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Several weeks ago I picked up my Ross M1910 that I purchased. The history of the cartridge fascinated me and it wasn't long before I knew that I needed to have one in my stable along with my Mannlichers and Mauser.
I have been able to make brass from 300 Win Mag and I purchased appropriate bullets from Hawk and Quality Cartridge. I have had the rifle to the range two times. I am very familiar with the potential bolt safety issues and I made sure that the lugs rotated into the receiver.
I have to say that it is a very nice shooting rifle even when loads approached the 3000fps range. The wide, flat butt plate was not uncomfortable even without a recoil pad.
Unfortunately, this rifle has the same affliction that all my other 1900 hunting rifles share ....... a barely visible front sight blade. The sights were not well regulated. She shot 6-7 inches high at 100 yards.
Since I intend to use the rifle for hunting, I decided to fabricate a new front sight blade. This weekend, I made a Partridge style replacement for the factory original. I have had great success with this style of replacement sight on my other rifles with rear peeps.
Once I get the sights better regulated, I will be able to start working up some accurate hunting loads for next year.

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