.280 Ross Hunting Rifle help

[theboyscout]

I
have recently received a .280 Ross Hunting Rifle I am trying to learn more about it what game is it made for hunting. I'm thinking big game. What ammo is it able to shoot? I know 280 Ross, but I have read that it's the same as the 280 Ross, also known as the .280 Nitro, .280 Rimless Nitro Express Ross (CIP) and .280 Rimless. Is this true?

Where do I get ammo for my new rifle?

 

[stringnut]

Ammo may be tricky. Do you reload your own ammunition. If not you may need to. Ammo has not been generally available since the the mid 1930's. Some foreign countries may have produced it later than that. OWS (old western scrounger) may have loaded cartridges.

The rifle is pushing a hundred years old or more and some were known to have some issues. The bolt can be assembled incorrectly and it comes blowing back at the guy behind the trigger. How easy it was to do so ,and, how much of a problem it was is not known. I have read stuff that says it was almost impossible to assemble the bolt wrong and others that state it is a 50/50 chance if you don't know what your doing. Do your research carefully and if possible get some help from someone knowledgeable about the rifle and cartridge. I believe Terry Wieland wrote an article about a Ross he put back into service. If memory serves it had a lot of good info in it.

 

[Jessesky]

Ammo may be tricky. Do you reload your own ammunition. If not you may need to. Ammo has not been generally available since the the mid 1930's. Some foreign countries may have produced it later than that. OWS (old western scrounger) may have loaded cartridges.

The rifle is pushing a hundred years old or more and some were known to have some issues. The bolt can be assembled incorrectly and it comes blowing back at the guy behind the trigger. How easy it was to do so ,and, how much of a problem it was is not known. I have read stuff that says it was almost impossible to assemble the bolt wrong and others that state it is a 50/50 chance if you don't know what your doing. Do your research carefully and if possible get some help from someone knowledgeable about the rifle and cartridge. I believe Terry Wieland wrote an article about a Ross he put back into service. If memory serves it had a lot of good info in it.

If the rifle is a 1905 Ross they did not experience the infamous lugs not locking while firing in battery. This was in the 1910 mk3 Ross. If I remember correctly there was a pin later added by the armory preventing incorrect disassembly of that part of the bolt in the field so look for this.

As for ammo your only hope is to make your own brass from a parent case and reload. A quick search shows people forming from 375 Ruger. I can tell you necking down that far will be a cumbersome task.

 

[theboyscout]

 

[theboyscout]

Would this ammo work???

 

[jmr40]

If it were mine it would be a wall hanger. Nice old rifle with some interesting history, but not worth the effort to try to make a shooter out of it. At least not to me. But given the time and money most anything is possible if you're determined.

 

[H&Hhunter]

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I
have recently received a .280 Ross Hunting Rifle I am trying to learn more about it what game is it made for hunting. I'm thinking big game. What ammo is it able to shoot? I know 280 Ross, but I have read that it's the same as the 280 Ross, also known as the .280 Nitro, .280 Rimless Nitro Express Ross (CIP) and .280 Rimless. Is this true?

Where do I get ammo for my new rifle?

I am not commenting on ammo or brass simply ballistics. Anything you’d hunt with the 7 MM mag, .280, .280 AI, etc you’d be right at Hume hunting with the Ross.

 

[tark]

I have put up some information on theboyscout's original thread.

 

[theboyscout]

I have put up some information on theboyscout's original thread.

Thanks I read it great help