The Ross Rifle as a sporter

I sincerely hope that your Dad's .280 Ross isn't sporterized. I HOPE it is an original factory sporting rifle. IF its sporterized, it was a REALLY rare rifle that shouldn't have been altered.
 
To be honest I am not sure but I was under the impression it was a sporterized military rifle. I am going to see the old man today so I will ask and maybe grab a few pics. It was my grandfathers rifle and my dad doesn't have a clue where it came from because he never hunted. My grandfather was in the Forces for most of his adult life so we figure he picked it up somewhere on his journeys!
 
This is a pic of an original .280 Ross. It belongs to a fellow I do some tinkering with once in a while. Billy grinned when he told me he picked it up for $500 at a gun show. It is in pretty good condition but it is hard to see as the pic he let me take was in the basement and rather dark. I had to touch it up a little to show it./tt
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zuke said:
You can get everything you need to load .280 Ross at Epp's.
That's brass, die's and bullet's.
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How does someone get a hold of Epp's ?? I have 2 factory Ross sporter rifles chambered in 280 (one has no stock) and would like to reload. :D I have dies but need everything else. The bullets that I do have (30 rounds or so) are Knoych rounds shipped from England in 1954 with berdan primers and 165 gr hollow points (solid copper with a small hole in the tip). I also have about 150 brass with 2 flash holes in the primer pocket and would like to know if I can reload these in any way.

Is there any way to find out the year of manufacture of a ross rifle ??
 
Epp's can be reached any day but Monday's.

Their number is 705-689-5333

The two flash hole's mean their Berdan primed,they can be reloaded but are a bit more time consuming to do so. They might have Berdan decapping tool's but the big problem is the primer's.

You'll have to ask them about the stock.
 
The response I got from Epps in regards to reloading the .280 Ross is below. Its pricey but its the way to go. My dad's .280 Ross looks like the one in the above pics. Its marked Ross Rifle Co Canada M10 Patented. It looks to be in very good shape because my dad has never used it and he has had it for 15 years. I am curious is this a military rifle or a civilian hunting rifle? I honestly don't have a clue about the Ross rifles but would sure love some info.


Jason,

We stock both dies and brass for the .280 Ross. The RCBS dies are $132.99. Brass is $70.00 for 20 pieces. We also have loaded ammunition at $30.00 for 10 rounds.

Regards,
Mac
Ellwood Epps Sporting Goods
RR#3 Orillia, Ont, L3V 6H3
ph:705-689-5333
fx : 705-689-2279
 
That sound's about right.

But did you ask for bullet's? These are the tricky part.After you "throw away" your first 100 rd. box you'll be adicted to it, and finding bullet's that are .287 in dia. could be tricky.

I've thought of using cast but haven't gotten around to it yet.
 
The rifle pictured is a factory sporting rifle. The only military pattern .280s were basically experimental prototypes.
 
.280 Ross

Here my 2 cents. Acquired a .280 M-10 Ross recently. Best way to reload is using .300 H&H brass, run through .280 Ross sizing die(dont worry about the belt on the H&H). Trim to correct .280 length. Forget about .287 bullets, if your bore is not overly worn you can use common .284 bullets. I used some 160gr. Speer Magtips. Whats 3 thou. between friends anyway. In the end,gun goes "bang" just fine and hit where I aimed it at 100yds while having lots of fun.

Geoff
 
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