![]() ![]() The larger gauges throw too much lead and damage the bird too much in my humble opinion. I find the number 6, 7 1/2 or 8 shot are my choice for ruffies. ![]() I do tend to like the smaller gauges best and my favourite now is the 28 gauge. ![]() I eventually found and bought all the gauges in Cooey 84's and 840's.īoth models are good.but I happen to prefer the real walnut stocks and case hardened receivers of the model 84.but the 840 shoots just as well. I have carried them for hundreds of miles and have fond memories attached. I grew up packing a model 84 20 gauge around the bush in Thanks for the memories talking about Cooey model 84 shotguns. The old Model 84 Cooey was one tough shotgun.Available in 12,16,20,28 and 410 gauge ,they were made in the old H.W.Cooey plant in Cobourg,Ontario ,Canada from 1948 till 1961.In 1961 Winchester bought out Cooey and manufactured the Model 84 as the Winchester /Cooey Model 84.A short time after that there were some changes made to the shotgun and it became known as the Winchester /Cooey Model 840.The 840 remained in production till Winchester closed their plant in Cobourg,Ontario in about 1979.Īre there any other Winchester /Cooey fans on the boards?For a single shot shotgun they are about the best you could get. The last time I fired this shotgun was in 1978.Not too long ago I decided to take the old girl for a little hunt.Shot two rabbits with her.It was fun to carry the old girl again.Brought back some nice memories of hunts of days long pasted.Kind of neat to pull back the hammer on a shotgun.Have not done that for a long time. The Winchester/Cooey Model 84 28 gauge was the first firearm I ever owned and was given to me for Christmas in 1967.It was my only upland hunting shotgun till 1975 when I purchased an AYA 28 gauge double. ![]()
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