredible wood as well.

OP, if you have some special reason for refurbishing that old Cooey, go for it. The thing is, if it has sentimental value, leaving it as is would be a better way to remember.
 
kamlooky said:
Hose it down with Fluid Film and wrap it up with saran wrap.
Leave it until you remember it again.
At least get the bolt operational so it can be hung closed.

Old warrior deserves a wee bit oh respect.

guntech……………..sheeeeesh
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^^^^^ THIS --- That Fluid Film is good for So many things , I use it all the time for lube , weather protection , black powder cleaning , etc; etc; PS --- Also I might add that that I am rather fond of those Old Cooeys , first gun I ever owed , and still have it , it and several other ones , I have come across.
 
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The Fluid Film thing is a good start. That and a little elbow grease and it will look presentable in no time.

And good on you for wanting to hang a Cooey. They are just as much a part of Canadian heritage as maple syrup, Mounties, and Prime Ministers in black face. Give it a place of honor.
 
bearhunter said:
Hey guntech, why don't you tell us how you really feel about Cooeys???
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Back about 1957 I was using an old FN 22 pump, my older cousin was using a bolt action Cooey repeater... I watch him fumble with it, some fed fine some didn't...I could shoot 6 gophers and he may not get more than a round off... I looked at how it functioned and thought is was pretty crude. I was 14 at the time and my opinion of Cooeys has remained the same 62 years later. I guess if you have never had anything better you might think they are okay...
 
guntech said:
Back about 1957 I was using an old FN 22 pump, my older cousin was using a bolt action Cooey repeater... I watch him fumble with it, some fed fine some didn't...I could shoot 6 gophers and he may not get more than a round off... I looked at how it functioned and thought is was pretty crude. I was 14 at the time and my opinion of Cooeys has remained the same 62 years later. I guess if you have never had anything better you might think they are okay...
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I actually have a beautifully stocked Cooey repeater in my safe. You can mix shorts, longs, long rifle cartridges into the tubular magazine and it feeds flawlessly. It's also accurate, especially after the trigger/sear were smoothed up.

I've taught a lot of young folks to shoot on that rifle and it's always been consistently functional.

On the other hand, most Cooey rifles were ridden hard and put away wet. Their owners seldom cleaned them, dragged them through water and dirt, used them as clubs when they ran out of ammo, dry fired them thousands of times, and the list goes on.

The barrels actually make decent pillars, if they're shot out. I recently re cycled a Cooey barrel onto an old Remington Mod 14 Pump 22rf. Worked well, cheap and it shoots well. The fifteen year old owner is happy and he learned a few things while helping with the install. The original barrel was bent, or I would have relined it. He didn't care about originality, he just wanted a reliable rifle that did what was required of it.

Most Cooey rifles, if they are in decent condition and well maintained will do everything required of them. They weren't built to be repaired, just used up until they didn't work anymore and thrown away. Bubba made sure that a lot of them never functioned properly.

It's all about personal tastes. For instance, I extol Savage bolt action rifles, but I wouldn't own one. They're just to darn FUGLY
 
bearhunter said:
Hey guntech, why don't you tell us how you really feel about Cooeys???

I share similar feelings about them but you have to admit a lot of Canadians first learned to shoot on them.

Usually they were as accurate as they needed to be and with a bit of careful stoning the sear engagements could be made to let off in a crisp manner.

They were also cheap. Some had incredible wood as well.

OP, if you have some special reason for refurbishing that old Cooey, go for it. The thing is, if it has sentimental value, leaving it as is would be a better way to remember.
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Snuffed a magpie and a feral cat with an old M 39 I refurbished, during the last week . What you talkin about, Boy ? :)

Grizz
 
guntech said:
Back about 1957 I was using an old FN 22 pump, my older cousin was using a bolt action Cooey repeater... I watch him fumble with it, some fed fine some didn't...I could shoot 6 gophers and he may not get more than a round off... I looked at how it functioned and thought is was pretty crude. I was 14 at the time and my opinion of Cooeys has remained the same 62 years later. I guess if you have never had anything better you might think they are okay...
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My Old man is the same with Mossberg shotguns , he had a friend in high school who had nothing but problems with one . All these years later to him Mossberg's are no good . I'd say your both wrong.
 
drill702 said:
My Old man is the same with Mossberg shotguns , he had a friend in high school who had nothing but problems with one . All these years later to him Mossberg's are no good . I'd say your both wrong.
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Well in 50 years of gunsmithing and working on hundreds of Cooeys I still say those Model 60/600's are pretty crude in design and in function. I did not say they are no good.
 
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