Ross Conundrum...

aric84

aric84

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I have been eyeballing a Ross M10 that is for sale for a really good price, but it needs a few parts, namely magazine and stock bolts. The whole thing looks mechanically sound and I am thinking of getting it as a nice rebuild project, or at least just for a working sporter, but might eventually do a full rebuild. The stock still retains the cartouches and the barrel is uncut. Should I try and snap it up? Main thing holding me back is that I promised the Wife not to buy anymore rifles this year, but this seems too tempting. I could always put my C/|\ marked sporter enfield on the chopping block and call it a trade:p.

Basically, should I just suck it up and get it while available and rebuild it? Always wanted a ross, and being a machinist I can make the screws and other parts it needs as long as someone can provide dimensions.

Is it worth being sent to the the doghouse?
 
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Those parts are an easy find to be honest. Ask Jason at Gunco in Ottawa for a start. He may be able to help. Most gunshows have a fully cut up Ross or two cheap enough to salvage those parts from.
Geoff
 
I'm assuming that the stock is cut; you mention that the barrel isn't.
The parts you mention can be had. Bubba worked his magic on so many Rosses that there are parts available. Stocks and Mk. III nosecaps are the hard ones to get.
If the remains are cheap, go for it. If it is not seriously cheap, its overpriced.
 
Chocolates work fine with a lot of women.

Explain that you are buying it for a restoration project and that your friends are helping you with it, so it won't cost much at all......

Might work.

Hope, anyway.

Then don't buy any MORE this year, EVEN for Christmas. (If you see something that you really NEED for Christmas, get it for Ukrainian Christmas (January 6) and she can't scream TOO loudly.....)
 
Contact Ellwood Epps. I was there last week end and was told that they have quite a number of parts for the Ross (except the stock).
 
depends on the rifle price ? depends on the suffering you will take with your wife? do the trade. you can get another enfield sporter later .if it's from a shop see if you can go on a payment plan.
 
You state clearly that you've come across an M-10 Ross for "a really good price"....As the M-10 was the top-of-the-line Sporter, chambered in only .280 Ross, what parts might you need? If on the other hand, it's a cut-up .303 MkIII, that's a whole new story-no more or less than a Bubbagun- full restoration would only wind up costing you far more than it would be worth when (if?) you completed it....walk away from it, and look for a real one.
Long after the price is forgotten......
 
I love this board!

Thanks for the replies guys. Looks like a gentle nudge towards the answer I was hoping for, haha.

Rossguy, my mistake, its a military Mk.III in 303. I'm probably not going to do a full resto any time soon, but like to have it as an option. I'm not really worried about the value if I flip it in the future. I'm looking at it from both a neat factor and as a rebuild project.

As for the "Wife", it's actually fiance for now, until June that is! Might as well be married after 10 years though. A trade will probably not bother her, she'll just be sad that she cannot play with it since she is pregnant now. Easter is coming, and that means chocolate.... lots of chocolate, I like that idea.

Alright, it shouldnt hurt me too much for under 200 bucks! Anyone wanna buy my No.1 sporter!?:D
 
Well - If its the rifle at AP in P'boro, have a closer look at it. For one, the bolt has been assembled incorrectly - who knows what else has been done! Additionally, someone decided to practice their checkering skills on the stock, I'm not sure that the stock is salvageable.
 
Yeah, that's the one. I checked it out when I was down there and it was pretty much in 3 pieces, but the bolt worked fine when I gave it a push. I'm not really familiar with the Ross, but it looks like there is enough there for me to get it at least working again. If all the parts for the bolt are there I can get some help getting it together right again I'm sure. Worse come to worse, I can always machine some missing parts at work.
 
1. Be REAL careful with that bolt. They can LOOK perfect and WORK perfect and still rip half of your head off. That's the bad part. The good part is that they also CAN be re-assembled correctly in a matter of seconds and they absolutely CANNOT get out of whack by themselves. TEST is simple and quick: slide the bolt halfway back. If the SPACE between the front of the bolt body and the back of the locking lugs is an inch or a bit more, you're safe. If the distance is a quarter of that, it's dangerous. It can only sit in one of those two positions; there are no 'halfways measures' with a Ross.

2. Don't worry about what Bubba did, just accept this as what it is: one of the finest precision rifles ever made and, quite likely, the only one ever mass-produced.

3. If your wife is a shooter, don't let her get too close to it. These things have WONDERFUL 2-stage triggers, recoil is relatively gentle and they are very accurate when everything is workin' allright. If she tries it, you just MIGHT lose your rifle!

4. Have fun!
 
cosmic said:
Well - If its the rifle at AP in P'boro, have a closer look at it. For one, the bolt has been assembled incorrectly - who knows what else has been done! Additionally, someone decided to practice their checkering skills on the stock, I'm not sure that the stock is salvageable.
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When I first saw that one at AP, the bolt was assembled incorrectly. I set it up properly so that it was locking.
Given the condition of the stock, the missing parts, and the asking price, I very quickly passed on it.
I did not inspect the bore.
 
Yeah, I looked at the bore, but based on the information passed on from others, I'm going to pass on it. Oh well. Thanks to Tiriaq and Cosmic for the more informed positions.

Cheers
 
IF the bore were really crisp, it would be worth picking up for the parts. I may be down there this week, will have a good look.
 
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