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Bluenoser Assistance Confirming... 03-08-2018, 12:08 PM
Badger An old thread you may want to... 03-08-2018, 01:04 PM
Bluenoser Thanks Doug, I am familiar... 03-08-2018, 03:27 PM
Ax.303 Your rifle appears to be a... 03-08-2018, 11:45 PM
Bluenoser Thanks for your reply. I... 03-09-2018, 08:49 AM
Ax.303 I don`t have a link, but... 03-09-2018, 11:28 PM
Bluenoser Which Catalogue or catalogues... 03-10-2018, 07:56 AM
Ax.303 I seem to have misplaced my... 03-10-2018, 09:48 PM
Surpmil You've done very well there,... 03-21-2018, 01:52 AM
Bluenoser Thanks, I was more than a... 03-21-2018, 06:32 PM
Surpmil If you mean the number... 03-24-2018, 06:56 PM
Surpmil Looking again I see the... 04-11-2018, 11:30 AM
Bluenoser I was referring to the four... 03-24-2018, 08:26 PM
Ax.303 If the rifle you saw was the... 03-25-2018, 11:43 PM
Bluenoser That be the one. I was... 03-26-2018, 08:11 AM
Surpmil I expect the barrels they... 04-03-2018, 12:41 AM
Ax.303 All we know for sure is, it... 04-05-2018, 10:55 PM
boltaction Ross did indeed replace... 04-09-2018, 09:06 AM
Bluenoser Well, I am a relative... 04-09-2018, 06:47 PM
Bluenoser Thanks for the insight and... 04-13-2018, 11:17 AM
Surpmil That is interesting... 04-13-2018, 02:09 PM
Bluenoser That would seem reasonable... 04-13-2018, 06:49 PM
Ax.303 The sight hood looks like it... 04-15-2018, 11:16 PM
Bluenoser Yes, that is quite possible,... 04-18-2018, 10:38 AM
Ax.303 I don`t see why not. I have... 04-18-2018, 09:40 PM
Ax.303 Ross changed a lot of things... 04-18-2018, 10:08 PM
Ax.303 Couple of other things you... 04-15-2018, 11:30 PM
Bluenoser Thank you for that... 04-18-2018, 10:58 AM
Bluenoser This is a most interesting... 04-24-2018, 07:20 PM
oldpaul Here are my two contributions... 04-26-2018, 01:31 AM
Ax.303 Nice rifles Tom. The top... 04-29-2018, 11:31 PM
Ax.303 Also on the suspected 1905-M,... 04-30-2018, 08:32 AM
oldpaul The short rifle has, ... 05-01-2018, 10:57 PM
Bluenoser oldpaul, I note your short... 05-02-2018, 08:45 AM
Ax.303 In my opinion Tom, for... 05-02-2018, 08:25 PM
oldpaul The front sight hood is the... 05-05-2018, 04:19 PM
Ax.303 The Ross Rifle Story is the... 05-07-2018, 01:04 AM
oldpaul Seems a pretty definitive... 05-07-2018, 11:03 PM
Bluenoser Thanks for the pic. ... 05-06-2018, 09:12 AM
Ax.303 There probably are legitimate... 05-10-2018, 12:14 AM
Bluenoser Would I be correct in... 05-10-2018, 07:32 AM
Ax.303 Yes, I was referring to the... 05-10-2018, 11:44 PM
flying pig Old necro thread bump here... 05-05-2024, 10:28 AM
Ax.303 Brandon, a few things are not... 05-06-2024, 10:16 PM
flying pig Ax, I'm begining to learn... 05-08-2024, 05:19 AM
Timothy-R Noticing this thread for the... 05-06-2024, 10:44 PM
Ax.303 Pictures will tell a lot. ... 05-08-2024, 12:52 PM
flying pig Sounds good Alex. Something I... 05-08-2024, 01:32 PM
Ax.303 Couple of very interesting... 05-09-2024, 01:02 AM
flying pig Oh….well then. Ha ha. That... 05-09-2024, 12:42 PM
Ax.303 If the 1905 were mine, I`d... 05-10-2024, 09:36 PM
Surpmil Opinions vary as to why some... 05-12-2024, 12:02 PM
flying pig Bunch of employees becoming... 05-12-2024, 03:11 PM
Ax.303 There probably was a few go... 05-12-2024, 09:05 PM
flying pig I’ll have a look under those... 05-12-2024, 09:19 PM
Surpmil I'm sure all those things... 05-13-2024, 08:48 PM
flying pig I cannot remember if they... 05-11-2024, 08:56 PM
Ax.303 Brandon, if you have time,... 05-13-2024, 02:13 PM
flying pig Very thoughtful insight into... 05-15-2024, 03:58 PM
Ax.303 Brandon, sounds like you are... 05-15-2024, 09:41 PM
flying pig I may have to have a look... 05-16-2024, 12:33 AM
flying pig Quick update, the rear sight... 12-01-2024, 10:52 PM
Ax.303 Thanks for the update... 12-03-2024, 07:32 PM
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    If the 1905 were mine, I`d leave it as is, other than repairing the rear sight etc.. Looking closer at it, there are some of 1905-R features, and the front sight would also be correct for a 1905-R.

    I did not make out the Circle P until you mentioned it. This is normal stamp on a 1905-R, but that one looks like it might be humped.

    Are there any numbers under the buttplate? It is also worth checking under the buttplate on the R-10 (numbers are usually quite small, last two serial numbers, stamped in the steel)

    I also wonder about the lack of serial numbers on Ross factory sporters with all the other factory markings.

    I do know there are others out there. I have seen two M-10 .280s, Two Civilian MkII**s and at least five 1905-Rs.

    One of the M-10s was featured in an article in Man at Arms magazine if anyone cares to look.
    Last edited by Ax.303; 05-10-2024 at 09:41 PM.

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