Anyone have a Stalking rifle to flaunt?
- Thread starter tokguy
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Yes. The more common ones are M1905R and E, and 1910R and E. The R grade is the more utilitarian; the E grade is like the M-10 sporters shown. Mk. III service rifles have a heavier contour barrel than the 1910 based sporting rifles, so they don't handle as well, no matter how they are stocked up.
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- Saskatchewan
more like 280 Ackley improved. Or 7mm rem magnum, or 7x64.
Tiriaq beat me to the answer. The 1905R model in 303 Brit is a great stalking rifle as well. Like the M10 (280 Ross), it has an internal magazine with steel floor plate. The R10 in 303 Brit has the same action and magazine system as the MKIII military rifle. The mag sticks down in front of the trigger guard. Not as nice to carry as the 1905 or the M10.
The 1905R sporting rifle is a very light, handy .303 rifle. Must admit, though, with its slender stock and steel buttplate, it is not the most comfortable rifle to shoot, particularly from a rest.
I have a very utilitarian 1905R. Used, and shows it. Of course, it is over a century old. A Redfield aperture sight has been fitted to the receiver. Line of sight is higher than with the original Winchester open sight, so I fitted a higher front sight blade. It certainly carries nicely, and shoots well enough for any Ontario hunting.
In addition to .280 and .303, some Ross sporters were made in .35Winchester.
I have seen old fired .280 Ross cases picked up on the Barren Lands west of Hudson Bay. At the time that rifle was being used, the .44-40. .30-30 and .303 Savage were contemporary. The .250 Savage would have just been appearing. The .280 would have been like the hammer of Thor in comparison.
I have a very utilitarian 1905R. Used, and shows it. Of course, it is over a century old. A Redfield aperture sight has been fitted to the receiver. Line of sight is higher than with the original Winchester open sight, so I fitted a higher front sight blade. It certainly carries nicely, and shoots well enough for any Ontario hunting.
In addition to .280 and .303, some Ross sporters were made in .35Winchester.
I have seen old fired .280 Ross cases picked up on the Barren Lands west of Hudson Bay. At the time that rifle was being used, the .44-40. .30-30 and .303 Savage were contemporary. The .250 Savage would have just been appearing. The .280 would have been like the hammer of Thor in comparison.
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I have found some inspiration... I've an M10 that someone bubba'd the stock on...just a hair too short.
All it needs is a diet...the bbl is about 25 -26 inches...a touch long...but not worth messing with to shorten. The Ross never crossed my mind til now.
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Tokguy
I have yet to have a sporterized Ross that didn’t have extremely short LOP, I don’t know if it is from people cutting down the stock at the inletting for the steel butt pad?
They are accurate but barrel heavy. The sights on the one I owned were filed into a flat from a buckhorn not to mention barrels shortened and hoods gone. You couldn’t get the “ peep sight” sight picture, but the long sight radius was honestly effective and kind of cool. The entire sight assembly was retained and the ladder peep hole could be used but I never managed to get it sighted in.
This inspired me to buy a factory sporter but these threads keep driving their price up.
They are accurate but barrel heavy. The sights on the one I owned were filed into a flat from a buckhorn not to mention barrels shortened and hoods gone. You couldn’t get the “ peep sight” sight picture, but the long sight radius was honestly effective and kind of cool. The entire sight assembly was retained and the ladder peep hole could be used but I never managed to get it sighted in.
This inspired me to buy a factory sporter but these threads keep driving their price up.
I do like mine, although the Cheesy Rubber Shotgun buttpad added on is lame. And they are not svelte of barrel, and the sights are most definitely not made for fast target acquisition either. But the stock looks blocky with the Forearm bobbed short...might as well thin it down and put a Shnauble tip on it. Enough practice rounds with the elevator horizontal and the snap shots might get better.
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- Steel Town and The Peg
I would be curious to see how a Ross rebarrelled (22-23") and restocked (stalking-style) looks and performs. The action is a gem.
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- Steel Town and The Peg
Haenel Jaeger 9, break-barrel single in 7x65r; decocking safety, terrific set-trigger, excellent accuracy and return to zero after assembly. The ergos are perfect for me, and it weighs nothing. The QD scope mount is a bit clunky, may need to be replaced with something more suited to the delicate little gun.
Aside from a few coyotes, this little buck is the only game I have taken with this gun so far, but that will change. As much as I admire and enjoy the Ruger #1...I still have a couple and have taken lots of game with the model...they don't really say "stalking rifle" to me because of their weight. This thing has a completely different feel to it, handles like a finely balanced fencing foil; the Rugers, by comparison, are battle axes.
