Ross collector's association?

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I am curious as to whether there is a formal or informal association of Ross rifle shooters/collectors? I have noticed that there seem to be more Ross owners in Canada for perhaps obvious reasons but there are a few of us Yanks who like these rifles and shoot them. I have gotten great info and parts through Canadiangunnutz on the Ross series but would like to know if there is a " dedicated " group of Ross folks as well. Its rather interesting when I take my Ross's to the range knowing full well the lurid reputation the Ross has ( as well as any straight pull rifle it would seem ) and watch people's eyes get big when you say." and this one is a Ross " I have never had a person take me up on my offer to let them shoot it. I take a deal of pleasure out of letting folks shoot my various mlitary rifles as they get a chance to handle history and shoot something they have never shot before but the Ross never gets the nod from folks who have read any gun books. Just a little side bar. Joe
 
Part of the American "problem" dealing with the Ross still stems from when Canadians were winning at Camp Perry using Ross rifles.

From the reading and folklore that I have read/heard goes, the US & NRA banned the Ross from Camp Perry because of it's "unsafe" action. One way to eliminate the competition.

Apparently I wasn't around in those days of yore, when this dastardly treatment was made of us Canadians, but still use this story when bragging about the accuracy of my M-10.:D

C'mon, put em up....:p :)
 
koldt! According to the Ross Rifle Story Canada had problems with the Ross as a competitive rifles as well, relating to bayonet mountings, then charger guides and a scant ounce or so on a 1910 barrel. Once the corrections were made the Ross went on to eat up all competitors for awhile. I read somewhere, I think in an NRA article many years ago that the 1910 Ross was considered to have once of the most accurate military rifle barrels of it's day. Apparently the .280 bullet in match form was a real contender as well. As most of us know the problems of chambering, military ammo tolerances, bolt stop/bolt thread issues gave the Ross a vile combat record that spelled doom for the rifle. Canadian snipers continued to use the rifle very successfully in WW1 but I am guessing that they used the Canadian produced .303 ammunition which functioned very well in that rifle. In any case I like the design and both of my rifles shoot very well despite their age and bore wear. I have a 1905 Mk.II* and a recently acquired 1910 Mk.III* that was made for the British Home Guard. Klunk is sending me a proper front barrel band for it. Best regards, Joe
 
I will soon have a Ross rifle in my possession... Can't wait to clean it up :) Unfortunatly it's missing the front sight (likely got knocked out some time ago) and I don't see any rifling around the muzzle... I'm glad there are still a handful of people that love these rifles though :)
 
Try Klunk on this forum. He carries a vareity of military rifle parts and has a small varety of Ross parts. If your Ross is a 1910 you can still get a good number of parts from Numrich ( Gun Parts Corporation ). If your rifle is a 1905 some parts will be harder to get but there are more in Canada than in the US, thats for sure. Joe
 
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