1905 Ross

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so I have a factory sporter 1905 Ross.

It needs a little love but I have had it for a few years now and have never really decided what to do with it. The throat is badly eroded from corrosive ammo and the fired cases have necks that look more like an 8mm then a 303, I can actually drop an 8mm bullet into the cases.

So what to do.....

I had a crazy thought last night that I would convert it to a 22 Hornet.

Need to sleeve the barrel as cutting the 3TPI left hand thread is way beyond my ability but I could easily use the barrel stub and thread in a new 22 cal barrel and chamber it in 22 Hornet.

setting up a magazine is going to be an issue but some sort of feed ramp on a spring will make feeding a little easier. Or just use it as a single shot.


so is there anything that I have not thought of that will make this a show stopper?
 
Pick up a sported Mk II with a good barrel of sufficient length, or parts thereof and use the barrel to restore your 1905 sporter. The 1905's (at least the R's) were available in three barrel lengths, all of which have the same barrel contour as the Mk II, with the exception of the Mk II**. I am currently doing just such a swap on a 1905R with a shot-out barrel.
 
They came in .405 win and .35 win as well so if recoil isn't an issue.Bob Jury has made new 1905 barrels with their unique thread.
 
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Have the barrel rechambered and rebored for .35 Winchester. Rs came in that caliber (I have 2) and the case dimensions are identical to .303 until you get to the throat. Easy Button!
Good luck
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Your 35 Winchester Ross's, are they originals or rebores?
I ask as I want to rebore an M10, but unsure how much work to rework the magazine for the longer 35 Win case?
Cheers, Dale
 
zywina said:
Your 35 Winchester Ross's, are they originals or rebores?
I ask as I want to rebore an M10, but unsure how much work to rework the magazine for the longer 35 Win case?
Cheers, Dale
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.35-.303 would avoid any magazine problems.
 
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They are original factory stamped .35 (Ross)s
I suspect you mean an R or E-10 as M-10s only came in .280.
You are absolutely correct on the length (my mistake).
Pulled out an E-10 and tried a long lead point 180 grain round and it loaded in fine, but the nose struck the breach (although clearance ground) right away. I then tried a shorter 150 grain bullet and it fed fine until the round nose again fouled at the breach ramp. Could not quickly find a speer point (all my ammo is older) but I think that's the answer. IFF you are really considering all this as I surmise, PM me and I will see if I can track down a SP round and give it a try. Also more breech ramp clearance would be a concomitant fix.

However, We are talking about R o5s here which have different actions of course.

For Woodchopper I just put three .35 rounds in an 05 and they fed just just fine (not home of course). The .35s (one R and one E) are both original and one (R) has an identical breech block machining treatment of the ways as the a standard 05 in .303. The later E has the forward rim relief on the starboard side carried all the way forward to the breach.
TTFN
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mbogo3 said:
Bob Jury in Red Deer has made new 1905 barrels.
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now I'm going to have to look into this :)

a .35 Ross 1905R carbine might be just the ticket :)

I can add it to the line up of hard to find calibers I shoot

577/450 Martini
310 Cadet
325 WSM
458 WM
and the latest 280Ross which I am still working on getting all the reloading supplies to get running.
 
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