Help identyfing this gun
06-21-2004, 01:29 PM
#1
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Help identyfing this gun
My friend has a British .303 its realy old and its not a Enfield. He doesnt know what it is. To work the bolt on it all you do is pull it straight back and forward. I doubt thats this is enough info for any one to know what it is but I was just wandering if any one had any idea?
06-21-2004, 02:09 PM
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RE: Help identyfing this gun
Most likely its a Ross, a rifle used by the Royal Canadian armed forces. They used it until somewhere late 1914 when they abandoned it for the SMLE. The action wasn't up to the conditions in the trenches it seemed.
Could you post a picture? That would surely help.
Kind regards,
Vesi
Could you post a picture? That would surely help.
Kind regards,
Vesi
06-21-2004, 04:41 PM
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RE: Help identyfing this gun
Yeah, it's a Ross http://www3.sympatico.ca/shooters/Best303.htm the 2nd pic is it. Thanks for the help
06-22-2004, 06:20 AM
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RE: Help identyfing this gun
I think the Ross rifle probably killed as many of it's own users during combat. My understanding is if the gun is stripped and not re-assembled just right, that damn bolt would come back at the shooter, smashing his face. Be very careful with this design.
06-23-2004, 09:33 AM
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RE: Help identyfing this gun
Not all Ross rifles are dangerous. The 1910 model could blow the bolt back in your face is it wasn't assembled, but the earlier models were perfectly safe. I have a 1905 model with U.S. acceptance stamps that shoots just fine.