Does everybody run and hide behind the pickup when a Ross rifle is pulled out?

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Does look to be early tapco stock before they went to plastic.
We were shooting beer cans and I pulled out the Ross and everybody hid behind the pickup. Does everybody do that? By the way the Ross never missed a can. I then put it away and pulled out my LE jungle carbine and they gathered around and asked the usual whats up with that muzzle. I missed a few with the jungle carbine. My rear sight likes to flop down after firing. Any place to get a new spring for it?
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That bab publicity about how dangerous Ross rifles are is really crazy.... When i got my Ross 1910 manys years ago, i knew that a wrongly assembled bolt could be dangerous but aftew fews minutes of carefull examination about how a Ross bolt work, i took it apart(my bolt is not pinned) completely, cleaned years of caked grease and dust then reassembled it without any problems, its very easy to see if the bolt work correctly. At the time, i didnt have internet or any references, only had my eyes to see how things work. I never been scared when i shot it the first time because i knew that everything was like it should be. Yes a Ross can cause troubles if the bolt is incorrectly assembled but otherwise, its a perfectly safe rifle and i wish to get my hand on a full military ross 1 day,then i will be in even:) We mus get thoses Ross,they wont be around forever.

Joce
 
I have been shooting Ross Rifles for about 50 years now and I still have my (ugly) face and all my fingers.

Th Bolt of the 1910 CAN be assembled wrong and used in a VERY dangerous condition. That said, if it is assembled right, it can NOT put itself into a dangerous condition; it REQUIRES human intervention to become dangerous.

The 1905 action was tested at over 100,000 psi and did not let go. The 1910 action was tested at over 125,000 psi and held together. There is NOTHING modern with that strength.

Your Ross looks to be one of the rifles done up in England for sale here in the late 1950s/early 1960s. Are there any NUMBERS or LETTERS on the rear face of the Bolt or on the receiver Ring? I am thinking particularly of PLY with a number, CRB with a number, PH with a number or PHAB.

Nice rifle!
 
smellie said:
I have been shooting Ross Rifles for about 50 years now and I still have my (ugly) face and all my fingers.

Th Bolt of the 1910 CAN be assembled wrong and used in a VERY dangerous condition. That said, if it is assembled right, it can NOT put itself into a dangerous condition; it REQUIRES human intervention to become dangerous.

The 1905 action was tested at over 100,000 psi and did not let go. The 1910 action was tested at over 125,000 psi and held together. There is NOTHING modern with that strength.

Your Ross looks to be one of the rifles done up in England for sale here in the late 1950s/early 1960s. Are there any NUMBERS or LETTERS on the rear face of the Bolt or on the receiver Ring? I am thinking particularly of PLY with a number, CRB with a number, PH with a number or PHAB.

Nice rifle!
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I will look when I go home. The wood stock has some numbers on it and III punched into it. I always wanted one of these, never seen one for sale until I begged for one on the EE.
 
I have the parts from a 1905, it was issued to one of the PCMR guys during the war. He was so afraid of it, he stripped it and threw the barreled action overboard. For some reason he kept the bolt and most of the other parts! Got a M1917 to replace the "lost" Ross. Granted, the Ross is an awkward club in its full military stock, with a bolt throw way too long for the .303 round. But people seem to believe they go kaboom all the time, which was never an issue with the Ross that I know of.
 
I own and shoot both a MkI* and a MkIII both sporters. I have all my fingers and toes. My favourite gun shop wouldn't even let me in the door with either because they are a quote 'liability'. They always get the same reaction at gun shows too. Don't buy that it'll blow your head off!
 
smellie said:
I have been shooting Ross Rifles for about 50 years now and I still have my (ugly) face and all my fingers.

Th Bolt of the 1910 CAN be assembled wrong and used in a VERY dangerous condition. That said, if it is assembled right, it can NOT put itself into a dangerous condition; it REQUIRES human intervention to become dangerous.

The 1905 action was tested at over 100,000 psi and did not let go. The 1910 action was tested at over 125,000 psi and held together. There is NOTHING modern with that strength.

Your Ross looks to be one of the rifles done up in England for sale here in the late 1950s/early 1960s. Are there any NUMBERS or LETTERS on the rear face of the Bolt or on the receiver Ring? I am thinking particularly of PLY with a number, CRB with a number, PH with a number or PHAB.

Nice rifle!
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I was writing a paper on rifles and dug up some old tests done in the 191*'s of ross rifles VS mauser actions. I was surprised that the ross took that kind of beating especially when some of the tests with similar powder qty's caused the mauser action to fail.
 
I got one of my buddies to like K31s by letting him shoot a couple of mine with my ammo.
He loves it.
One day I bring an M10 Ross to the range. and I see him itching to shoot it so I give him some ammo.
He fires 10 rounds and says he loves the K31.
I say, ahem..... that's not a K31.......it's a Ross.

He literally turns pale.
I take it back from him and I put another 10 rounds downrange then ask him if he wants to try it again. :)

I'll really mess him up with Steyr M95!
 
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The Ross is another one of those "Urban Legends." Ignorant people, who have no idea of how the rifle works, have never fired one, have never even seen one fired, and love to give out rumors and "advice" are the ones hiding behind the pick up trucks. The people who have fired the Ross are the ones trying to scrounge some 303 ammo so they can fire yours.

However, the Ross is useful if you want to have the Range all to yourself. Just pull one out of the case, and casually announce, "I think I will start by firing my Ross!." Works about 95% of the time.
 
I've had the same thing happen on the golf course when playing my grandfather's clubs - also a Ross. They are actually bronze tube, but lacquered to look like bamboo. Run for cover! They probably date from the period when metal clubs were "illegal" for tournaments.
 
diopter said:
I got one of my buddies to like K31s by letting him shoot a couple of mine with my ammo.
He loves it.
One day I bring an M10 Ross to the range. and I see him itching to shoot it so I give him some ammo.
He fires 10 rounds and says he loves the K31.
I say, ahem..... that's not a K31.......it's a Ross.

He literally turns pale.
I take it back from him and I put another 10 rounds downrange then ask him if he wants to try it again. :)

I'll really mess him up with Steyr M95!
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:cheers:
 
smellie said:
I have been shooting Ross Rifles for about 50 years now and I still have my (ugly) face and all my fingers.

Th Bolt of the 1910 CAN be assembled wrong and used in a VERY dangerous condition. That said, if it is assembled right, it can NOT put itself into a dangerous condition; it REQUIRES human intervention to become dangerous.

The 1905 action was tested at over 100,000 psi and did not let go. The 1910 action was tested at over 125,000 psi and held together. There is NOTHING modern with that strength.

Your Ross looks to be one of the rifles done up in England for sale here in the late 1950s/early 1960s. Are there any NUMBERS or LETTERS on the rear face of the Bolt or on the receiver Ring? I am thinking particularly of PLY with a number, CRB with a number, PH with a number or PHAB.

Nice rifle!
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Well, I would look at the bolt of my full wood #10, to see if those letters are there, but mine has no bolt to look at!
Anyone happen to see a bolt running around, looking for a rifle!
 
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