Othais and Mae delve into the story of this WWI classic. Complete with history, function, and live fire demonstration.
C&Rsenal presents its WWI Primer series; covering the firearms of this historic conflict one at a time in honor of the centennial anniversary. Join us every other Tuesday!
Ross Rifle MkIII
Cartridge: .303
Capacity: 5 rnds
Length: 50.6″
weight: 9.9 lbs
This disastrous straight pull rifle remains an infamous part of WWI. It brought
down politicians, cost soldiers’ lives, and was generally a complete failure on the
battlefield. But was the Ross Rifle really unfixable? Or did the Canadians drop
the gun just when they had it finally working?
Additional reading:
The Ross Rifle Story
Roger F. Phillips
http://astore.amazon.com/candrprimer-20/detail/0969190603
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Music provided by Melissa Hyman of The Moon and You
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Safe range space thanks to Shoot Logic
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In collaboration with The Great War
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Ammunition data thanks to DrakeGmbH
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Archival work by Georgy
http://georgy-konstantinovich-zhukov.tumblr.com/
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C&Rsenal releases their flagship series “Primer” every other week. It focuses on one firearm of the Great War at a time, in depth with animations, live fire demonstrations, and historical context! Our mission is to document and describe historical military small arms from across the world. We hope to share our love for all the attention that went into the design, development, manufacture, and issuance of these pieces.
