This show gets me excited! I love authentic hunting and shooting talk in the way that JVB and his guests present it. I can hear emotion and excitement that reinvigorates some of my own. Real-world DIY backcountry hunting requires extreme adaptability and skills to cover as many scenarios as possible (and then some). This podcast details this and is just outright enjoyable to me! Great Job sir!!

This podcast is usually really informative and a joy to listen to. However, JVB recently had a discussion decrying those who use smaller cartridges/calibers for hunting large game. He then simultaneously promoted ultra long range hunting (700+). I found that to be a pot calling the kettle black point of view.

Great Podcast. Learning a lot. Thank’s

Incredible podcast!! So much great information! I have leaned so much from the podcast! I would give it six stars if I could!!

You would be better off listening to a dog farting on a snare drum then this idiot.

This is a great podcast for anyone wanting to become more knowledgeable about everything big game hunting, rifle information and outdoor products that flat out work. Joseph brings on great guests that are very experienced and knowledgeable about the outdoors. I have been hunting and fishing since age 2 in Montana with my dad. I am now 34 years old and I find this podcast very informative and have borrowed several ideas that I have heard on the show. Joseph always responds on questions when asked on social media. Keep up the great work and cheers from Montana! Happy hunting!

Helpful and informative. Keep up the good work sir

It’s my Friday routine on the way to work. I don’t think I’ve missed one in two years. As an avid hunter and long range shooter, I have yet to find anything I disagree with JVB on.

Lots of great info in this podcast or gear!

I enjoy these podcasts immensely, as they are both informative and, and highly entertaining. The level of research enhanced by years of experience make JvB the voice of authority.

Best podcast for hunting rifles, cartridges and bullets

My go to hunting podcast. Joesph talks the talk and walks the walk. Joesph isn’t here to cater to the masses, he gives his real world opinions and experiences. I appreciate the fact that the show is clean, I can listen with my family. My hats off to JVB and crew, keep up the great work.

As an adult onset hunter I have found this podcast both educational and entertaining! I highly recommend it!

This is one of the best hunting podcasts available on line. Joseph is always very informative. He always talks about the cartridge and bullet used for harvesting game as well as yardage the game was taken at. I highly recommend this podcast!!

Overall decent podcast, even though I'm in the piss ant Nancy boy cartridge camp. Guess I'm just slightly butt hurt over certain remarks.

I enjoy all the information in the podcast and appreciate the fact it is clean and safe to listen to with my children. Thanks for the work that you put into it for us to learn from.

Great in-depth information and stories. Even the sponsor ads are worth the listen. What else do I think about the podcast? It is still the only podcast I’ve ever supported on Patreon and I still support it there.

JVB is among the gold standard when it comes to practical proven real world advice.

Regular listener here. I much appreciate the knowledge shared and clean content I can listen to with kiddos in the car. I also appreciate the thoughts/opinions on controversial topics, even if I don’t completely agree. There is a suggestion I’d like to make: for those of us with detachable magazine rifles, would you please describe how you lost the mag you bring up regularly in rifle review/suggestion episodes and how one might avoid a similar accident? Heck, you could integrate said story and advice on an episode about rifle packing/carrying options for backcountry hunts.

depth and breath of knowledge presented makes these podcast extremely edifying, every podcast every time. Presentation style makes the podcast entertaining as well. PS - I also read JB’s magazine articles, all very good

Condolences. Cherish the memories!

I’m so very sorry to hear about your fathers passing. My heartfelt condolences to you, your family & friends.

Also disappointed

I love this podcast! I appreciate how Joseph always keeps his episodes clean and doesn’t feel the need to be profane. I think it’s interesting that 90% of the 1-star reviews are people who haven’t listened to the podcast and are smallbore fans 😂

JVB preaches what he is paid on that’s about it. And please just quit with the fake voice.

I love the show! It’s getting more and more difficult to find clean content. I appreciate Joseph style and will continue to listen!

A great hunting and shooting and overall outdoor podcast. I disagree with some of his ideas but he presents far arguments or points so I have to respect him for that…thanks for putting out a great podcast!

Joseph is a rare expert in terminal ballistics. His lifelong analysis of recovered bullets from game puts him in a class of his own. His positions on bullets for various game at various distances are well reasoned & backed by experience.

Great information and great insight thanks!

I, for one, really appreciate all the information that Joseph puts out. Great to hear him discussing the newest and greatest as well as some old classic cartridges.

Great episode as usual. I feel like the Hornady velocity issue is talked about more by prc haters than anyone who actually shoots one. We’ve all got ballistic calculators at this point or use better bullets from other manufacturers anyway. The terminal ascents were the ticket last season and I’ll be testing the new Barnes factory loads through my rifle soon.

