Today, we’re talking about Hornady’s new 22 Advanced Rifle Cartridge (22 ARC), which purports to deliver 22-250 level performance out of an AR-15 platform. In this episode I discuss whether or not Hornady delivers on that promise, what this cartridge is best suited for, and whether or not you should purchase one.

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22 ARC-Guide To Hornady's Hot New Cartridge – Article referenced in podcast

22-250 vs 223 Remington – Article referenced in podcast

As I promised you a couple of weeks ago, we’re going to talk about the details I've been able to dig up regarding the often repeated story where Roy Weatherby supposedly killed a cape buffalo with the 257 Weatherby Magnum today. Buckle up folks, because this is going to be a good one!

Email me at john@thebiggamehuntingblog.com if you have additional information about Roy Weatherby killing a cape buffalo with the 257 Weatherby. I'll happily correct the record if I'm wrong about this issue.

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Ep 328: Complete Guide To 25 Caliber Cartridges

Weatherby Podcast Episode #34 On 257 Weatherby Magnum (they start talking about the Guns & Ammo article at the 5:50 mark in that episode)

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Other sources:

Guns & Ammo September 1962 issue, The High Priest of High Velocity by John Lachuk (p46-47)

Rifleman in Africa by Wallace Taber, First Edition January 1953 (p47)

Assignment Safari by Wallace Taber, 3rd Edition January 1953 (p23)

Guns Magazine November 1956 issue, Hunting Elephant With A Deer Rifle by Wallace Taber (p34-36, p51-52)

Adam Wies (better known as WHO_TEE_WHO on YouTube) is up next in my ongoing Africa hunting mini-series. We actually just hosted Adam on a plains game hunt with us in Africa and yes, he did hunt with a 6.5 Creedmoor. As you’ll learn here shortly, Adam had an outstanding trip. None of those 6.5 Creedmoor bullets bounced off any game and he actually had a couple of very impressive kills with it. I joined Adam on a YouTube live session on his channel where he and I discussed things with his trip in detail. This is the audio from that discussion.

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Email me at that same address with subject line “podcast hunt” if you’re interested in joining us on our upcoming Africa podcast hunt 19-28 July 2025.

Watch videos from Adam's hunt on the playlist on his YouTube channel here.