ChrisO
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| | 03/15/09 at 02:09 PM | Reply with quote | #3 |
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Hi James,
I had an Uncle..my grandfathers brother, their both dead now, that had shot a big polar bear back in the 50's or early 60's on the northern slope of Alaska when they still had polar bear hunting. I saw the rug about 20-some years ago which was huge. Had to been a 10 footer for sure & I wish I could remember how big he said it was. He shot it with a wildcat cartridge of his own design as he was a part-time gunsmith & full time machinist. It was what he named a .35 R.K. Special. The R. K. stood for Randall & the K. stood for Kusky, his last name. Randall was Dr. Randall that was his best friend & hunting partner that helped pay for alot of thier hunting trips all over the western U. S. They both got grand slams of sheep & bears back in the 50's & 60's. Any way the .35 R.K. Spl was a .378 Weatherby case necked down to .358 diamiter with sharp shoulders. They also made a shorter wildcat named the .30 R.K. Spl. for long range sheep & mountain goat hunting that was a .378 Weatherby case necked down to .308 diamiter & a shorter sharp shouldered case. This was all done back in the 50's. His rifles he made up from what I thought was magnum Mauser actions and had nice wood stocks on the Monte-Carlo design. He was a real charecter & fun to listen to his stories. Just wanted to share that with you & hoped it wasnt boring.
Take Care !
Chris from PA
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