As humans, we often encounter debilitating injuries. Some heal quickly. Others leave lasting damage.

Either way, whether for a short time or forever, we may have to rethink our approach to rifle

selection and cartridge selection and more pertinently to recoil, the recoil generated by that rifling cartridge, right?

We may contrary to our desires, even have to shoot smaller cartridges than we would usually consider

ideal for hunting big-bodied tough game such as elk.

That my friends is our topic today.

How to choose and make the most of a cartridge that's marginal for use on big game when required by physical limitations.

I'm Joseph von Benedict and this is the backcountry hunting podcast.

Now with me on the line today is a friend, John Zombro, a board certified specialist in orthopedic physical therapy, and

host of the Lifetime Athletes Podcast. Welcome back to the show, John. Well, hi Joseph,

thanks for having me and I was especially looking forward to our conversation today.

As have I been, yeah, this is going to be an interesting one and to you and I both, it's personal. Now, John's been on the podcast before folks and gives a great interview and as the name of his podcast suggests

John has dedicated much of his life's work to helping athletes stay functional and effective through injuries and as they age too, right?

John himself is fit as a fiddle but he's overcome his own share of debilitating injuries. In fact, he's recently had a shoulder replacement,

which has forced him to revamp his bevy of hunting cartridges and migrate to lighter

recwelling rounds than he's traditionally used on

elk, bear, deer, and so forth there in his home state of Montana. So John, walk us

through this injury and its effect on you as a hundred and shooter and how you

coped with it.

Absolutely Joseph it's when you were describing those things I thought well where

should I begin to tell this

tale and I think the first thing that comes to my mind is that I you know I had spent

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