A bevy of Ross rifles…and a bunch o’ battle rifles

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A bevy of Ross rifles…and a bunch o’ battle rifles

By all accounts, the 1913-2013 Bisley Commemorative Ross and battle rifle shoot was a great success. It was certainly good fun.



The weather held off on Saturday and was beautiful on Sunday.
We wound up with 14 Ross rifles at the event – most for shooting and a couple for show (one not pictured below).



A range of other battle rifles were also represented.



The Ross rifles covered a broad spectrum:
A 1908 Mk II 3*, a 1910 Mk II 5*, two 1916 Mk IIIs, two 1917 Mk IIIs, a couple of undated Mk III sporters, a Mk II 2* Commercial Target, a .280 Ross and a Commercial Cadet. A couple of the rifles were ex-sporters placed in new wood by a fellow making Mk III stocks. Very nice work. The rifle Bill Hawkins used to win the King’s Prize at Bisley in 1913, and the rifle Sir Charles Ross presented to him for his win were there…pictorially at least…thanks to the current owner in the U.S. providing some photos (thanks Gordon).



A view pics from the event:













Just might have to do this again...
 
Was really too bad we weren't able to make it. It was really down to the wire and I really tried. Wound up working until 10pm Thursday and would not have been able to leave home until supper time on Friday for a 5-6am arrival in Calgary. If you do put on another I will definitely get my poop in a group and make it down!

Looks like you guys had a blast, really glad it all worked out for you guys!
 
Looks like a wonderful day!

Some of us could not get there and REALLY wanted to, so w had a similar thing here in Virden for guys in this area who WANTD to go but could not.

Believe me, you would NOT have liked the weather we had! Hot, hot, hot, poured rain for a few minutes, hot again, stood on the range and watched 4 mosquitoes pick up a Steer and carry it home. Good thing they aren't full-grown yet!

Events such as these NEED to become more regular. People meet, people greet, we get to know each other..... and we DEMONSTRATE TO THE GOVERNMENT that we have a valid SPORT..... and that the military rifles of a century ago don't need "controlling" because the only people who use them are doctors and lawyers and cops and other members of lawful society: NOT criminals.

More power to ye!
 
Claven2 said:
shooting from rests? In the service rifle matches I shoot, we call that "sighting in the rifle". ;)
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The notification on day two that we would be shooting from our elbows was the subject of some debate and we went with a democratic approach on rests/no-rests. The caution was expressed that posting of photos with shooters using rests was likely to elicit comment from forum members. :)

Feedback from participants would seem to indicate this should be an annual event, so stay tuned for next year.
 
The whole point was to get out and shoot some old rifles and enjoy the day. Looks like you achieved that admirably. I would have loved to bring out my enfield and join in the fun but I am too far away.
 
It was open to anyone and everyone who wanted to shoot a battle rifle. However, I can't comment on the spectators aspect.

Any chance the scoreboard can be posted? Even something as simple as first name, x/150 + V-Bulls, and rifle used? I just want to know where everyone else ended up.
 
Win 30-30, there were a couple of Mk II (1905) Rosses on hand. My own grungy 5* and an immaculate 3* with buttstock markings as crisp as the day they were laid down. My 5* stayed off the line, but the 3* I know put some rounds downrange on day one.

Innercity, as Blastattack stated, the event was open to non-APRA members to compete. Spectators were welcome, but the show and shine portion of the day was small. We could perhaps look at altering the structure of the event a bit next time to allow for more time hanging around the scuttlebutt.

Blastattack...PM sent.

I would say there's a very good chance of another Ross shoot next year. If so, we'll get the word out early so plans can be made.
 
Looks like you guys had a great event.

Wow this must make the nay sayers wonder! There was 12 Rosses at your event getting shot and we had another 5 at our shoot and amazingly not a single person lost an eye!!;););)
 
I just realized I left out an important piece of information from my original post. That being that the competition was shot at 100, 200 and 400 metres on the Alberta Fullbore Rifle Association 900-metre range at Homestead. A wonderful facility and great hosts for this event.
 
That table full of Rosses is fantastic.

RangeRover, what can you tell us about the rifle 5th from the bottom? Looks interesting.

More pics?
 
Ax.338...the fifth rifle from the bottom is a .280 Ross.





The owner kindly let us all have a turn firing it. The recoil from the round, combined with a steel buttplate, certainly gets your attention.

Here are some other pics





 
Wow, .280 Military Match. You don`t see those very often. Never mind get to shoot one.

I find the .280 Ross pretty tame. Never shot it in a military rifle though.
 
RRCo...we don't have group size. We were shooting for score on the AFRA's fullbore targets, with two shooters alternating shots per target, with shots being marked by a couple of volunteer target pullers.
 
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