This man should get a prize for what is the most interesting and comprehensive video I have ever seen on the Ross Rifle bolt mis-assembly problem.

Superbly well presented and explained and with a very remarkable slow motion sequence. I recommend it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaSui_UqDX8

Excellent video. I shoot my Ross M10 sporter .280 occasionally just for fun.
I've had people actually back away when they ask & are told what the rifle is quoting all sorts of storys of the dangers of the rifles blowing up,ect.
A little common sense and knowledge helps.

Thanks for posting.

That is a really good video!

My first Ross was a 1905/1907 military carbine which I ought at Bud's auction in central Alberta for $13. It was chambered for the .303 British military round and still had a minty bore. It had the two lug bolt head, not the multi-lugged interrupted thread bolt head.

It served me long and well as my "canoe gun"...the one I would toss in the bottom of my canoe when exploring the many, many waterways of the Athabasca delta. (Naturally, I had it held to the canoe by a thong, which in that particular time was lace made from a moose hide, the same way I would make my boot laces).

Thanks for the memory provoker.

Yes, a very enlightening video. I had recently read some more about the Ross rifles in Phil Sharpe's book The Rifle in America. If I read it properly, Sharpe was more negative about the 1910 sporting rifle than the service rifle - but then those of you with hands on experience (as well as the chaps in the video)speak from actually using them, so I respect your statements.

I was intrigued in reading about the .280 Ross cartridge of the early 1900s. Apparently it was a potent cartridge and considered competitive with the .300 H&H Magnum for 1000 yard competitions. The book quotes the sporting versions of the .280 Ross with a 146gr bullet launched at 3100fps, or a 180gr bullet launched at 2800fps...sounds like an early 7mm magnum.

Never shot or owned a Ross. That said, I enjoyed watching the video as I learned a lot. Looks like Mr. Ross utilized a most robust design for the extraction-ejection of fired cases!

Thanks for posting that.