Hopper Bopper Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Does any one know about HW Cooey Model 84 please? When they were made and what load I can put in a 3 1/4 ton per square inch proof? Many thanks HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooey_84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopper Bopper Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Nice one Vince. I just got one of these today as a freebie. It is the original Cooey version just as the artical describes. Thank you HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Hold it very tight the first time you pull the trigger. Have never known one that doesn't break on its own and eject the cart past your earhole and give you a face full of smoke (at best). They usually fall to bits after each shot and usually come wrapped in insulation tape to hold them together. I have one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopper Bopper Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Hold it very tight the first time you pull the trigger. Have never known one that doesn't break on its own and eject the cart past your earhole and give you a face full of smoke (at best). They usually fall to bits after each shot and usually come wrapped in insulation tape to hold them together. I have one too. Oh !!!! Do you use yours and if so what is the max load weight that you use? HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Last time out with mine it failed to go bang when I pulled the trigger, that was the end of it for me. My father bought it new about 40 years ago, for £13 IIRC, so it has some sentimental value. It was also the first 12 bore I ever fired (also about 40 years ago, it knocked me flat!! (I was only 8) Shot plenty of Eley Maximums through it over the years, and claimed many hares with them too. Only time I ever remember my father praising me was when I shot 3 hares in a 2 acre field while he lamped with the ploughing lamp on the tractor. We were paid £10 bounty on hares back then and we earned a small fortune that night. As I say, it has sentimental value. Load was not something that bothered me (or the gun) it was the falling to bits thing that was the issue. Most folk had one back in the day, most fell to bits too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 top tip: do not have the tip of your thumb behind that lever when you fire it, you will hurt! I'm not painting a very good picture am I. Could be I keep bad company and skinflint farmers are not the ones to be looking after these things. Hope yours is none of the above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopper Bopper Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Thanks for the heads up 39TDS. Your honesty only makes me more keen to give it a shot. I intend to use 36 gram carts number 3 shot on foxes. Just hope it goes well, although I will try a lighter load for starters. I will let you know how I get on. ATB HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 if your feeling brave i can lend you some 42g bb cartridges but from what your m8 saying wear glasses/bodyarmour as u see fit ,sounds like a rover a good idea on paper but notso reliable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 i had a 410 one way back in 1962,when i was 13,loved it,being a 410 it didn,t fall to bits ,but seem to remember the metal thickness at the breech was over quarter inch thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopper Bopper Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Well guys here we go. finally took the Coohey out last saturday. I fire off 4 shots at passing pigeons and hit a big fat zero. However i used 1 ounce load, 28g 30g and finally 36g all with no probs at all. The gun was nice and smooth to use, just got to learn what lead i need with this gun compared to my others which are all 28" open-ish chokes, not 30" with full choke. HB if your feeling brave i can lend you some 42g bb cartridges but from what your m8 saying wear glasses/bodyarmour as u see fit ,sounds like a rover a good idea on paper but notso reliable I would be well up for meet in the middle and try it out if you want. pm me if you want to have a try. ATVB HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil82 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 had one of those years ago, spent about 4 times what i paid for the gun trying to stop the thing flying open with every shot, only advantage at times was the second shot was quick when holding a cart between the fingers ready to reload, gave up with it in the end, hacksawed through the action and gave it to plod to dispose of, if you want a cheap single barrel 12, stick to baikals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopper Bopper Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Only time will tell with this gun and I am aware of potential problems. This was a 'gift' so quite cheap so far. Just hope it stays that way but the gun smith who checked it over before I fired said that it should be ok and all things that should be tight are. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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