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DGY

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Good day all, it was our annual gun show today and I was sharing a table with a few friends and sold a few things but bought this thing… a Ross rifle in 303 Ross/brit.
Beautiful rifle but I need more info!! Please share what you know on that rifle( the marking meaning etc!)
I hope I didn’t over pay at $325 including a box of ammo…
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You have been robbed . Fortunately for you , I will relieve you of this sorry excuse of a firearm . I'll give you $350 and pay for shipping to help you recover from the trauma of being taken advantage of ........................ you're welcome lol .
All joking aside , that's a very nice rifle for a great price . Let us know how it shoots .
 
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One thing that is a bit weird to me anyway, is the trigger kind of “rattle” back and forth and I’m wondering if there is missing a little spring or something, can’t seem to find a complete assembly schematic online?
 
What you have here is a bog standard 1905-R factory sporter. Likely a 26” barrel. They use Winchester buckhorn rear sights, and I believe Marlin made the front sights for them. This rifle will have the 3tpi left hand buttress thread on the barrel. These guys also came in 35 Winchester. I have four of these, three in 303 and one in 35. Nice rifle, and having been checkered they don’t quite carry the same value as a pristine original, but you still did good on the price.
 
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DGY said:
One thing that is a bit weird to me anyway, is the trigger kind of “rattle” back and forth and I’m wondering if there is missing a little spring or something, can’t seem to find a complete assembly schematic online?
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It’s probably ok. When I get home I can take pics of a complete assly and post here for you
 
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flying pig said:
What you have here is a bog standard 1905-R factory sporter. Likely a 26” barrel. They use Winchester buckhorn rear sights, and I believe Marlin made the front sights for them. This rifle will have the 3tpi left hand buttress thread on the barrel. These guys also came in 35 Winchester. I have four of these, three in 303 and one in 35. Nice rifle, and having been checkered they don’t quite carry the same value as a pristine original, but you still did good on the price.
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thanks for all the info! “Bog”?
The barrel is 24”. There was 3 of them on his table, this one was in my opinion the nicest one and the checkering is quite well done and I thought it is a nice touch(didn’t know about value) they were all the same prices. One had some of the top wood still on!
 
Went to the range tonight and shot the box of ammo that came with it, got about 2 1/4” group at 100m with open sights of course!!
I think I can shrink that with reloads!
Amazing rifle to cycle, so smooth!!the last group in the picture the one in the black square! IMG_2890.jpeg
 
Nice. Checkering probably added later. The higher-grade 1905-E sporters had different backsights and checkered wood, and the profile of your checkering is not quite the same as the factory IIRC. How's the bore?

How about the Harris lever? Is there a quicker way to load or unload a fixed magazine? ;)
 
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