Rossguy........Your comments are so negative. Give the guy some encouragement. At least he is learning and showing some interest in collecting. By the way did you ever get the two Ross Rifles Lloyd Hare picked up for you several years ago?
price check on bubba ross please
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mmmmmm well if a complete rifle,with cut down dbubba stock with a bad barrel = a few parts?
not being negative just find it kinda funny.........
everthing else is good condition but needs a clean up...........EXCEPT the barrel is worn out sir.
if going by the photo of the barrel action i took that while stripping my ross for the 1st time. OTHER PHOTOS AVAILABLE its all there .......
SO AGAIN all info welcomed . removing barrel ideas ??
Tiriaq gave you the answer to that already. Since the barrel is junk, you put the barrel and action in a lathe and turn a relief on the barrel just out from the action...the barrel will come off much easier.
Rossguy said it in a not nice way, but he's correct. I've had a few Rosses lately and have found that no two parts are ever the same...you can get 10 sporterized rifles, they will all have different barrels, different sights, different stocks, etc etc. When you do see one with a barrel that looks right, it'll be shot out or dark or the wrong thread...
Another problem is, once you start sinking money into your $65 rifle, once you have $3-400 or so into it, you still will have a rifle that's worth $150-$200. That's all a cut down military rifle will ever be worth. It's not economically feasible. As Wheaty said, it's like pushing a string uphill.
When you see an original Ross in original configuration in nice shape, that's where the value sits. There are dozens of the cutdown military rifles for every one of those.
Now, as a labour of love to sink a few bucks into for the joy of bringing it back to life with no hope of producing something valuable...best of luck.
Personally I've developed quite a liking for Rosses and understand where you are coming from, just trying to let you know how it is.
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much as you may not like rossguy's way of telling you things , he is right. there are a lot of ross rifles out there that have been butchered. if its barrel or stoch has been cut or damaged its going to be a long,hard, and expensive road to repair.
Sincere apologies if my small dose of reality offended any of you out there, but I've been playing with Rosstuff for better than fifty years now, and may just have learned a thing or two...(or not). Cantom pretty well nailed it above, and he's polite as well....
IMHO, the only post-Bubba Ross worth saving is one of the many MkII & MkIII rifles that were chopped down for Sporters. The conditions that need to be met to justify spending any money on them are:- 1. Barrel still original length. 2.Forend cut AHEAD of the middle band, and 3. The Military & Ross markings on the left side of the buttstock must still be unmolested. If these three conditions are met, then spending money is justified.Done with care, the result cannot be told from original.
The rifle is then saved until your JBSTs decide to take it away from you...
Anything less than that is really just throwing good money away- if someone chooses to do just that; fine and dandy, but a $800 MkIII "Sporter" with a short barrel, glossy, sanded stock and perhaps even a fancy red rubber recoil pad is worth no more than the sum of it's parts. Rossguy- over & out!
IMHO, the only post-Bubba Ross worth saving is one of the many MkII & MkIII rifles that were chopped down for Sporters. The conditions that need to be met to justify spending any money on them are:- 1. Barrel still original length. 2.Forend cut AHEAD of the middle band, and 3. The Military & Ross markings on the left side of the buttstock must still be unmolested. If these three conditions are met, then spending money is justified.Done with care, the result cannot be told from original.
The rifle is then saved until your JBSTs decide to take it away from you...
Anything less than that is really just throwing good money away- if someone chooses to do just that; fine and dandy, but a $800 MkIII "Sporter" with a short barrel, glossy, sanded stock and perhaps even a fancy red rubber recoil pad is worth no more than the sum of it's parts. Rossguy- over & out!
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your last line kinda sums up my search for info. i aint trying to make a 1000$ rifle from a 65$ cripple........
but IF I GET LUCKY ........and times not my concern ........id rather get SOME TYPE OF BARREL AND BRING THIS BACK TO A CONDITION TO SHOOT .
AND ENJOY.
saying things plain and honestly (and with out being be-littling) i have no problem with .........
its the way of learning stuff ........
anyway enough on the negativity i get that enough at work in jail............
the project and search for info continues ........
Now, as a labour of love to sink a few bucks into for the joy of bringing it back to life with no hope of producing something valuable...best of luck.
Personally I've developed quite a liking for Rosses and understand where you are coming from, just trying to let you know how it is.[/QUOTE]
but IF I GET LUCKY ........and times not my concern ........id rather get SOME TYPE OF BARREL AND BRING THIS BACK TO A CONDITION TO SHOOT .
AND ENJOY.
saying things plain and honestly (and with out being be-littling) i have no problem with .........
its the way of learning stuff ........
anyway enough on the negativity i get that enough at work in jail............
the project and search for info continues ........
Now, as a labour of love to sink a few bucks into for the joy of bringing it back to life with no hope of producing something valuable...best of luck.
Personally I've developed quite a liking for Rosses and understand where you are coming from, just trying to let you know how it is.[/QUOTE]
NB.nagantsniper
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if all else fails will part it out but thats not on the radar for now..........nuff said
