The ones I have hunted with had a mixed bags of old guns. The guides were seal hunters & one had a rusty .223(bolt action not sure of brand), one had a .303 British, which was even used on Polar Bears, & the cook had a .22 RF. All were old & rusty. The .22 was used on Ptarmigan which they boiled whole unplucked & ungutted. After cooking a bit they plucked the feathers & ate to bone & guts. They also cut strips of fat from the backs of caribou & ate raw. One guide/seal hunter had a father than ran Black Bear hunts & used a 30-06. This fellow thought that was the caliber to own. These guys slept on the sea ice in sleds during the winter while seal hunting. There is tough then there is this kind of tough. I gained real respect for what ancient hunters endured.
