I bought this Ross last weekend and it was in less then desireable shape. Don't get me wrong it's complete less forearm, and shoots good but it had lots of rust on and in it and a sweet bubba varnish job! Someone along the way installed the bolt wrong and it caught on the back of the mag, bending it and leaving the gun rendered a single shot, the mag wouldn't feed. It appears to be set up like a "factory stripped" sniper rifle and has IMHO a very nice Sporter job done to it. After many late nights this week in the work shop I got her to half way decent. I removed the varnish and applied 2 coats of dark American walnut stain and followed up with 3 coats of BLO. I didn't sand or smooth the stock cause the dings and dents are part if the guns history and SHOULD be left there. I scrubbed the rust and slight pitting from the metal and then applied new blueing where it needed it and blended it in with the factory bluing. I left the metal as it was just like the wood cause I only am looking to protect the gun from the elements and not restore it. I shoot all of my guns regularly so they all have to be able to withstand the elements. I left the bolt and sights white cause they can be left oily and therefor won't rust.
Anyhow, thankyou to all of the CGN members who helped me with a few of my issues along the way. One CGN member even texted me pictures of a spare mag he had so I could see where my mag was bent. I have conversed with some great people on this forum and look forward to paying the knowledge ive learned forward in the future.
Here's a few pics of here all cleaned up and ready to eat some ammo this weekend!
The stock in the pictures looks about 5 shades lighter then it actually is.
So hard to get a full length pic, she's long!
The brass on the butt was green and seized, I pulled the butt plate off and to my surprise the factory bore cleaning kit was still in the butt stock. The buttstock plate is pretty rough but it is a 100 year old gun!
The best part is after removing the varnish I knowticed that the markings on the buttstock are now more readable. They read III next 930 over 1916 and have what I think is "RS" next to it. there is a wrist stamp but I'm having trouble reading it.
I'm really happy with the out come. I think I achieved my goal of "preserving" the rifle and not "restoring" it.
Steve
Anyhow, thankyou to all of the CGN members who helped me with a few of my issues along the way. One CGN member even texted me pictures of a spare mag he had so I could see where my mag was bent. I have conversed with some great people on this forum and look forward to paying the knowledge ive learned forward in the future.
Here's a few pics of here all cleaned up and ready to eat some ammo this weekend!
The stock in the pictures looks about 5 shades lighter then it actually is.
So hard to get a full length pic, she's long!
The brass on the butt was green and seized, I pulled the butt plate off and to my surprise the factory bore cleaning kit was still in the butt stock. The buttstock plate is pretty rough but it is a 100 year old gun!
The best part is after removing the varnish I knowticed that the markings on the buttstock are now more readable. They read III next 930 over 1916 and have what I think is "RS" next to it. there is a wrist stamp but I'm having trouble reading it.
I'm really happy with the out come. I think I achieved my goal of "preserving" the rifle and not "restoring" it.
Steve
im so exctied
