duckcreekdick
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- Jul 26, 2012
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This might get Dr. Mike's attention because he likes Ross rifles as much or more than I do. This rifle was in the Sidney, Nebraska Cabela's Gun Library and it followed me home. The R-10 is the plain-jane sporting rifle with the same multi-lug bolt as the M-10 .280 Ross, but having an exposed magazine, plain walnut, no checkering, no grip cap and a plain steel buttplate. This particular rifle is completely stock, with the exception of a later Marbles rear sight. The bore cleaned up pretty well and should still handle jacketed bullets reasonably well. I have to make a small modification to the extractor because on extraction the cartridge falls off the bolt face before hitting the ejector. I wish I knew the story behind this grand old rifle. I would like to think that it played an important role for an early Canadian woodsman or homesteader. I'll try later to get some photos.