I will take my 6.8 anywhere in the lower 48.I absolutely love this cartridge, just can’t convince myself that I need a 7mm PRC. Thanks for all you do, I learn so much from every podcast

Long time listener, until recently. The more sponsors he gets, the more scripted, regurgitated marketing garbage he spills. Calling others in the industry unethical and uneducated for having a differing opinion than his was the nail in the coffin for me.

Joseph is a great story teller and of course tons of good information

If your looking for good practical information to improve your big game hunting, this is the podcast to listen too.

A well done podcast that comes from a place of honesty and integrity. I also do not see any of the subjects being discussed as click bait or an easy gloss over to lure listeners in like some other podcasts on the subject. I think Joseph puts his heart and soul into this and it shows. I also like that there are sponsors, but no commercials selling regular consumer goods. I’m sure he could , but chooses not to. I’ll keep listening.

This is the best podcast I have come across for accurate experience based content. Joseph talks from decades of experience and research with a little bias thrown in as a bullet nerd. As a fellow bullet nerd I appreciate his in depth talks about all things bullets.

This is a great hunting podcast. JVB covers rifles and calibers in a no nonsense manner and I say that as a guy who has hunted deer,elk, and bear in Oregon for over 30 years. The ads aren’t annoying and the audio is almost always flawless. If you’re a fan of hunting, shooting , or back country adventures in general give it a listen.

Host JVB gives well thought out and very informative information for new and experienced shooters and hunters. He’s got great stories, interesting guests and I believe very objective reviews of gear.

If you want a podcast that is well very well put together, up to date, practical, extremely helpful, and fun to listen to look no further. Joseph Von Benedikt is a great storyteller, and he presents technical information in a simple and easy to understand style. It is evident that Joseph puts in the effort to be extremely knowledgeable on the content he puts out. I look forward to the treat of listening each week!

The practical approaches to preparing for success is unmatched. This is also a clean, family friendly show. Definitely has changed my life! He also has the courage to tell the truth about the risks of following popular opinion when it is not the best choice. The folks that don’t like this obviously have not seen enough kills with great equipment versus barely enough to get the job done. Go watch somebody spend weeks killing plains game with a 338 win mag versus anything smaller than 7 mm.

Very well researched information!

Always great and informative information. He digs into things from all angles and even points out if he has a bias, which I appreciate. I still go back to a lot of the earlier episodes and get more out of it every time. Some people get their feelings hurt if someone disagrees, I don’t think he’s attacked anyone just a difference in opinion. I don’t always agree with him but always appreciate his honest opinion. Great show with great insight. I appreciate the work he does for our community and hopefully will continue for a long time.

Great to hear some truthful information about big game and back country rifles and cartridges. Small calibers cartridges have to be limited to small game and close range and choice shots. No matter what the current industry is selling. Keep up the good work!

Good honest experience-based DIY and How-To guidance for hunters. Solid intel on cartridges and bullets for Western hunting, both classics and modern stuff.

I was fortunate enough to have been turned onto this podcast a few years ago. The content Joseph produces is consistently entertaining and quite informative, no matter your experience level. The detail he provides regarding “tricks of the trade” and candid pros/ cons he shares about hunting and marksmanship; gear; cartridges and bullets; rifles and optics; packs, boots and more have been beneficial to me in my backcountry hunting trips…the man is a wealth of knowledge. Since Joseph runs a clean show, I can share this podcast with my three young boys. They love to listen along as we drive to our next adventure. If you’re looking for an entertaining show, where honest opinions that backed by years of actual field experience are shared, you’ve come to the right place.

One of the best firearm podcasts out there. Presenter provides thoughtful information derived from a lifetime of experience and analytical analysis. If you want to dive into all things rifle hunting you’ve found the right place.

Joseph’s vast experience and knowledge makes this podcast my favorite in the outdoor space (or any space for that matter). I appreciate his candor and curiosity, particularly as it relates to hunting bullet performance and ballistics. I was fortunate to share a Mozambique hunting camp with JvB in 2019. I had read his work before in periodicals, but we had never met, and I had no foreknowledge we would be sharing a camp. I really enjoyed getting to know Joseph and discovered we’re both part of the “nerd herd” concerning the technical aspects of ballistics. He wanted to see every recovered bullet that came into camp, and get the story. Above all, Joseph is a salt of the earth chap, of the utmost honesty and integrity!

I appreciate the structure and organization of this podcast. Most podcasts develop and sound like a conversation, whereas this podcast is structured like a magazine article or journal entry…& fittingly so, since Joseph is an accomplished author and editor - with significant reloading, competition shooting, & backcountry experience.

Love this show. I look forward to every new episode on Fridays.