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Cooey model 62 target rifle
Among my collection, I have a Cooey model 62 target rifle from about 1940. It is a tube fed , bolt action repeater with walnut stock, hooded front target sight and rear peep that came with 2 apertures.. I have the original box for it. Anyhow, this gun is fun to shoot and is quite accurate. Was just wondering if anyone else has one of these rifles and what they thought of it. In my opinion, I don't think Cooey firearms get the recognition they deserve.
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11-09-2010 03:50 PM
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Cooey guns are made by an affiliate of Winchester as I recall or maybe it is Winchester directly. Not the Winchester of today but the good old Winchester company. The plant in Windsor made Winchester shotgun and model 70 parts back in the day. I've had several Cooey's and while on the cheesy side they shot well. I sold Cooey single shot rifles and parts all through the 70's and they were very good boys rifles.
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Cooey had great guns for the price and at one time were owned by Winchester. I had a good friend that was a sales rep. for Winchester and correct me if I am wrong but he told me it was sold when they (Cooey) had a problem with guns shipped to a prohibited country in South America. According to my friend Cooey shipped some 12 Gauge single shot shotguns to a country the US Gov't had put on a "do not sell firearms list". He told me that Winchester got into trouble as they US considered Winchester to be responsible for the actions of the Canadian company. Apparently the judge was literally irate threatening to send someone to jail, didn't , but Winchester got rid of Cooey literally the next day
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While that may be a "romanticized" story of what happened to the Canadian Winchester/Cooey plant, I'm afraid there is a lot more that led to the demise. Just like today, the company fell victum to the times caused by labor problems, political interference and rising costs. Plus, Winchester cut corners after taking Cooey over and the quality declined at the Canadian plant. I have many guns from both the Cooey and Winchester era and you can easily see the difference in quality from the guns that were produced the last 10-15 years . As I said before, I wonder where in firearm history would Cooey be today if Cooey's son who was running the company had not died at the age of 54 resulting in the sale to Winchester?