This rifle was a simple upgrade of the last 4,000 manufactured Rifle, Ross Mk II with Sight, Ross Mk III to include the new larger extractor introduced with the Mk II**. The 28 inch barrel, stylish rear hand-guard, sliding button safety, and magazine cut-off were retained.

Nov 1, 2019 · Starting with experimentation on sporting rifles, Ross substantially redesigned the action for the final 1910 pattern – aka the MkIII. The MkIII used a rotating bolt as before, but with six locking lugs in two rows of three, instead of two large lugs as the MkI and II.

Jun 17, 2013 · The Ross was a stright-pull bolt action rifle used by Canadian troops in WWI, reputed to blow up in firers' faces. Does it really? We find out!

Nov 1, 2021 · The Ross MkIII is a straight pull bolt action rifle, similar to the Mannlicher M.95 covered previously here. It is a cock on close action, with a bolt head that is rotated via grooves inside the bolt carrier when the bolt is actuated.

Jul 9, 2018 · Rifle, Ross Mk III - 30.5" barrel; Stronger threaded-lug action; cocks-on-open; fitted with Sight, Ross Battle Aperture on receiver bridge instead of barrel; new cut-off/bolt-stop on receiver; single-stack magazine with charger guide.

Dec 27, 2023 · Watch our "American Rifleman Television" I Have This Old Gun segment above to see the Ross Mk III in action and to understand the evolution and travails of this straight-pull design.

It must be recognized that while Ross provided the basic military designs for the MK I, MK II, and MK III variations, on-going military production was entirely at the mercy of a multitude of Canadian government inspectors, insisting upon almost daily alterations at several points.

May 28, 2013 · There were eventually three major variants of Ross military rifles: the Mark I; Mark II; and Mark III. And there were also a number of sub-variants of each type. In order to have commonality in...

May 7, 2018 · The Ross MkIII is a weapon introduced in the Battlefield 1: Apocalypse expansion for the Scout class. The Ross MkIII has two variants, Marksman and Infantry, with the latter variant being released after the expansion in the Weapon Crate update of May 7 2018.

Oct 17, 2010 · The Mk III Ross was the primary service rifle of the 1st Division, C.E.F. (Canadian Expeditionary Force), until June 1915, and of the 2nd Division until the summer of 1916. Serious problems with the Ross surfaced during the 2nd Battle of Ypres, April 1915.