{"id":55335,"date":"2020-02-29T04:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=55335"},"modified":"2020-03-30T18:41:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T22:41:41","slug":"forced-air-cooling-in-an-experimental-ross-machine-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/29\/forced-air-cooling-in-an-experimental-ross-machine-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Forced-Air Cooling in an Experimental Ross Machine Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5KSAuO0TnyI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 28 Feb 2020<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.floatplane.com%2Fchannel%2FForgottenWeapons%2Fhome&#038;redir_token=kbaySEY4nYfAmPONHYuo8879zyp8MTU4Mjk4NjY4OEAxNTgyOTAwMjg4&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=5KSAuO0TnyI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/Fo&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons&#038;redir_token=kbaySEY4nYfAmPONHYuo8879zyp8MTU4Mjk4NjY4OEAxNTgyOTAwMjg4&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=5KSAuO0TnyI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to building three main patterns of straight-pull bolt action rifle for the Canadian military and the commercial market, Sir Charles Ross also experimented with self-loading rifles. Starting with a standard Ross Mk III, this experimental rifle has a gas piston and trigger to allow automatic fire and a very neat forced-air cooling system. A one-way ratchet mechanism (now broken, unfortunately) spins the fan when the bolt cycles, pushing air into a barrel shroud similar to that of a Lewis gun. This rifle was most likely made in 1915 or 1916 with an eye to a military light machine gun or automatic rifle contract &mdash; which never happened.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the Canadian War Museum for providing me access to film this Ross for you!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\n6281 N. 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