Why is Bubba so despised??

[smellie]

The Ross conversion to "Stripped" status certainly was approved by the SNIPERS.

"Stripped" Ross rifles appear in number in MANY War-time group photos of Canadian snipers.

All which I have seen appear done to a STANDARD and are well-executed.

A "Stripped" Ross is NOT a Bubba!

That said, the date of conversion is the only difference between an authentic "Stripped" conversion and a garage job.

Some Stripped rifles with unimpeachable provenance appear in some of our most important museums.

You can't call them all Bubbas!

 

[damuralt]

I get a real kick out of this entire discussion...

To me, a service rifle with every part matching is frequently a red flag: it was either likely never issued (a happy occurrence as it may be a brand-new specimen) or someone has "corrected" it, ironically making it less historically accurate.

Soldiers care only that their weapons work. They have very little concern for niceties like what plant a bit or piece was manufactured in or if the number on the nose cap matches the receiver. And before any "experts" start chiming in to correct me, I have spent more than 31 years in the CF and I know what I'm talking about from first hand experience.

I happily restore sporterized rifles and get a great deal of satisfaction from hunting down all the bits and pieces, doing the work and getting them back on the range where they belong, looking like they're supposed to look. I enjoy that part if the hobby. If you don't, that's fine: it just means more projects for me. I think that folks need to remember that we are discussing a hobby, after all.