What about this rifle?

lokdok1

August 20, 2002 18:09

My neighbor, a retired LEO showed me a rifle today that he confiscated years ago, it is military, has the stock stamped "Quebec" something on the stock and a "US" stamp on the handgrip. The bolt is missing and there is a button on the left side of the reciever that you push down to remove the bolt. It appears to load from the top and there is a lever/button forward on the right side of the receiver that when pushed down the follower drops down inside the receiver. Oh yeah , it says "1905 Ross" on the receiver too.It looks pretty beat, I was just wondering about its significance as a military weapon.

0

• 

  drl50

  August 20, 2002 18:41

  Its a Ross straight pull rifle used by Canada in WWI. Some were sold to the U.S. for use there also. They got what some thought was an unfair reputation for split casings and blown actions due to poor headspace and chamber size problems. I don't know if its deserved or not. I'm not an expert, only know of them. They have a website
  http://www.armscenter.com/rossrifles/
  
  hope this helps you.
  
  Duty Honor Country

  0
• 

  v35

  August 20, 2002 19:34

  As I understand it, there was a Canadian Ross Straight Pull Army rifle which if the bolt was incorrectly assembled would not lock on closing and would blow back out on firing ,through the shooters' head.

  0
• 

  Der Gebirgsjager

  August 20, 2002 21:57

  Very true about the assembly problem, especially with one model in particular (there were several). They were general issue to the Canadian Army at the start of W.W.I, but did not operate reliably in the mud, and were discarded by the Canadian troops in favor of the Lee Enfield No.1 Mk.III. They did have a reputation for outstanding accuracy (when they worked) and are a good addition to a military collection. You might be able to acquire a bolt through a parts house.

  0
• 

  mrmike08075

  August 21, 2002 17:18

  sprinfield sporters, inc.
  2257 springfield road
  penn run, pa,15765
  phone:1(724)254-2626
  fax:1(724)254-9173
  
  
  they carry a complete line of parts for the model 1905 ross rifle. its worth a shot to see if they have the parts. the ross is a very interesting and accurate rifle.
  
  What other dungeon is so dark as ones own heart, what jailer so inexorable as ones own mind.

  0
• 

  lokdok1

  August 21, 2002 20:02

  Thanks guys,I'm printing this out.
  Bartman

  0
• 

  Iroquois Scout

  August 22, 2002 07:42

  Gentlemen,we are talking about the Model 1905 Ross,not the Model 1910. It was the Model 1910 that gave all the trouble. For some reason the Model 1910 was designed with interrupted screw thread locking lugs and they were just a little on the soft side. The relatively thin screw threads were often distorted by being pounded against the bolt stop in rapid fire. The bolt could also be assembled with out the bolt head and still enter the receiver,pick up a cartridge and fire it. The Model 1905 on the other hand,had solid Mauser type locking lugs and is locked and unlocked by ribs inside the bolt body like the bolt on the Austrian Model 1895. I own both a military 1905 as well as a beautiful sporting rifle built on a 1905 action. I have fired both of these rifles hundreds of times without any problems. However,I don't think that I would fire a Model 1910

  0

Please sign in to leave a comment.