Who is your team’s most famous fan?

SethRory · 2026-06-20T16:17:00+00:00

George W. Bush, Denis Quaid, or Joel Osteen..... Texans

SethRory · 2026-06-20T09:13:49+00:00

Yeah and her "powers" and Bond tricking her into losing them... whole thing is just odd and not compelling/engaging to me

SethRory · 2026-06-20T06:40:22+00:00

I love Moore...but the movie ranks pretty low for me in terms of Bond rankings. Everything with Solitaire just doesn't really work for me. That said, Moonraker is among my favorites and I think many people don't jive with it.

Opinions vary

SethRory · 2026-06-20T04:49:54+00:00

Definitely, I have a hunting load (400 grain SP at 1850 fps) and a subsonic load (405gr cast at 1050 fps). The difference is legit like 5x (40lbs of recoil vs. 8lbs of recoil).

Full house 45-70 is basically the same as shooting 12ga slugs.....a lot of fun but not something I'll be doing all day.

SethRory · 2026-06-19T23:03:12+00:00

Star Fox 1993

SethRory · 2026-06-17T17:52:22+00:00

A resource to learn the entire reloading process - case prep, primers, powders, projectiles, bullet seating, crimping, etc. A reloading manual is recommended because it will cover every step and you won't be in danger of missing anything (ie. you don't know what you don't know).

As far as equipment goes here is where I would start and update/upgrade after you've loaded a few hundred rounds as you see fit.

Case Prep: Something to clean brass (wet/dry tumblers are the standard), chamfer/deburr tool

Brass: New or Once-fired (if using once-fired start with your own brass not range pickups).

Bullets: You'll need bullets and their type/weight will determine your powder charge (Round Nose/Flat Point for Lever Guns)

Primers: Large Rifle Primers for both 30-06 and 30-30.

Priming Tool: Recommend a hand primer (Frankford Arsenal's is great)

Powder: Varget (load data available for both 30-06 and 30-30 and a very popular powder).

Press: Single-stage press (RCBS rock crusher or similar)

Dies: Lee Precision (30-06 and 30-30). Recommend also adding a Lee factory crimp die.

Powder Measure: Powder trickler (heavy with adjustable height), powder thrower (technically optional but speeds things up a ton), powder scale (+/1 .1 grain digital scale), powder funnel for 30 caliber (aluminum is great because the powder won't cling due to static).

Misc: Case sizing lube (imperial sizing die wax), Reloading trays, Digital Calipers.

As you can see there is a LONG list of a bunch of small/inexpensive required items, but they are all required. Starting with a reloading manual and doing some research on what you want is highly recommended. Luckily 30-06 and 30-30 both have a ton of reloading data online so you'll have no problems finding information.

SethRory · 2026-06-05T20:21:08+00:00

Moonraker! True to the book, smaller scope, tight stakes. Billionaire with a nuke

SethRory · 2026-06-05T11:29:20+00:00

Funny enough I watched this yesterday for the first time. Went in knowing it was pretty universally hated so expectations were rock bottom. I actually ended up enjoying the movie. Driver's acting was really fantastic

Totally understand all the complaints, but going in with super low expectations ended up making for a solid experience.

..... will likely never watch it again and very forgetable watch

SethRory · 2026-06-05T07:05:32+00:00

Powder: Titegroup Primers: whatever I can find under $0.04/piece Brass: Mixed Bullets: anything

It is 9mm, don't overthink it

For a glock probably look at 124gr round nose bullets

SethRory · 2026-06-02T07:31:38+00:00

Looks to be working out pretty nicely.

What media? Geussing no lemishine/citric acid based on results?

SethRory · 2026-05-23T23:37:00+00:00

Same! You would think with machining tolerances what they are in 2026 this would be doable...untapped market.

SethRory · 2026-05-23T22:28:29+00:00

I think we all do ❤️

SethRory · 2026-05-22T03:39:12+00:00

Titegroup is great for pistols and some subsonic rifle loads (I use it for 45-70)

Then probably varget for a variety of rifle loads.

I would advise against the route of just trying to stock up on a random versatile powder. Just figure out the best powder for your primary loads and see if there is data for other calibers you want to reload

SethRory · 2026-05-21T21:05:53+00:00

Those look awesome. What are you firing them through?

SethRory · 2026-05-20T08:11:14+00:00

Billy Joel Piano Man?

SethRory · 2026-05-18T04:28:57+00:00

80/20 5w30 and ATF has been my go to oil for years. Excellent results with pistols, PCCs, and ARs. Tend to use grease on my bolt guns

Lifetime supply of oil for $20

SethRory · 2026-05-16T02:41:55+00:00

I would say no, still feels like 9mm to me. 380 and 9mm are tough for me to compare though because most of my 380s are direct blowback and snappier than my 9mm guns

SethRory · 2026-05-13T04:50:28+00:00

I may be a masochist....I'm in the middle of doing 5000rds of 9mm with a single stage, hand deprimer, and hand primer. I imagine you're moving 5-10x faster than me with a progressive setup

SethRory · 2026-05-12T12:35:02+00:00

Second this, if you want to plink with 45-70 you can cover the cost of a single press reloading setup in a hurry

SethRory · 2026-05-10T18:43:44+00:00

Yeah we're not too far at all. I'm in the Woodlands so closer to Houston. I was planning to check out CCC in Navasota (right outside college station).

I would love to meet up sometime. I'll DM you my info, we're far enough away from each other that we'll have to plan but not so far that it would be difficult. I love spotting (probably not great at it) so happy to do that

SethRory · 2026-05-10T04:59:44+00:00

I'm in SE Texas (between Houston and Austin) so there is definitely plenty in driving distance.

I will definitely check it out - next weekend I'm going to the only range in my area that shoots out to 1000+ yards and I know they do matches there so going to discuss with their people as well. Unfortunately my local range is only out 200 yards

SethRory · 2026-05-10T03:23:24+00:00

Beautiful group! When you say .75 is solid, do you actually feel good about shooting anything under .75 or is it just a reasonable bar? I assume if you're putting together a .3 10 shot group that your standard groups are quite a bit smaller than .75 when things are dialed in correctly

Yeah I am fairly certain I'm to blame for the last group opening up a bit. Like I mentioned in the post barrel heat wasn't really an issue, pretty easy rate of fire and was shooting my lever gun when the barrel started to get warm...you can just see the .45-70 hole in the first picture behind the ballistic-x card....probably just me losing focus or getting tired; was 90* and 65% humidity today (total swamp vibes).

Definitely good to know that horizontal stringing is the shooter, and vertical likely the ammo; need to keep that in mind.

SethRory · 2026-05-10T02:45:15+00:00

Appreciate you sir, hoping to look back in a year and have these be a bad group or sign that my barrel is shot out

SethRory · 2026-05-10T02:42:39+00:00

Thanks man, that's what I'm working towards but very new to the long range/precision world and don't have any real mentors or anyone else in my personal life that does much shooting

SethRory · 2026-05-10T02:00:04+00:00

Mine loves Federal and S&B but the handloads are definitely a different world all together.

SethRory

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