Ross with a broken bolt?

[agentcq]

I forget off hand. I was surprised to see it. I asked the lady who owns the store where she got it and I guess a farmer found it in a tool box. I would like to think under $200?

Do you know how much they want for it?

 

[AK]

Thanks again to all for the sage wisdom and anecdotes. H4831 yes, that is what my bolt looks like. I'm glad to learn that it wasn't necessarily a case of being fired in an unlocked condition. I had planned to take it out today but SWMBO ordered the new blinds to be hung.

I wonder if it would be worthwhile to consider milling off the fourth lug strictly from an aesthetic perspective. I'd presume what little of it remains is likely not responsible for much of the locking strength anymore.

Does anyone else find operating the action on a straight pull to be more satisfying than a turn-bolt? It feels like the rifle equivalent of racking the slide on a 12 gauge. Something about it just seems to exude authority and speed.

 

[smellie]

BTW, if a Ross is completely 'as-built' it will have all of its ORIGINAL parts.

That means that all seven lugs WILL bear. They were factory-lapped..... something you can't say for the Weatherbys.

Unequal lug bearing was the reason that so many Remington 788s shed lugs and became useless. Get a decent one, lap the action properly and they will last forever.

 

[Lee Enfield]

BTW, if a Ross is completely 'as-built' it will have all of its ORIGINAL parts.

That means that all seven lugs WILL bear. They were factory-lapped..... something you can't say for the Weatherbys.

Unequal lug bearing was the reason that so many Remington 788s shed lugs and became useless. Get a decent one, lap the action properly and they will last forever.

So all of the rifles which had their improperly heat treated bolts replaced by Canadian Army Armourers in England, would they be considered "factory lapped" ?