How To Maximize Rifle Accuracy, with Ray Saft
Achieving top-notch accuracy with your hunting rifle requires attention to the smallest details. Here, we're joined by Ray Saft, owner of Saft Custom Gunsmithing in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss the h...
13 Feb 1h 22min
BEST HUNTING KNIFE: A Blue-Collar Northern Shrike
It's been six years since the Northern Shrike custom hunting knife was conceived. Incredibly, there's no corner of the (legally huntable) world remaining where it hasn't been carried by intrepid hunte...
6 Feb 38min
Find Your Ultimate Rifle & Hunt at the DSC Show!
Friends, I'll be at the Dallas Safari Club in early February. We'll be holding meet-and-greet visits at booth 3216 Friday and Saturday 10-to-noon, and 3-5pm. Use code JOSEPH26 to get 25% off your entr...
2 Feb 30min
Best Cartridges for Kids & New Hunters
What is the best cartridge for a kid or beginning hunter to start with? In this episode William (a.k.a. the Backcountry Apprentice) and host Joseph von Benedikt sit down and debate the merits of 14 di...
30 Jan 1h 13min
New Guns, Ammo, Optics, & Shooting Gear of SHOT Show 2026, with Ron Spomer
SHOT Show 2026 is drawing to a close, and a ton of great new rifles, shotguns, handguns, scopes, binoculars, cartridges, bullets, and other gear has just been introduced. In this episode, we sit down ...
23 Jan 39min
270 Winchester vs. 30-06 Springfield, with The Backcountry Apprentice
WHICH IS BEST: .270 Winchester or .30-06 Springfield? In this episode I sit down with the William vB—the "Backcountry Apprentice" himself, and we hash out the pros and cons of each cartridge, discussi...
16 Jan 52min
Best Survival Guns, with Ron Spomer
9 Jan 53min
Q&A: Best Bullets for Vintage Rifles, Best Moose Cartridge, First Guns for Kids, Barrel Cleaning, Kill Kit Contents, and More!
Q&A: Best Bullets for Vintage Rifles, Best Moose Cartridge, First Guns for Kids, Barrel Cleaning, Kill Kit Contents, and More! In this episode we answer great questions on a variety of topics, includi...
2 Jan 1h 4min
