possibly traded for a 1903 Ross, help identifying?

[flying pig]

Switch has been reproduced! Hopefully this is up to everyone else's standard. This was my first attempt at this type of piece and all I have is a 7x10 Harbor Freight lathe, bench grinder and hand files etc so the knurling isn't very fine and it may not have perfect dimensions and my machining looks fairly rough but it is there now and one more of the unobtainable parts has been built. The rest of the parts except the rear sling swivel and fore end extension will be here in a few more days.

I tried oil bluing for the first time on this piece as well. Other than one run over spot I think it looks ok.

[Ax.303]

Looks pretty darn good.

.308 bullets should work well in your rifle. Going a little larger with cast would be a option also.

[flying pig]

Would cast bullets stand up in a barrel with rough grooves though? I've been thinking about getting into casting for a while but not sure I'm ready to get into it yet, it may be too much too quick.

A friend and I were actually just chatting about the .308 bullets the other day and he suggested I try some 220gr like what would have been used in a Krag. My next order I will get a box and try them out, until then she can stay parked.

[flying pig]

Well, few years in the making but I'm happy with the results. In TRRS there is a photo of a MkI with a MkII rifle's nosecap. Legitimate enough for the Good Book then its good enough for me, so I used a MkII nosecap. I built a new fore end and doweled it on. I tried using a different technique for staining this one because I wanted the color to closely match. Obviously it'll take me a while to fill the pores in the wood but the color is there at least. Hope you guys enjoy the results.

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[Ax.303]

Well done FP.

Thanks for keeping us up to date.

[boltaction]

Quite legitimate to use a later band. The earlier ones were rather flimsy and tended to come off in bayonet practice, so many rifles were modified (often by local armourers) to have the later style band found on the Mk II***, ****, ***** variants. Nice rifle!

Ed