6.5x55 in a Ross Action?

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Just been thinking about this for a while now... would it be possible? How hard would it be? Is it worth it? Or would a 6.5/303 be a better option? Been reading up on the 6.5mm bullets, and am intrigued. Anywho, any helpful thoughts, comments, opinions would be much appreciated :cheers:
 
What Ross Action are working with ?

AFAIK A ross can handle any 6.5x55 load you can throw at it. Im not sure 100% sure how good it handles gas in the event of a case separation but Im not worried about the receiver.

Rosses have been converted into 7mm Remington Magnum rifles which works at a higher pressure than 6.5x55 .
 
:eek: 7mm Rem. Mag :evil: well, that answers my questions indeed :D the ross I'm looking at getting is an m-10 action. Alrighty, now I'm getting uber excited :dancingbanana: Thanks, again, any and all information is still awesome, the more I know the better :cheers:
 
The M-10 action is extemely strong. It was a great sporting rifle, the 280 Ross was way ahead of the bullets of the day, but it was not a battle rifle.
 
The M-10 is the .280 sporter. Is the action you are getting from a Mk. III military rifle? The M-10 has a flush magazine, and is set up for the .280. If you are using an ex-military action, the magazine will be the projecting one, intended for .303. From a feeding standpoint, 6.5/.303 would be easier, although the round would be a wildcat of course, and the reamer and dies would likely have to be special ordered.
 
Although I am sure the action would deal with it okay, for all the effort and cost use a custom action and end up with a better product in the end. I have a Ross in 280 and that is the way it will stay.
 
tiriaq said:
The M-10 is the .280 sporter. Is the action you are getting from a Mk. III military rifle? The M-10 has a flush magazine, and is set up for the .280. If you are using an ex-military action, the magazine will be the projecting one, intended for .303. From a feeding standpoint, 6.5/.303 would be easier, although the round would be a wildcat of course, and the reamer and dies would likely have to be special ordered.
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Unfortunately I don't have pics to post of it (yet, technical difficulties on the senders end ><) But I believe that it is a Mk. III. The magazine is protruding from the stock o_O though it does say:

Ross Rifle Co.
Canada
M-10
Patented

But from reading another post, just cuz it says that, doesn't make it true. Now would the 6.5x55 be a little/lot harder (or possible :confused: ) to make work in this rifle? or should I just go with the 6.5/303? and if the 6.5/303 is the route to go, what are the ballistics and loading information and where would one find it?

Ian Robertson said:
Although I am sure the action would deal with it okay, for all the effort and cost use a custom action and end up with a better product in the end. I have a Ross in 280 and that is the way it will stay.
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As far as costs, (knock on wood @.@) it should only cost me for the rifle and barrel. I'm going for my medical and interview with the Canadian Forces tomorrow and going for Weapons Technician - Land. Was talking on another forum with a gentleman who was ex- Fire Systems Tech. and his buddy down the road is and ex- Weapons Tech - Land, and they said that "personal projects" were encouraged when it got slow in the shops, so, that's the long term goal @.@ long explanation, sorry ><

Also, would LOVE to get my hands on a .280 Ross, but the cheapest I've seen one is just under $900. Pretty fair price for a beautiful piece of Canadian history, but my wife would have my gonads, and rightly so, for now @.@
 
I use the excuse that my toys are actually investments and instead of money wasted they should see it like a savings account. This is holding a hell of a lot more weight since the stock market bubble burst. Any Ross is a worthwhile investment. I have a feeling we will be talking about when you could get a nice .280 for under a grand like some of the old timers talk about milsurp prices in the 50's and 60's.

Not exactly gunsmithing but since I could not afford a Ross rifle I found this old wrecked Ross Bayonet.
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Then I spent a long time lavishing some loving care on it much the same way a gunsmith does to an old rifle.
My buddy and forum member SBranson made me an amazing sheath and now I have a beautiful 100 year old
Canadian made bush knife.
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Even the bayonets were made with really good steel but were really strange for bayonets.
They had a rounded tip that ended up being ground off in the trenches a lot and a really
nice hollow ground edge that works wonderfully but is really not needed on a bayonet.
It was much more like the butcher knives of the era.

Sorry if I dragged the thread off topic ,I am pretty proud of this knife and take any excuse to show it off.
 
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I use the excuse that my toys are actually investments and instead of money wasted they should see it like a savings account. This is holding a hell of a lot more weight since the stock market bubble burst. Any Ross is a worthwhile investment. I have a feeling we will be talking about when you could get a nice .280 for under a grand like some of the old timers talk about milsurp prices in the 50's and 60's.

Not exactly gunsmithing but since I could not afford a Ross rifle I found this old wrecked Ross Bayonet.
ross.jpg


Then I spent a long time lavishing some loving care on it much the same way a gunsmith does to an old rifle.
My buddy and forum member SBranson made me an amazing sheath and now I have a beautiful 100 year old
Canadian made bush knife.
DSC_0266.jpg


Even the bayonets were made with really good steel but were really strange for bayonets.
They had a rounded tip that ended up being ground off in the trenches a lot and a really
nice hollow ground edge that works wonderfully but is really not needed on a bayonet.
It was much more like the butcher knives of the era.

Sorry if I dragged the thread off topic ,I am pretty proud of this knife and take any excuse to show it off.
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Don't think you dragged it off topic, and that is a beautiful piece ^.^ congrats on the workmanship put into that. And the part about investments, I like it. Whenever I get enough saved up think I might try that on her :D:evil:
 
Ok buddy. Canadian Ranger ball ammo cases .(Mine are IVI %/92 are small enough at the head-.449 to easily form 6.5x54R Mannlicher. You can trim them and load them in the mannlicher schoenauer dies. Then you can find an old cooey/carcano barrel in 6.5x54 and buy the tap for the thread as it is a standard thread inside the old threaded Carcano thread. They did this because it's a gain twist bbl.cutting it off at the front would have made-it useless for heavy bullets.
 
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