1905 Ross, bubba???

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hello, what can anyone tell me about this rifle? marked "Ross Rifle Co Quebec Canada 1905" and on the barrel ".303 Ross", a "P" in a circle, a SN in the 5000 range, and what looks like "L6" and a smaller "B" beside that. the "L" is not that distict, but the "6" is very distict, unless it is a "9".

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thanks for any info.
 
any ideas as to value? it is missing the rear action screw and the trap door on the butt plate. the stock is cracked on both sides of the receiver (visible in photo) and there is some pitting on the barrel.
 
The R was the plain jane model. These rifles were working guns, and generally show their age. Hard to tell the value, given the noted deficiencies - 200 -300$???
 
FWIW the HBC was selling 1905Rs for $25 prior to WWI. That was more than most other centrefire hunting rifles. The 1905R and 1910R were the least expensive Ross sporters but they weren't low priced in their day.
 
well, now that i know that it is a factory sporter (and there aren't a lot of canadian made sporting rifles out there) i am thinking of doing some repairs and getting it up and running and maybe showing it a deer come fall.

obviously stock repairs need to be done, but what else? i have been told via PM that the sling swivels are not original, that the front swivel should screw into the barrel band. anybody know of a source for these parts and the trap door for the butt plate? did the military rifle have the same butt plate?

another question, there are two screw at the front of the floor plate, were they originally indexed? or just tightened in randomly?

also, since it is stamped "303 ross" is this just the 303 british in disguise or was there some special load?

thanks for the help.
 
Your rifle probably has a .30 rather than .303 bore, and is throated for 215gr bullets, but standard cartridges will work fine. Don't think that the twin screws in front of the magazine were timed. Two screws were necessary because of the magazine follower arm, which passes between them. Some 1905s have a keeper screw fitted between these two. The 1905 sporter buttplate is like the one used on Mk.I and early Mk.II service rifles. Should be possible to turn up a butt trap door.
 
Butt trap door is same as military one. Slug the barrel. Early .303" Rosses were made with a bore size of .298-9" and .309" on the lands.
 
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