Lots of us have fond memories of time shooting model 60's, and yes they can be quite accurate despite the squishy trigger pull.

Cooey 22's have good accurate barrels on them.

@@314299 I have always found that to be true as well. Tighter tolerances maybe.

The rifles produced by the Savage Arms plant in Ontario are something of a relative to the Cooey, although we no longer have any shotguns made here.

Thanks, and Happy New Year to you.

Yes, they are simple and robust. About the only commonly "broken" part was the stock. There is a thin portion of the stock under the magazine tube that often gets cracked if the rifle is dropped or hit. Other than that quite "bulletproof".

Good to hear from you, and happy new year to you as well! The price of the old model 60 has certainly risen over the years, at one time a minty one might have brought $120 and an average one could be had for $50.

That's the great thing about the old 22 ammo with greased bullets, rifles fired with that ammo end up have a rust proofed bore. Good luck with your restoration.

i know im a year late but also in the process of restoring my model 600

Thanks.

Yes indeed.

Lots of folks can trace their first shooting experience back to the model 60 Cooey.

That's too bad. You should get another, they are still fairly reasonably priced.

Thanks for the comment and have a happy new year.

I think I shot this video with my old Cannon A60 camera. It actually would be a pretty decent video were it taken today with at least 1080p resolution.

Interestingly Cooey firearms seem to be more appreciated now than they were thirty years ago. I think a lot of that has to do with the diminishing supply of them, and also with nostalgia.

Most valuable is the .25. No ammo required.

I've seen that .25 rimfire ammo for sale and the prices demanded make the ammo for the collector and not shooter.

Good luck with your new Cooey!

There's not a lot to go wrong with these rifles if properly used and maintained.

I'm sure you'll like it quite a lot. Most of them are quite accurate.

Side mounts were quite a common way to mount scopes on 22's before grooved receivers became common. Thanks for the comment and happy new year to you as well.

Thanks. I really should do an updated video on the rifle, this old one does look a bit like "potato camera" quality.

Thanks for the comment, have a happy new year.

I have a few boxes of those but I dont think I've ever tried any in the model 60.

Yes Eaton's department store used the "Ranger" brand as it's house brand for awhile, I think it may have started in the 1950's. I know a guy who collects old Canadian store catalogs, I should ask him when the Ranger brand appeared in the Eatons books. Thanks for your comment and happy new year.

All the "Cooey" products were basic, but I think their design and style held up pretty well over the years. Thanks for the comment and have a happy new year.

Is your scope mount one of the stamped steel ones? They were made in two sizes, one for 3/4" scopes and one for 7/8" scopes. 3/4" are not too hard to find but 7/8" are rather uncommon. I suggest looking around at gun shows, one will usually turn up eventually.

Nice. I also got my first rifle at 14, but it was a Swedish M38 Mauser.

It's pretty hard to own 22 rifles up here without owing a Cooey. Thanks for the comment and Happy New Year to you!

Thanks David.

Cool. Still a lot of these out there and in use,

Have you tried Western Gun Parts?

Thanks. It's too bad the old footage was at such low resolution.

Thanks for the comment, have a happy new year.

There are a lot of model 60's around so you ought to be able to find one for yourself. They are not as cheap as they used to be, but then again noting is I suppose.

@@314299 So true I only paid $45 for my modal 39 17 year's ago. Like you said everything gone up in price and it's nut's.

Thanks for the comment, and yes, you should buy a Cooey. But perhaps I'm a bit biased.

No problem Bill, hope the new year treats you well.

@@314299 i needed that info.found one and needs TLC.

They are a lot of fun as well.

Thanks buddy, Happy New Year!

I really should take it out to the range sometime soon, it's not been fired in a long time.

Thanks. Good to hear from you, it's been awhile.

@@314299 Yes. Quite some time. I hope you are well.

Is yours drilled and tapped for a side mount scope base? If it is there is a Weaver side mount system that should fit.

@@314299 Yes, Just awaiting a weaver n3 side mount 3/4" rings that I purchased on Gun Post any other input would be appreciated! Best Regards

Actually they did make a pump action version, the Cooey model 35. They are one of the more rare Cooey models.

@@314299It only made sense making a pump action given the feed mechanism with the sliding magazine tube like the Browning Trombone. Thank you for the information. EDIT: I did some research and it seems that the Mod.35 came first but only for a couple of years after which it was superseded by the popular Mod.60

Thanks Dave.

Good to hear from you. We dont see many of those Stevens Model 15 rifles up here as the Cooey single shots pretty much had the market corned. Finding any of the low cost rifles/shotguns from years ago that are in excellent condition is a real challenge as many seem to have been used a lot or used hard.

Yep, the whole thing moves. Probably done so as to avoid someone else's patent.

There is an interesting story with this rifle and the trigger. The first time I saw this rifle it was in a local gun shop with no price on it. When I asked how much it was I was told it was broken and was for parts only. A previous owner attempted to do a "trigger job" on it and ended up making it unsafe - the rifle would sometimes go off as soon as the bolt was closed! So I got the rifle as "parts" for $50. I had a spare complete trigger mechanism and replaced the ruined one, refinished the wood and added the scope mount and scope and ended up with the rifle as you see it here.

Nice. I have my dad's Cooey that he got in the 1950's.

Thanks Rod.

No doubt they are a lot less common down there than they are up here.

I'm guessing you did not watch this video all the way to the end as I show basic disassembly/reassembly.

​@@314299 ... i was hoping you'd get into disassembly / reassembly of the bolt. That's my "special request" if you decide to "re-do" the video with a more modern camera. I own a Cooey Model 600 ... it was my very first firearm, so I'm super nostalgic about it. I bought my Cooey brand new in 1975 (I was 20 at the time) ... and just refinished the stock with Tru-Oil, and cold-blued the barrel (Casey Birchwood). The rifle looks like a million bucks now ... even better (!!) than when I bought it, way back in the day.

They were hunting and not target rifles, having said that I don't think there is anything wrong with their accuracy.

@@314299 Neither do I.

The rifle in the video uses an old discontinued weaver N3 side mount scope bracket/ring set for a 7/8" scope. Side mounts require the rifle to have been either factory drilled and tapped on the side of the receiver or, drilled and tapped by a gunsmith. Later versions of the rifle had the top of the receiver factory grooved for "22 tip-off mounts". If your rifles have grooved top receivers to scope them is as easy - just buy proper rings and a scope and install. If they are drilled and tapped on the left side of the receiver you will need side mount scope base and rings, Weaver makes these, you can look them up on the Weaver website. If the rifle is not already drilled and tapped you will need a gunsmith or machinist to do that. Be warned that the cost of drilling and tapping and buying the special side mount and rings will cost more then the rifle is worth. If you want a Cooey to shoot with a scope it is cheaper and easier just to get another one that's already set up for optics. Hope that answers your question.

Being recorded so long ago the sound quality might just be better than the video quality.

There is less and less of that old Dominion and Imperial ammo out there, it's getting hard to find. Not surprising as it's not been made in such a long time.

The particular scope and bracket used on this model 60 are old ones that have been out of production for decades. Currently the only side mount scope system that fits are the ones made by Weaver.

You have a Cooey Model 60 22 rifle built for Robert Simpson Co, at one time it was the second largest department and mail order store in Canada.

@314299 Shooting Channel thats for the info. The rifle has 99% bluing intact, and the stock only has a few dings found it at a local gun shop. What a score

Does yours have the same mount as shown in the video, or a different one?