Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

There won't be any barrel problems with you shooting standard pressure 45ACp out of your fathers M1911A1. The common 230gr FMJ Winchester, Federal or Remington ammo you can buy from Wal-Mart will work fine. It's not loaded any hotter than the military ammo of the 1940's. I want to warn you about sho...

I do have the FA elect scale... bought it on sale from Mid-Way when I needed to fill out an order. Before it I used a Lee scale for the better part of 15yrs. Now you have to understand that have a Lee Turret Press with Auto Disk powder measures... So with pistol ammo I only use a scale to double che...

There is a new dealer in Woodbridge. A place called All Shooters Tactical (AST). I happen to see them on the VA Gun Trader and since they are just up the road, I dropped by their shop for a look-see last weekend. Small place, 2 owners just starting out. Nice guys it seemed. At any rate they do have ...

I know I'm a couple of days late to the part here but the COLT is vastly better pistol than Kimber, Ruger, S&W, Remington, SIG and Springfield Armory. The COLT has a forged frame and the least amount of MIM parts. Kimber uses MIM parts for everything in the FCG, as does Springfield Armory, Remin...

I bought one back in the mid 90's. Quality piece, but I never really warmed up to it completely and traded it off after a few years. No faults in it really, althou I found the DA/SA "switch" kinda gimiky.... Back then I was more infatuated with aquiring and carrying 1911's and Hi-Powers (c...

I've always carried my 1911's or Browning Hi Power's in Condition One. I've always been confortable with the weapon used in such a manner. I have never understood the fear some people have of a cocked hammer with the safety applied.... What looks "scary" to them, looks "proper" t...

Once, when I was a newly promoted LCpl in the Marine Corps I got my Drivers liscense suspended for accumulating too many points in a year (all speeding tickets). Of course I had to go and talk to the Company 1stSgt about it. He gave me the usual "what a bad example I was setting" stuff and...

If enough folks step forward I'll draft a letter. Anyone have an idea who we might send it to? I'll sign it as well but I have no idea who to mail it to. The PWC zoning sign only says "The Shooters Range Inc" I think. No address or contact phone info on it except for the PWC zoning commis...

I was out shopping on the RT1 side of Hoodbridge yesterday. Stopped by the site of the new "Shooters Range" to see if any progress had been made on this place. I'd really like to have a range in Woodbridge again. The old Shooters Paradise was cool being so close... now I have to drive to S...

Welcome from Dale City.
Will

Smith and Wesson M19/66's or 586/686's in leather basket weave holsters and duty belts. As for hi capacity, 6rnds of .357Mag (plus 2 speed loaders) was enough for well over 25yrs of civilian policing -until LEO agencies got spun off on "fighting the drug war". My Police force would look li...

I always feel a little dirty when I shoot my Smith 625 because it's the the only Smith I own that has the stupid Internal Lock.... however it shoots so well that I easily forgo that one annoyance. With nothing else to do today and 150rnds of freshly loaded .45ACP laying around, I decided to take my ...

Congrats on your new COLT. Very Nice. I wouldn't trade mine for anything.
Will

My Lyman 49th Edition list the following:

147gr (#2 alloy)
1.058 OAL

Bullseye-
2.8gr (start) 780fps 24,900 C.U.P.
3.5gr (max) 942fps 31,600 C.U.P.

Blue Dot-
5.1gr (start) 864fps 26,700 C.U.P.
5.9gr (max) 980fps 31,200 C.U.P.

good luck
Will

Since my EDC is a Smith M36 J Frame you know my BUG is pretty small. For days when I "really don't need a gun" I really like my NAA Guardian .32ACP. It has become my number one BUG. It carrys real easy in a pocket holster but is a bit too heavy for unsecured pocket carry. It's plenty accur...

They are good guns at a fair price. The only down side to them is the act that they are actually made by Hawk Industries in China. They have actually been imported under several names since the mid 1990's by Brolin Arms, Norinco, Hawk, Law Man, and now H&R/Marlin. Yes most all parts are intercha...

Found a LB of Winchester 231 ($18.00) and 1000 Small Pistol Primers ($30.00) from T&T Reloading. Bought my brother 2 Factory Glock 22 Hi Cap mags, since they were on sale for $15.00 each from OBX Ammo (Merry Christmas Bro). I agree aout the prices and supply. Guns were reasonable or at least nor...

Dale City specifically.

I got pointed here by a few members on THR.

I already know a few of you from one of the Staunton Shoot and Greets earlier this year... the cold rainy one. Elsie and I are trying to get back over there for another one when time permits.
Will

USMC 1994-1998 - 0331 Machine Gunner Army Nat Guard 1999-2003 - 11B Rifleman USMC 2003-2007 - 0651 Data Network Specialist Took me a couple of times but I finally got smart, figured out that Combat Arms wasn't a good place to be and lat moved into something that pays the bills (of course after my bo...