r/canadaguns • u/Psychological-Boat88 • May 21 '26
Gun and gear reviews Ross M10.
Howdy folks ! First time gun owner and I received this gun from my late grandfather. Can anyone tell me more about it ? I'm gonna take it in and get it looked at before I shoot it.
Any suggestions, comments or concerns ?
I'm pretty stoked, lot of history in this rifle from what I've read.
Thanks !
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u/Some-Owl8102 May 21 '26
That looks like the original barrel length, barrel band, and handguard. Gun might be a prime candidate for restoration.
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u/Psychological-Boat88 May 21 '26
Do I still take it into the local gun shop and hope they can help ? What are the benefits of restoration ?
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u/Iron-Iceman sk May 21 '26
There’s an outfit out of Alberta that makes stock sets. Benefits are that it will look original/better. May add some value to it as well.
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u/Some-Owl8102 May 21 '26
somewhat expensive endeavor but could be an interesting project in the future
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u/Mr_Nuclear1 May 21 '26
Idk anything abt this, but enjoy!
This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.
Without me, my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless.
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u/Pelcat May 21 '26
Nice one, I wouldn't restore it personally. They were often cut at the mid band like that in service for various reasons. They sometimes have a bunch of unit marks on the right side of the stock.
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u/DozerJKU May 21 '26
Ill be the outlier, but if it has an unspoeterized barrel, has the mid band, sling swivels, butt plate, magazine, bolt and rear sight, in conjunction with clean rifling with no evidence of locking lug damage to the bolt head or chamber, I say go for the re-militarization.
Cons: Its gonna cost approximately 800 dollars to bring the rifle back to its pre-sporterized condition. Stock, front band and bayonet lug, front sight hood(?) And any screws you may need.
Its a fair chunk of change.
You'll get into reloading.
Pros: You inherited the rifle, so its less cost to you if you had bought it to remilitarize it.
You had one of the sexiest, beautiful rifles, with rich Canadian history.
You'll start reloading!
And in my personal opinion, with the investment of 800 Canadian, you have, in my opinion an increase in value of the firearm.
It would be a really fun firearm to learn to shoot iron sights at extended ranges.
The parts you'd need can be bought from Ross Rifle Restorations. He uses beautiful Black Walnut. You can even pay him to do all the stock finishing and fitting for you.
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u/Q-Ball7 In the end, it's taxes all the way down May 21 '26
Get proper screwdrivers to disassemble the thing. Brownells sells a set. Make sure the screws are tight (and that you have used the correct ones)- if they aren't, you'll blow a scab out of the top of the wrist when the assembly impacts it under recoil.
It is possible if you are completely fucking stupid to put the thing back together wrong if you remove the bolt from the carrier (yours doesn't have the rivet in it). There are a few YouTube videos detailing this, but don't stress out about it- you have to be actively trying to do it wrong and you can visibly see it not locking.
Don't set a goal to refurbish this. Rosses are better rifles in sporter configurations anyway. Sure, maybe if you really want to fix that compression damage in the stock you could do it, but if it ain't broke don't bother.