proud new owner of M1910

[douglass]

hI ALL,
After several years of searching here in the usa i have managed to find a Ross M1910 303 calibre.
However no one at the club has had one or seen one and I have a few queries of which i hope you guys can help or point me in the right direction. Please forgive me if the questions are already on the forum but i havent had much time to look yet as i am about to go off to work

when i load the magazine the first round sits fine, however when i put more in they seem to spring out even after shoving them downwards and holding them. infact the spring sems to stick when the mag is full and i have to carefully take them out and gently poke the spring part for it to spring up.
someone on a you tube video mentioned a cutt off swith, is that the switch/button on the left of the reciever where you push it to the centre to put the bolt in? should it be up or down for firing , any light on any of this very greatly appreciated
also for some reason i cannot load from the charger again is this something to do with the switch
regards
douglas

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[smellie]

You are correct as to the location of the cutoff, friend. In one position, it releases the bolt; the other positions both are 'fire' positions. Just preventing the bolt from its full stroke is what actually accomplishes the "no feed" position, same as on a Springfield 1903. The normal REPEAT position is full-up, which is when the switch goes into its little pocket on the receiver.

The problems you are getting are related to the MAGAZINE itself nd have nothing to do with the cutoff.

I would suspect a dented or damaged magazine body or a broken or missing cartridge retaining lip (part of the magazine).

Also, the magazine should sit squarely against the underside of the receiver of the rifle. I have encountered some rifles which have been 'worked on' to the point at which the positioning stops are bent or even broken. This can be cured, of course.

But it definitely sounds as if you have a slightly-crushed magazine body. They are fairly tough stel, but they can be straightened outand normaly will function forever.

Hope this helps.

Congrats on the fine purchase!
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[buffdog]

I would agree with SMELLIE that the trouble is in the Magazine area.

I do not know how much experience you have had with .303 chargers, but there is a correct way to load them. First round flat against the back, second round with rim above the first round, third round loaded same as first round, but rim under the second round, fourth round loaded the same a second round, and the fifth round loaded the same as the third round with the base of the case flat against the back end of the charger.

Since this is your first 1910 Ross, there is ONE VERY IMPORTANT THING TO CHECK. That is the operation/assembly of the bolt head to the body.

During WW2, the Canadians modified the bolt with a rivet in the top of the bolt body. It is easy to see when you look at the top of the bolt. This is supposed to prevent accidental wrong assembly of the bolt.

If the bolt is assembled WRONG, the bolt head only locks up with about 1/6 of the area of the lugs. This is not strong enough to hold the bolt in place when fired, and the bolt will be blown backwards, usually causing serious injury or death.

The properly assembled bolt can be determined as follows. Pull the bolt all the way to the rear. There should be about ONE INCH of space between the rear of the locking lugs and the front of the bolt carrier. IF THERE IS ONLY ABOUT 1/4 INCH OF SPACE, YOU HAVE A WRONGLY ASSEMBLED BOLT.

Now, close the bolt and watch the locking lugs. They should rotate fully 90 degrees, from horizontal to vertical. You can easily see them do that by looking at the receiver opening into the barrel area.
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[douglass]

hi all,
thanks for the replies, will try and post pics as well
douglass