CGN's shooting the Ross

Opinion? Accurate, smooth operating, reliable rifles. II** target, Mk.III military, 1905 and 1910 sporting rifles.
 
I really enjoy shooting my "sporterized M-10. It is slick and fast and accurate, too! You're right, Calum: the trigger on most Ross is more like a sporting rifle than a military one.
If I only could lay my hands on a complete, unbutchered one...
I think it's the one I'll use in my next military surplus competition along with my Rashid or VZ-52/57 or maybe a VZ-858 for the fun of it.

I'm trying to restore another one, a Model 1905 whose stock was probably hacked by a sadist. Metal is really good; I'll have to fireform brass for that one because it has an enlarged chamber with a profile that really doesn't look like what the .303 British ammo was originally.
The guy who sold it to me used to shoot mild cast loads in it and it was quite accurate. He gave me all his brass.
PP.:)
 
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Hope to get to range monday with my .280 M-10 Sporter and possibly a 1905R I havent yet fired. Have 3 military MKIII's (one SPF, one maybe sell, other a "keeper"). Other "keeper" Ross' are a civilian MKII**, a MKII*** and a sportered MKIII.
Geoff
 
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To bad this gun was not still made one fine made Canadian Gun and hell the .280 cal with the powders of today, would be some nice long range gun.
Not to insult Enfield owners these Ross's just plain are to much gun for the .303 Enfield to compete with, years ago guys wouldn'y enter turkey shoots when they where up against the Ross's
 
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The Ross had some trouble chambering Brit made .303.....lot of Ross rifles had their chambers reamed.....good book on the Ross is "A Question of Confidence"..The Ross Rifle in the Trenches"...published by Service Publications Ottawa...also problems with chipping and shearing of the locking cam on the bolt lugs.
 
Just got an sportered M10, love it to bits. She's in rough shape asthetically, but works like a charm. Somehow I find myself in mid act buying another now.... I guess I'm gonna have to try shooting one eventually!
 
The early Rosses ,pre 1912, had a .299" bore and a .309" groove size. Recommend slugging the bore on these.
 
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Love shooting my Ross's at the range, but to be honest, they can be a bit "fiddley" at times. My interest in Ross rifles started because my Grandfather carried one in The Great War (20th Battalion CEF).

Geoff in Victoria
 
When I got my Ross at 13, and for a number of years afterwards, I didn't know there was a difference in bullet weights and all that , so I just went hunting with a pocketful of mixed hunting rounds, Kling-Cor, Sabre-tip, soft-point, whatever I could beg or borrow or find in my dad's stash and it always killed the deer I was pointing it at.
 
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I have a full wood M-10 but haven't shot it yet. Need to get the buggered rear receiver screw out and haven't had a chance to take it to Gunco yet :(
 
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rosses are good

many thanks to Tiriaq for rebuilding mine
 
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The Mk.III rifles are. The earlier ones, and the factory sporters are loaded with loose ammunition.
 
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