Buckle up, folks. We have got a good conversation today. We're going to touch on some touchy nerves.

Those are long-range hunting, small cartridges for big game, and the future of the 7-MM-backcountry cartridge.

And today on the line with me, I've got an old friend. This is the man who built my first custom rifle ever. Matt

Better's Worth with Hill Country Rifles out of Texas. It's a pleasure to have you on the show,

my friend. Great to see you, Joseph. Looking forward to it. I appreciate that. And I appreciate your

willingness to come on the show and share some of your views views on these trends long range hunting small cartridges for big game and so forth and we were talking a little bit before we dove in here and you know we try and keep the show pretty conversational you said you're going to try and contain yourself a bit on this.

Man, turn loose on us. We want to hear the full passion behind your opinions.

Well, I don't want to preach to anybody, you know. I have some strong opinions,

and I'm sure I won't be able to keep them under wraps too well, so we'll see how it goes.

I'll preach, brother.

We love it here.

So, all right.

First, though, just if you wouldn't mind, give our listeners, you know, the 30,000 view of who you are,

and then a little closer look at what Hill Country Rifles is and what you do there.

Sure.

So, you know, a good friend mine, Dave Fouquet, and I started Hill Country Rifles is and what you do there. Sure. So, you know, a good friend mine, Dave Fouquet, and I started Hill Country Rifle.

29 years.

It'll be 30 years next year.

So we've been at it for a while.

And we started off as a custom rifle builder and kind of general gunsmithing shop, Dave, myself, and one other fella.

And we've been blessed. It's gone really well. So we've reached a point now to where we

really focus in on the custom hunting rifle and custom tactical or competition rifle,

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