Episode 776: Have the New PRC’s Turned The Classic .300 Win Mag & 7mag Into Relics?

What this episode covers

Passionate big game hunter, firearms author and podcast host Joseph Von Benedikt joins the show today. We dive into some caliber talk pertaining to legendary hunting options like .300 Win Mag and 7 mag and discuss whether or not they’ve been antiquated technology with the new PRC counterparts hitting the market the past few years. Highlights include: * Joseph’s lifelong passion for gun history and rifle makes/models * Do certain states miss the opportunity to recruit youth hunters into the hunting community due to minimum age requirements for big game hunting? * What is his favorite western species to hunt? * Time spent chasing midwest whitetails * Making the move to Idaho * International hunting tales * Is the 6.5 Creedmoor a legit elk cartridge? * Why are some hunters shooting elk with a .223? * Scandanavian Moose hunters and small calibers – by design or necessity? * The advantages of the new PRC counterparts to classic cartridges * Potential disadvantages compared to the classics? * Ballistic differences between the two * The .300 Win Mag… is it still king or will it be phased out? * What about the wildly popular 7mag? * Is there anything in North America Joseph would hunt with a .300 Win Mag but not a 7 mag? * “Murder Stags” and serial killer black bucks * Joseph’s popular Backcountry Hunting Podcast * Upcoming fall hunts