Ross Rifle MkVIII
The Ross rifle was a bolt action rifle produced in Canada from 1903 until 1918.
The Ross Mk.II rifle was brilliant in target shooting before WWI.The overall length made the Mk.III Ross rifle unsuitable for the conditions of trench warfare and the often poor quality ammunition creates issues
Facts
By 1916, the rifle had been withdrawn from front line service, but many snipers of the Canadian Force continued to use it until the end of the war due to its Fantastic accuracy.
During use in the trenches the gun frequently jammed.
It was created due to Britain not letting Canada use the Lee-Enfield designs so Canada came up with a completely different design in the from of the Ross Rifle.
Approximately 420,000 were put into service and Britain bought 342,000 of those weapons.
The only place you would see the Ross Rifle except in Canadian hands would be on Royal Navy Battleships. They were used instead of the Lee-Enfield so that there more Lee-Enfields for the soldiers on the western front.
The Ross Mk.II rifle was brilliant in target shooting before WWI.The overall length made the Mk.III Ross rifle unsuitable for the conditions of trench warfare and the often poor quality ammunition creates issues
Facts
By 1916, the rifle had been withdrawn from front line service, but many snipers of the Canadian Force continued to use it until the end of the war due to its Fantastic accuracy.
During use in the trenches the gun frequently jammed.
It was created due to Britain not letting Canada use the Lee-Enfield designs so Canada came up with a completely different design in the from of the Ross Rifle.
Approximately 420,000 were put into service and Britain bought 342,000 of those weapons.
The only place you would see the Ross Rifle except in Canadian hands would be on Royal Navy Battleships. They were used instead of the Lee-Enfield so that there more Lee-Enfields for the soldiers on the western front.