+ Reply to Thread
Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3
Results 21 to 23 of 23

Thread: Ross Rifle Identification?

Click here to increase the font size Click here to reduce the font size
  1. #21
    Legacy Member fritz1255's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2019
    Last On
    08-11-2023 @ 06:54 PM
    Location
    New London, PA
    Posts
    18
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    04:25 PM
    Thread Starter
    Quote Originally Posted by Salt Flat View Post
    Fritz, I like it as is. It may not be a high dollar collector piece but still an interesting rifle that could be a good shooter. If the rust on the barrel bothers you it could be removed by the electrolysis method. Thumbs up! Salt Flat
    Thanks, I am not planning to do anything to it except shoot it. I had been looking for a Ross rifle for months and found this one at a small gun show at a great price. I must have looked like Gomer Pyle at a strip club (Shazam!). The bore is in great shape, looking forward to taking it to the range next week.

  2. # ADS
    Friends and Sponsors
    Join Date
    October 2006
    Location
    Milsurps.Com
    Posts
    All Threads
    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

  3. #22
    Legacy Member gordon byrne's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Last On
    06-26-2021 @ 05:53 PM
    Posts
    19
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    03:25 PM
    CANT SAY FOR SURE BUT I THINK RRco MAY HAVE MADE 1905 RIFLE IN FULL WOOD CONFIGURATION FOR THE CIVILIAN MARKET AS WELLAS THE MILITARY,THIS ONE AS BEEN CUT BACK TO THE MID BAND .SHOULD BE A GREAT SHOOTER ,ENJOY.

  4. Avoid Ads - Become a Contributing Member - Click HERE
  5. #23
    Advisory Panel Surpmil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Last On
    @
    Location
    West side
    Posts
    4,651
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    01:25 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by fritz1255 View Post
    Okay, here is a picture of the three-digit serial number. I was going to try to explain this in words, but could not figure out how. Left side of the barrel, at the end of the chamber area.

    Attachment 103411
    That's not the serial number, opinions vary, but steel or barrel batch numbers or some other factory "in house" record is the most likely explanation.

    Bear in mind that these rifles were designed to shoot MkVI ammo, not MkVII. The commercial equivalent is no longer loaded, but you could duplicate it with 215gr round nose slugs and a suitable load in MkVII cases.

    My advice is strip it down and clean it well and get it headspaced before taking to the range. It's tired looking, but a good one to start with and the mechanical condition is what matters.
    “There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”

    Edward Bernays, 1928

    Much changes, much remains the same.

+ Reply to Thread
Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3

Similar Threads

  1. Rifle Identification
    By ClassicMark in forum Martini Henry Rifles
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 02-06-2024, 05:33 AM
  2. Rifle Identification
    By welsh13ik in forum Pattern 1913/1914 and M1917 Rifles
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 02-04-2017, 12:30 AM
  3. Gun Identification please. What rifle is in this video?
    By Michael555 in forum Milsurps General Discussion Forum
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 08-25-2015, 11:12 AM
  4. Rifle Identification
    By mbs4n6 in forum Pattern 1913/1914 and M1917 Rifles
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 06-27-2015, 08:11 AM
  5. Enfield Rifle Identification-What is this?
    By Saint Patton in forum The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 05-10-2009, 11:41 AM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Raven Rocks