My new Ross Rifle Mk.III

**Echo Bravo** · 05-04-2009 10:42 PM

How did you end up getting the front sight base off?

I tried mine tonight... got the 4 screws that hold the sight hood on... then took off the sight blade and screw... then tapped the pin out of the base...

Now it's stuck... I tried tapping (hammering) the front sight base off using a block of wood as a punch... but that thing is not budging... any thoughts?

EB

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**Jim Tarleton** · 05-20-2009 03:06 PM

Nice find. Good luck with it. I hope to own one myself someday.

Jim

**Surpmil** · 08-09-2009 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by Echo Bravo

How did you end up getting the front sight base off?

I tried mine tonight... got the 4 screws that hold the sight hood on... then took off the sight blade and screw... then tapped the pin out of the base...

Now it's stuck... I tried tapping (hammering) the front sight base off using a block of wood as a punch... but that thing is not budging... any thoughts?

EB

Tap it back to the original position and apply a little heat to the block while standing the muzzle in 1/2" of ice water to 'shrink' it a little. (Four hands would help)

Remove from heat and water at the same time and try again with the mallet.

**Cantom** · 08-09-2009 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by Echo Bravo

How did you end up getting the front sight base off?

I tried mine tonight... got the 4 screws that hold the sight hood on... then took off the sight blade and screw... then tapped the pin out of the base...

Now it's stuck... I tried tapping (hammering) the front sight base off using a block of wood as a punch... but that thing is not budging... any thoughts?

EB

My new to me Ross Mk III rifle had a severely canted front sight base, a good 10 to 20 degrees off, very obvious as seen. I tried putting the muzzle on a block of wood and tapping it straight with brass drifts etc but it wouldn't work, there is a taper and a very strong interference fit, it wouldn't budge no matter how hard I drifted it.
Member Tiriaq offered to put together a kit for safely pulling the front sight base off and driving it back on. I received it yesterday and it worked like Jack the Bear...the sight is now straight, the slot lines up for the retaining pin and it looks a lot better. The dimensions of the kit are perfect- it included a brass button to go in the end of the barrel to protect the crown.

Thanks Tiriaq!

Anyone else need to do this?

BTW, this rifle is built like the proverbial brick schidthaus.

Before:

Pulling:

Finished:

**louthepou** · 08-11-2009 07:20 PM

Pretty clever engineering there Tiriaq, nice!

Lou

**NORTH-SHORE (CANADA)** · 08-25-2009 09:09 PM

Hi,
Nice work i do have some spare part if you need someting let me know

Here a pic of my ross

here the marking on the wood

marking of the gun

marking on the bayo

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