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In the 1890s a wealthy Scotsman, Sir Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart Ross, Ninth Baronet of Balnagown, developed a straight-pull bolt-action rifle he promoted both for hunting and as the ultimate military rifle.
Britain refused to license the manufacture of Lee-Enfield .303s in Canada. In 1903 Ross persuaded Canada to accept his rifle, partly by offering to build a factory in Quebec City. The Canadian Expeditionary Force used Ross rifles during World War I, and Britain also acquired some due to a shortage of Lee-Enfields. However, the Ross rifles proved unreliable in trench warfare, frequently jamming – and even when they did not jam, the bolt occasionally blew out of the rear of the action, maiming or killing soldiers.
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Britain refused to license the manufacture of Lee-Enfield .303s in Canada. In 1903 Ross persuaded Canada to accept his rifle, partly by offering to build a factory in Quebec City. The Canadian Expeditionary Force used Ross rifles during World War I, and Britain also acquired some due to a shortage of Lee-Enfields. However, the Ross rifles proved unreliable in trench warfare, frequently jamming – and even when they did not jam, the bolt occasionally blew out of the rear of the action, maiming or killing soldiers.
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