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The Ross rifle is a straight-pull bolt action rifle chambered in .303 British that was produced in Canada from 1903 until 1918. [1]The Ross Mk.II (or "model 1905") rifle was highly successful in target shooting before World War I, but the close chamber tolerances, lack of primary extraction and length made the Mk.III (or "1910") Ross rifle unsuitable for the conditions of trench warfare ...
Sporting rifles bearing the Ross name were also popular for a time after the First World War, as was the .280 (approximately 7 mm) Ross sporting rifle cartridge. Ross was said to have been Britain's largest landowner, possessing Scottish lands extending to an estimated 366,000 acres (1,480 km 2 ), with 3,000 tenants.
Conservation-restoration work on historic firearms is a series of procedures designed to stabilize, repair or restore parts, and stop deterioration. [1] Stabilizing a firearm means establishing the ideal environment conditions, removing corrosion, replacing missing components, and repairing broken parts.
Ross rifle c. WW I. The Ross rifle was a straight-pull bolt-action .303 calibre rifle produced in Canada from 1903 until the middle of the First World War, when it was withdrawn from service in Europe due to its unreliability under wartime conditions, and its widespread unpopularity among the soldiers. Since the Ross .303 was a superior ...
GRS Riflestocks is a Norwegian manufacturer of firearm stocks known for their ergonomically shaped rifle stocks. [1] The headquarter and production facilities lie in Hornindal in Nordfjord, Norway. [2] The company originally manufactured furniture since the 1980s, and established itself as a rifle stock manufacturer in 2011 during the financial ...
Rifles. Elefantengewehr; GRC Gewehr 88/05, Gewehr 88/14, Gewehr 91 and Karabiner 88; Mauser Gewehr 71 and 71/84; Mauser Gewehr 98 (Standard issue rifle) Mauser Karabiner 98a; Mauser M1887; Mauser M1915 and M1916 Selbstlader; Mondragón M1908; Mosin Nagant (Captured) Werder M1869; Ross Rifle (Captured) Machine guns. Bergmann MG 15 (Water cooled ...
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The .276 Enfield was designed with the intent of being more powerful than the .303 British cartridge used in the Lee–Enfield rifles and to be at least similar in size and performance to other large, powerful early 20th century military rifle cartridges, like the .280 Ross, 7.92×57mm Mauser, .30-06 Springfield and 7.5×55mm Swiss GP11.