Ross rifle identification help.

tokguy said:
I got my son to pick up an M10 on my behalf, years back before cell phones were common. So no 'Instant Pic' to lean on.
Smellie had always repeated the 'Rule of thumb' mantra.
In that you ought to be able to place your thumb sideways into the gap between bolt head and bolt, if it is assembled correctly.
Talked to my son and yep, it was together improperly.
Some folks are not real strong on mechanical mechanisms
And my son just picked up a free dog eared MK 2 as well.
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Get it...or not. They are like Cooey Carcano's, a part of Canadian history.
Marstar thinks it has some value apparently
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Marstar’s been a bit crazy price wise, but if he’s been able to sell Ross stuff with prices like that or the $4,000 he had on the MkII** he just sold then good for him. I never have that luck! Ha ha.

Did those parts I sent you for the MkII work out?
 
flying pig said:
It’s a MkII something star, but not a 2* Tiriaq. The 2* rifles have the normal square thread barrels and this one has the 3TPI left hand buttress style barrel. The amount of sporterized MkIIs I’ve seen drilled for receiver sights is unreal, no idea where they’ve all gone.
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I've seen a lot of Ross sporters as well with tapped holes for receiver sights, ex miltary ones as well as factory built by Ross. Wish I knew where the sights went as well, I'd buy them up in a hurry. Ross rifles with good bores benefit from good receiver sights, they are extremely accurate rifles.
As far as the M10 incorrectly assembled bolts easy to deduce if it's wrong just by holding the rifle at a downward angle and closing the action. You can watch the lugs rotate into position. If they don't rotate fully to 90 degrees something is wrong. Nothing weak about the Ross action. PO Ackley tested many actions for blow up back in the day. Seems to me the Ross was stronger than mauser, springfield and all other service rifles except the Arisaka, I think.
 
flying pig said:
Marstar’s been a bit crazy price wise, but if he’s been able to sell Ross stuff with prices like that or the $4,000 he had on the MkII** he just sold then good for him. I never have that luck! Ha ha.

Did those parts I sent you for the MkII work out?
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I think so, it's been an 'away' year. Not home much.
My son came out, perched in the barber chair ( which is usually the throne from which to inspect guns)...dismantled it and discovered that it was also missing the part the spring rests on to exert upward pressure.
I gave him the parts box, and said "We ain't making an nuclear bomb, figure something out"
I'll ask him those morning when I text him.
 
If you are referring to the brass cup the bolt stop spring fits into, not all Mk IIs had one. As I recall, the only Mk II that had the cup was the Mk II**, but I could be mistaken. Perhaps Brandon will chime in.
 
tokguy said:
I think so, it's been an 'away' year. Not home much.
My son came out, perched in the barber chair ( which is usually the throne from which to inspect guns)...dismantled it and discovered that it was also missing the part the spring rests on to exert upward pressure.
I gave him the parts box, and said "We ain't making an nuclear bomb, figure something out"
I'll ask him those morning when I text him.
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Ha ha this is true! I’ve even used a pen return spring to replace that spring once when I didn’t have a proper one.
 
B_noser said:
If you are referring to the brass cup the bolt stop spring fits into, not all Mk IIs had one. As I recall, the only Mk II that had the cup was the Mk II**, but I could be mistaken. Perhaps Brandon will chime in.
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Yes I think you’re right, possibly the MkII** based factory sporters as well. I kinda think the 1905-E, and 1907-E (SDS) rifles both have that brass plunger cup. I’m at camp or I’d look at my SDS and MkII**s and verify. There’s also a MkII 3TPI based factory sporter in my possession that’s a bit off pattern that may have it.
 
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Well unfortunately the person who had it figured it was the last one on earth and we were miles apart on price. They elected to keep it and try to sell it to someone else.

They also had two others that were in equally rough shape and figured a rusted out rem 700 was worth $2500……
 
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