Ross Accuracy?

The Ross apparantly was bannd at Bisley around 1912 fellow by the name of Mortimer cleaned up 2 or 3 years in row, shooting a Ross .280 no more .280 allowed
 
I had a 1910 MkIII from HMS Canada, it shot 1/2" groups at 200 yards. I was very impressed. What could they do with a scope? Hummm.
 
the ross was a tight well designed rifle. the downside with it being so tight was that any dirt would cause it to bind. rossguy should be here in a few posts.
 
Accurate enough that the Russian used the action to build a Target Rifle and a won an International competition with it in the 1950's. Action came from rifles supplied by England to the Balkans in the 30's.
 
By "Ross action" do you mean a Ross factory product commercial or military or a hypothetical Ross actioned rifle with a modern barrel in a modern match calibre?
 
green said:
By "Ross action" do you mean a Ross factory product commercial or military or a hypothetical Ross actioned rifle with a modern barrel in a modern match calibre?
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Well lets say I took an old action and built a modern match rifle out of it?
 
They used the MKIII Ross action stripped from a Balkan's issued rifle and built a target rifle around it. I think the caliber was a 7.62x54R necked down to 6.5 mm.
 
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We really need to discuss just WHICH Ross we're talking about here.....I'm not about to write a page or two, but Ross flat-out owned Bisley for five or six years pre-WWI(that started in 1914; not late 1917). Primary tool was the MkII** (Mark Two; two-star)in both Military and Commercial versions chambered in .303. The real gem though was the single-shot .280 Long-range Target rifle that was built on the 1907 Scotch Deerstalker action. Both rifles really worked, and the .280 cartridge in particular was outstanding. Pommie competitors eventually settled on custom Long Lees and Mauser custom Target rifles chambered in Ross .280.
 
Rossguy said:
We really need to discuss just WHICH Ross we're talking about here.....I'm not about to write a page or two, but Ross flat-out owned Bisley for five or six years pre-WWI(that started in 1914; not late 1917). Primary tool was the MkII** (Mark Two; two-star)in both Military and Commercial versions chambered in .303. The real gem though was the single-shot .280 Long-range Target rifle that was built on the 1907 Scotch Deerstalker action. Both rifles really worked, and the .280 cartridge in particular was outstanding. Pommie competitors eventually settled on custom Long Lees and Mauser custom Target rifles chambered in Ross .280.
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Which Ross is best?
 
suprathepeg said:
Which Ross is best?
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What do you mean by "best"? As Rossguy mentionned, the II** and the .280 match rifles set the standard for excellence prior to WWI.
If you want to build up a target rifle on a Ross action, you do not want a Mk. II (1905) type with its odd proprietary threads. A II** or III action uses conventional square threads, MUCH easier to fit a barrel. Apart from the .280 rifles, any action you encounter will be set up for .303. To make a repeater in any other calibre (not .303 based) is going to be an adventure. For a project, a Mk. III action from a bubba'd beyond restoration rifle would be inexpensive. Everything else is going to cost. .30/.303 calibre would allow use of the many fine .308 bullets.
 
Depending on just what you want to wind up with, CanTom pegged a batch of photos of four of my Ross Custom .22 cal varmint rifles; one each on a MkI, MkII, MkIII and .22rf Cadet receiver. I think if you search "Ross####" in the archives, you'll find them. The MkI Varmint rifle in particular, chambered in 22:303, was written up in several pre-WWII varmint books as "deadly to crows in adjacent counties" in the Simcoe to Brantford area. As well, Ross supplied his 1905-E and E-10 Sporters in .35wcf....
 
I'm just batting around the idea of a .308 precision rig in a different action. Anyone ever do this? Changing the bolt face shouldn't be a big issue. I'm wondering though if equally tuned how would it compare to a similar rig built on say a Mauser action?
 
suprathepeg said:
I'm just batting around the idea of a .308 precision rig in a different action. Anyone ever do this? Changing the bolt face shouldn't be a big issue. I'm wondering though if equally tuned how would it compare to a similar rig built on say a Mauser action?
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Obviously what's at play here is how much money you'd want to spend. I don't know why, but all my .303 MKIII's shoot very well, without anything being done to them. Could be the 30 inch barrel, who knows?

I do know that you could get an MKIII ross with shot out shortened barrel for less money than it costs to fill up your truck though, so I think it would be a fun project.
 
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