America's love for the great 30 caliber bore size began in the late 1800s when the US Army

more or less abandoned the 4570 in favor of the lighter recoiling, higher velocity 30 government cartridge, also known as the 3040 Craig.

But they didn't get it quite right with the 3040 nor with the 3003 cartridge adopted in you

guessed it 1903 those are stories for a different time.

Ballasticians made a few refinements,

and with the 30-06 introduced just a few years later,

a star was born.

Concurrently, in95 the legendary 30 W.C.F. which stood for Winchester

Centerfire and is now more commonly known as the 3030 was born.

Housed in the light, handy, Winchester 1894 lover action,

the 3030 became a household name.

Soon the 300 savage, 300 H&H, 300 Weatherby Magnum, 308 Winchester, and the renowned

300 Winchester Magnum filled in the ranks of great 30s more recently the 300 WSM 300 ultra mag or rum as some note and the 300 PRC came along and continue to carry the torch.

Welcome to the show today folks. I'm Joseph von Benedict and this is the backcountry hunting podcast and today we're going to dive deep into how to get the best possible performance out of your 30 caliber hunting cartridge.

We'll touch on most of the popular rounds on the market, but we'll focus more on

rifling twist rates, bullet weights, bullet types, and so forth, addressing what type of game and hunting scenarios each is most

suitable for. But first I have a very cool message from a listener to share in our upfront Q&A section, which is brought to you by Spartan

precision equipment. This is from Garth. By email, which is addressed to me at Joseph at backcountry podcast.com. You can also

submit questions via patreon.com slash backcountry in fact that's the best method

our last episode was on In fact, that's the best method.

Our last episode was on Bush rifles and brush-busting cartridges and bullets, and in there there's

a section on whether or not this concept of a brush-busting bullet really exists.

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