![]() ![]() Originally published in the April 2019 edition of Ontario OUT of DOORS magazine.Firearms Guide provides for its user over 21,580 printable gun schematics (diagrams or exploded views), blueprints with dimensions and tolerances, complete printable original military manuals, gunsmith's manuals, armorer’s manuals, army maintenance instructions, armorers instructions, cross sectional views, cutaway view, parts plates, disassembly instructions, parts lists with original parts numbers or codes, antique manuals, armorers repair manuals, army maintenance guides for antique and modern rifles, revolvers, pistols, handguns, shotguns, machine guns, submachine guns, assault rifles, black powder guns, muskets, etc. So, the classic 84 also exists as: Champion, Sureshot (Sears), Mercury, Hiawatha (Marshall Wells), Ranger (Eatons), and Sears Model 684.Ĭollectors abound, as evidenced by the Cooey Machine & Arms Collectors Facebook group. ![]() Production continued until the plant closed in 1979.Ĭooey also produced shotguns for major department and hardware stores under those brand names. The Model 84 evolved into the Model 840, and the Winchester 37A and 370. ![]() Cooey was placed under the Winchester Western Division. The family sold the business to Olin Corporation in 1961. Its distinguishing features include a rounded forend with tension spring release, a separately cocked hammer, a three-pronged trigger guard, and a concave receiver at the stock end. Unveiled in 1948, Cooey’s signature single-barrel shotgun quickly earned a reputation as well made, simple, reliable, practical, and affordable. It evolved from the company’s experience crafting quality small-rifle parts during World War I their post-war introduction of the Cooey Canuck/Ace, a single-shot, bolt-action 22 and contracts to produce Iver Johnson Champion shot guns throughout the Great Depression. Cooey Machine & Arms Company of Cobourg, Ontario. The Model 84 was designed and produced by the H.W. Researching this story solved that mystery. Despite its appearance, however, the gun is stamped as a Ranger - not Cooey! Last spring, I scooped up what appeared to be my original gun’s twin at a local gun shop for $99. Reluctantly, I returned it to my uncle after I replaced it with a pump. I quickly learned to make the first shot count, and to hold extra shells between my fingers on the gun’s forend. ![]() This 16 gauge was used for cottontails, grouse, and ducks. Like many rural Canadian youth, my first real gun was a full-choke, single-shot Cooey Model 84 shotgun. AKA: Cooey Model 840, Winchester 370/370A ![]()
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