What is You-tube? I don't pay much attention to any of the social media, I think it's stupid. Especially face book. I If I want to communicate with someone I will call them or text them. That's as far as I go with modern communication mediums.
My knowledge of Ross Rifles was gained by reading articles by accredited experts and from the Ross Rifle forum. And by talking to the great Grandson of Sir Charles Ross himself, at the 1996 NRA Show.
And by actual experience. The miss-assembled bolt problem was rarely caused by miss-assembly at all. All you had to do to replicate the condition was to pull the bolt head forward with the bolt assembled, wiggle it a little, rotate it counter clockwise and let it snap back to the UN-LOCKED position. But when you attempted to insert it back into the gun it usually refused to go in, and if you DID manage to insert it , it worked back and forth very stiffly. I doubt that very many rifles were actually blown up this way. The peening of the left rear locking lug was (is) pretty easy to diagnose, you can see it for yourself. Picture #2 shows the Ross Mk III bolt in the proper position (lower) and the dangerous position (top)
I have four Ross'. A Mk II , a Mk III , an M-10 Sporter in .280 and a parted out Mk III receiver. The Mk III, which was pretty much wasted on the outside, in contrast to its pristine bore, was the one I torture tested. After that, I refinished the stock and cleaned up the metal, which I left in the white. It is a really nice looking rifle, and It is by far the most accurate bolt action rifle I have ever owned. Sub MOA groups out to three hundred yards are to be expected. It has a 31" barrel and the sighting radius is a full 36" with the finely adjustable rear aperture rear sight. Pic #1 shows the gun today.
If you find a Ross, the only one that really had a bad rep was the Mk I. Several unexplained blow-ups attributed to poor materials and faulty heat treat. But my rule of thumb has always been this:
If it looks like it has fired a zillion rounds.......it probably has.. Go ahead and shoot it, its probably just fine....