Last 280 Ross question for a while

[theboyscout]

So everyone has seen has my past posts and i have learned a lot about them but the last thing I want to know is what is it worth? With not being able to find a common ammo for the gun but it being a collectable firearm what is it worth?

 

[Gordon]

My "civilian Hunter" model in .303 British which you can get ammo for is in LGS for $ 500 and I will go down a hundred if they bid on it. At 400 I get 320 on my end. They don't sell well. GunBroker has ones like yours for $700-800 but no bidders.

 

[Obturation]

280 ross brass is available, shoot that beauty.

Edit: i didnt realize the brass costs $5.70 each, dang. Rcc does stock it though.

 

[jmr40]

i didnt realize the brass costs $5.70 each, dang. Rcc does stock it though.

Who stocks .288 caliber bullets? It does not take standard .284/ 7mm bullets.

 

[Obturation]

Who stocks .288 caliber bullets? It does not take standard .284/ 7mm bullets.

Oh. Didn't know that, that does make much more difficult.

 

[old heeler]

Oh. Didn't know that, that does make much more difficult.

You can get bullets here for 280 Ross

https://www.buffaloarms.com/287-dia...t-point-jacketed-bullets-box-of-100-bac287130

 

[tark]

Who stocks .288 caliber bullets? It does not take standard .284/ 7mm bullets.

It will take them, but accuracy might not be so hot. Kind of like shooting .308 bullets in an Enfield or Arisaka with a .311 bore. When I used them in my 280 I was surprised when I got good accuracy. The more serious problem is gas leaking past that undersized bullet and chewing up the grooves.

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

Ross sporters appear to be priced better for buyers than sellers right now -- I spotted the same one on Gunbroker mentioned above. IMHO: take good care of your rifle and hang onto it with a deathgrip!

The Ross factory sporter was in the same general class as Newton rifles in their day, perhaps even more so -- think of them as prototype Weatherbys minus the bizarre mid-century California styling. Ross sporters were later tainted by association with the whole Canadian service rifle fiasco. There's lots of published material, mostly in periodicals, on Sir Charles Ross (a serious eccentric) and his various rifles and cartridges. As good examples become rarer, prices will climb. https://www.amazon.com/Sir-Charles-Ross-His-Rifle/dp/B001WBO3G8

If I was in your situation, I would buy a set of dies, about 20 new turned cases and a good custom bullet mold and mainly shoot the rifle with light handloads. Treat it like a classic car from the early 20th century and make it last forever.

 

[H&Hhunter]

You can get bullets here for 280 Ross

https://www.buffaloarms.com/287-dia...t-point-jacketed-bullets-box-of-100-bac287130

And here

https://www.midwayusa.com/s?targetL...1&userItemsPerPage=48&persistedItemsPerPage=0

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

For some interesting reading on the Ross rifles, check out Jim Foral's excellent piece in Gun Digest 2002, pp.39-49

You can also find a much earlier article on Ross rifles online in the May 1958 issue of Guns (pp. 28-31,39-41): https://gunsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/G0558.pdf