I have an Epps in a P14. It has a decent barrel, and I can get 2720 with a 180, using VV N540 or Reloder 15. Varget is close, as well. Dave.
My 1910 Ross rifle. IT SHOOTS!!!!.
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I have an Epps in a P14. It has a decent barrel, and I can get 2720 with a 180, using VV N540 or Reloder 15. Varget is close, as well. Dave.
The MkIII bolts to watch out for are the ones where the end of the extractor groove in the bolt head is sloped. On those bolts it is quite easy to flip them into the wrong position without disassembly. That was later changed to a square ended groove. If in doubt, watch for head rotation as you close the bolt. Check the pawl and the two lugs on the bottom of the bolt sleeve. When you pull the trigger the pawl rises behind the lugs and prevents the sleeve moving backwards. The mechanical advantage the sleeve has over the bolt head rotational forces is so great that nothing has ever forced the sleeve back over the pawl and lugs. Not as far as we know anyway! 
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
I have purposely mis-assembled my Ross, just to see how that worked. (My Ross is unmodified, and has no riveted bolt)
Anyone experienced with a Ross would recognize immediately that something was wrong. The bolt is visibly different in appearance when out of battery it's 3/4 of an inch shorter, or there abouts. For the uninitiated, and certainly for someone who did this under fire in a trench, I could see it happening, but no experienced firearm owner should fall victim.
On my rifle, just getting the bolt to go back on the rails was more difficult than usual.
Getting the bolt assembled in the wrong place was however easier than I was told it would be, in fact, on my rifle, it goes together wrong, easier than it goes together right.
The big safety key, is to watch the bolt head as you push the bolt home. If it rotates 90 degrees, all is good, if not, DON"T SHOOT!
Anyone experienced with a Ross would recognize immediately that something was wrong. The bolt is visibly different in appearance when out of battery it's 3/4 of an inch shorter, or there abouts. For the uninitiated, and certainly for someone who did this under fire in a trench, I could see it happening, but no experienced firearm owner should fall victim.
On my rifle, just getting the bolt to go back on the rails was more difficult than usual.
Getting the bolt assembled in the wrong place was however easier than I was told it would be, in fact, on my rifle, it goes together wrong, easier than it goes together right.
The big safety key, is to watch the bolt head as you push the bolt home. If it rotates 90 degrees, all is good, if not, DON"T SHOOT!
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- Location
- Newmarket,Ontario
Where did you get the set up for the scope, mounting hardware etc? I have a couple of 1910 Military Ross Bubbas and one shoots very well and I'd like to scope for my old eyes?
Unfortunately, I cannot answer your question, since the bases [Weaver] and the D&T work was all done before I acquired the rifle.
Regards, D.
