Ross Rifle Co .280

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oh its a straight pull like the swiss
404 Jeffery??? holy cow dont tell me it shoots that:eek: monster!
https://www.chuckhawks.com/ross_rifle.htm

The Ross Action

The action on this Model 10 Ross sporter is a well engineered, straight pull bolt of robust proportions. To enable locking, the bolt head was manufactured with a helical thread on the shaft and an interrupted thread locking system of seven lugs. The helical thread on the shaft caused the bolt head to rotate when pushed or pulled, screwing the locking lugs into or out of battery in the receiver.

This locking system is very strong and the same as used on heavy artillery pieces. To operate the action the user only has to smartly pull the bolt handle straight back and then shove it forward. This simple movement unlocks the lugs, extracts and ejects the empty case on the rearward stroke, then chambers a new cartridge and locks the bolt closed on the forward stroke. It is very fast and smooth to operate. There is a safety lever conveniently mounted on the top of the bolt handle. A rivet was put into late production bolts to prevent incorrect assembly and solve the bolt blowback problem, but this came far too late. The rifle had already earned its infamous reputation by then.

An idea of the strength of this action can be gleaned from the prominent stamp, "proved 28 tons." This converts to a working pressure of 62,000 psi, higher than any modern magnum by about 7000 psi. Most English sporting rifle manufacturers of the period proved their rifles, at the Birmingham Proof House, to 18 tons psi.

The magazine holds four of the .404 Jeffery size rounds in a staggered formation, allowing the bottom of the magazine to be flush with the lines of the stock. The barrel on this rifle is twenty seven and a half inches long with a very large and nicely shaped reinforce. The barrel twist rate is in the region of 1 turn in 9 inches.
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Great rifle, although the bolt assembly defect is problematic. The rifles were very well made and delivered very fine accuracy. The 280 Ross was a very high performance round when introduced in 1906. Ballistics are similar to 270 Win/280 Rem.

Unfortunately, there is no current manufacturer of 280 Ross ammo, it is an unique case not readily formed from anything else, and it's .287" bullet diameter is a problem .
 
It's probably tight enough and close enough that you can get away with .284 bullets, and cases are available from quality at least but he prepared to spend big bucks on them.

Still tho a Ross is one of the few milsurps I still want to try, and a factory sporting gun would be my preference.
 
that's a good price for those woodleighs, I'd forgotten they existed. Cast is always an option as well as you noted.
 
i can get it looking as good as this one with a little magic sanding of mine;)
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They also made commercial rifles as well....not every ross you see is a sporter.
 
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