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    Incident in VA over the weekend. Gun owner killed "attacker"

    So I don't know if anyone heard has heard what happened over this past weekend, but I'm interested to hear what you all think about this incident. Over the weekend a man went to a restaurant / bar with his girlfriend. While at the restaurant, the man insulted another mans wife or girlfriend and...
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    So I'm gonna get an LCR...

    I've made up my mind... as soon as I get my Tax check I'm picking up an LCR. Should I go with the standard grips or the CT grips? Hokie
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    I want to shoot an LCR...

    Well, It's tax time and I bought a house last year so uncle sam is send a big check my way. I'm looking for a good CC pistol and I love everything about the Ruger LCR. Only problem is I can't find a gun shop around that will let me shoot one. Is there anyone in the Lynchburg / Central VA area...
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    Encore barrels and scope bases...

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gentlemen, I bought a 30-06 barrel for my Encore about 4 years ago and have only shot it maybe 5 times. All I had were open sights and didn't have the $$$ to throw down to buy a nice scope plus mounting hardware...
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    What to do about your girlfriend or wife?

    Guys, I'll start off by saying I'm not yet a CCW but I need to get my tail in gear. I have all the training, but my county circuit court is on the COMPLETE other side of the county from where i work... but enough with bad excuses... I'm am one of those lucky guys that is dating most likely to...
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    wasn't sure where to ask this but i'll go for it

    A buddy of mine reloads .30-30 and gave me a few reloads before i got into reloadin to see how they shot. well he said he's shot his for years without problems so i went ot the range with a box of 20 and on my 9th shot my gun kinda jammed up. i was able to pull the lever and eject the shell, but...
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    a little different spin on the walmart scenario...

    Ok, you and a bunch of buddies are heading to the gun range. you just stopped in at walmart (in a VERY busy part of town) and are carrying several bags of ammunition. you're gun is in the car b/c you don't yet have a CCW permit. as you're walking down to your car you notice that there is a group...
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    Va Ccw

    Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here I go: I just turned 21 in July and got my first handgun. I'd like to take this in the woods with me CC when i'm hunting, but I've lost my Hunter's Education card (years ago) and when i called they couldn't find me in the database (i was...
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    Mosin-Nagant

    i looked in a local classified ad and a guy said he had a Mosin-Nagant for $75. i haven't taken a look at it yet, but should i go for this?
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    anyone run into anything similar?

    Recently I was at a shooting range with my .30-30, .357, and .17 HMR, doing my best and shooting fairly well (nice conditions) at 25-100 yards. the guy a few stalls down from me seemed like he'd brought every gun he owned. he must have had everything from FAL's to AK's to .22's. with that large...
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    urgent!!! getting a revolver today

    Help, this may have been asked before but I gotta ask again. I'm goin to get a .357 for my birthday (yesterday, but no one's open on july 4th). I've been struggling very hard between a S&W 686, Ruger gp100 (which I'm really leaning towards), and A Ruger Redhawk. I want a 6" Stainless. Now I'm...
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    VA Hunting Leases, hunt clubs, etc. (namely for VA hunters / landowners)

    (I apologize that I posted this in 2 locations (see the hunt forum as well) but this is fairly important to me) I live in central VA and obviously go to school in Blacksburg. Ive always been a huge outdoor enthusiast and avid fisherman, but have just recently started hunting (3 years). I've...
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    VA Hunting Leases, hunt clubs, etc. (namely for VA hunters / landowners)

    I live in central VA and obviously go to school in Blacksburg. Ive always been a huge outdoor enthusiast and avid fisherman, but have just recently started hunting (3 years). I've grown up with pellet rifles and BB guns, but my parents were always leary about getting me anything larger b/c we...
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    25 Wssm

    Not sure if this is the right thread to be posting this question, but I'm considering gettin a new deer (mainly) / varmit (don't do much of this, but plan to start eventually) rifle here shortly. I'm not a fan of the bigger calibers (e.g. .300 ultra mag is just overkill for deer sized game)...
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    hunting companion (.357?)

    Hey everyone, I'm a newbie who's been cruising this and other forums for a while and I've got a couple questions for ya'll First of all, I'm fairly new to handguns. i've done a lot of shooting with a high standard .22 and a bersa .380, and played around a little with a SA 1911, but haven't...
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