Canadian Winchester

[spook]

My grandson's other granpa gave him a made in Canada Winchester model 750 also with the word COOEY on the barrel. The rifle now lives with me as I'm the one that takes him shooting. I would like to disassemble the bolt to give it a good cleaning, but I can't figure how it comes apart.

I would also like to know when these rifles were manufactured. I haven't found a serial number on the rifle.

 

[SDC]

Winchester bought Cooey (in Coburg, Ontario) in 1961, so this rifle would've been made sometime between 1961 and 1968 (when serial numbers became mandatory). The bolt on this rifle should only be held in by the sear, so open the bolt, pull it back slightly, squeeze the trigger, and then you should be able to pull the bolt completely out the back of the receiver.

 

[spook]

Thank you SDC for the information on COOEY. I have no problem in removing the bolt, I want to disassemble it.

 

[BEARMAN]

The Cooey bolt is not designed to be easily taken apart, soak it or spray it with a cleaner then blow it dry and lubricate it. To strip , make sure unloaded , open bolt, pull trigger and hold, pull bolt from receiver. To remove barrel and receiver from stock , use screw driver on large screw in front of trigger guard. Don't try to remove barrel from receiver it's not supposed to be removed. This gun or a variation was made from about 1919 till about the 1970's, they never had a serial number until the last couple of years of production, yours was probably made about 1960 or so. Winchester owned the company for about the last 10 years of production.

 

[Jim K]

Hi, guys,

Just to check my memory, but isn't the Cooey 750 the same as the old Winchester 75, a .22 bolt action?

If so, I agree with Bearman about not disassembling the bolt. If you must, read this all the way through before doing anything. First drift out the bolt sleeve pin behind the bolt handle (either direction) being careful not to let the breech bolt plug get lost when you remove the drift. Then drift out the firing pin stop pin. You then have to line up things just right to remove the firing pin so the bolt handle sleeve (cocking sleeve) can be removed. Reassemble in the usual reverse order.

So let's go back to the recommendation about not disassembling the bolt.

Jim

 

[spook]

I have already taken the rifle apart and put it back together except for the bolt which I will not attempt to disassemble. Thanks for the advice.