Are Ross Rifle bolts interchangeable?

[buffdog]

O.K., lets see what we can do here.

Have you fired the rifle before, and did it work correctly?

How long ago did you fire it?

Did you disassemble it in ANY way. Did you have the bolt out of it to clean it?

Did you take the bolt apart?

Did you take the rifle apart or out of the stock?

Did you tighten any screws or adjust any parts?

If we get an idea of anything you might have done previously, it will help pin down the problem.
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[AaronF]

I have never fired the rifle. It has been in our family circle since the mid 1950's. When it was given to my grandfather (in its current state) it had not been fired since the late 60's or early 70's. At that time it was put in an attic and left. The bolt has not been taken apart since it was fired last.

The bolt was stuck fully closed when my grandfather got the rifle. He put some gun oil or solvent on it and it freed up a bit, but only enough to pull the bolt back halfway. There is where ithe bolt face gets stuck on the left rail.

My father-in-law and I removed the bolt to clean the rifle. We had to remove the barrel and action from the stock to get the bolt to come out. After cleaning the action, we put the bolt bac in the rifle and were able to get the action to cycle once. Then the bolt face would overturn and get caught on the rail again. We did NOT take the bolt apart.

Nothing has been adjusted or tightened except for the screws that hold the barrel and action to the stock.

Hopefully this helps.

---------- Post added at 10:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:50 AM ----------

Okay, friend, you have had the cautions.

ONLY a Model of 1910 bolt will fit a 1910 Ross. Fortunately, there were quite a few made (it's the most common model) so finding what you need should not be too ard. Headspacing is important, o course, as they had only normal manufacturing techniques and toleraces DO exist: no CNC machine-tools in 1910. If the extractor holds the loaded round against the boltface when you load the rifle, it should chamber and fire safely. You then ecksize your cases, reload and have fun again.

I wish we were closer; your problem sounds as if it should be curable without going to the necessity of finding another bolt.

Lubricate the critter thoroughly, making sure you get some oil inside the bolt, then try removing it again. Do you have the wing on the bolt-release (left side of the frame, quite to the rear end) turned so the little 'flag' points staight out. This sounds more like interference from garbage than anything else. Could be crap in the trigger mech is holding the thing in position, trying to keep it closed.

I`ll do a teardown on one of mind and see if I can duplicate this.

Good luck!

And welcome to the wonderful world of Ross Rifles! When you get t running, you will find that it is a FINE rifle.
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Thanks Smellie

I think my best bet will be to take the rifle to a gunsmith when I move back South in a couple of months. I thought I would try to get the ball rolling so I could get the rifle ready for hunting season next year, but it seems better to wait. I have lots of other rifles anyways. This one is just special because of its tie to the family.