My FrankenRoss M10

kevwat

kevwat

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Well i have had this cut down Ross M10 in my safe for too long just sitting there doing nothing but collecting dust so i decided to do something with it. I was going to try and restore it but the barrel has been cut back and the parts that i need are almost impossible to find so i managed to make an extension for the forend, used whatever parts i had lying around and came up with this. My intentions are to one day get the parts that i require and make a shortened version of the long rifle but for now this will do. Yes i know that it's not original in configuration but it is an original in my mind and i've had fun doing it.
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You know, if they had been made that length, with the improvements that had been made by 1916, they might have continued in service....
Nice work, looks great.
 
there WAS a 1910 Ross built for the Canadian Artillery, using a full stock somewhat like yours and a 26-inch barrel. It was developed by the Company at the behest of the Artillery, who wanted a shorter rifle which would fit their limber brackets.

The Government, of course, wouldn't buy it.

Beautiful job! Hope it shoots as good as it looks (in which case I'm in trouble!).
 
Great rifle man - I think I'll cut my 30 inch barrel and restored wood to copy your idea! Congrats man, you've started a trend;):p:runaway:

We need to have an island ross shoot one day this summer.:dancingbanana:
 
Great job Kevwat, I love your rifle! Who wouldn't like to own that??? :cool:

BTW Riflechair, thanks for filling in the blanks, I was also wondering what that nosecap was off of, sure looked familiar!

Does any bayonet fit, like a P14 bayonet?
 
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I honestly wish I could find a Ross in .280 with a short barrel that I could fit with full wood.

I would use such a rifle for moose hunting without hesitation.
 
If you wanted a real Ross that looks vaguely like what you've assembled, it was built circa 1912. Not only was it shorter and lighter than the MkIII, but it was chambered for the .280 cartridge as well. It's referred to as the .280 Military Match rifle- an as-new, unfired one is in my toybox- there are other survivors waiting to be found. Flip the foresight hood around, please.Bevel forward.
 
Flip the foresight hood around, please.Bevel forward.[/QUOTE]

Sorry, i will do just that. Anyway thanks for all the input guy's, i do appreciate it. If i had a P14 bayonet handy i would try it, unfortunately i sold my last one and now i'm thinking about getting something for this rifle.
 
A WWI vet told me that a good thing about a Ross was that if you fired five rounds rapid you could warm your hands on the barrel. You cannot do that with a rifle with a full length hand guard.
 
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