Safeside has all your shooting needs and very knowledgeable staff. Now, I can tell you of course…read morethere are other places to shoot (namely if you prefer to shoot outdoors - I do when weather permits) But the rangemasters at Safeside have always been helpful and willing to offer tips for successful shooting w.out coming off as know it alls or gun snobs. To that point, I've been shooting since I was a child and know there's always a new trick or two to learn so be open minded. I mainly added thia part to remind some of the posts complaining about "less than super prompt" service. I can only surmise that many of those folks are the fashionably new gun owners...hey, welcome to the club, but understand firearms, firearms training & safety are NOT fast food nor are they one size fits all. Sometimes a purchase, upgrade or repair to your arms takes some troubleshooting and conversing. If it pains you to wait for 10 minutes while 2 gun enthusiasts discuss a new upgrade, then get over it....or go get ripped off at a pawn shop where bobody cares abt your wallet or your safety.

I have not been able to use the range yet, however, hopefully I will find time to soon. That being…read moresaid, the two times I have been in there the staff has been incredibly friendly. Today a gentleman spent over an hour patiently walking me through suppressors so I could learn about them as I decide what I want to do. I really wish I could remember his name. He would even say "if I am telling you something you know please let me know." Very knowledgeable and friendly. Everyone there was very friendly. Wonderful business.

Jim, did a lite restoration of an 1860s era percussion cap rifle for me and it looks fantastic. He…read moremaintained the aged look of the wood furniture, action and barrel, so that it still looks like an antique but still managed to make everything look clean and sharp and collectible grade. He's done several other cleanings/restorations/repairs for me and results were all the same, outstanding work quality for a reasonable price. Best gunsmith I've run across in the Roanoke Valley.

From the owner: Specializing in firearms restoration, cleaning and minor repair work. Call today for an…read moreappointment.

Ordered a pistol and didn't receive a call when it arrived and they sold it to somebody else and…read morelied about why they sold it out from under me

From the owner: Locally-Owned, Family-Operated, read more

David changed the barrel on one of my 1911s. The weapon shoots well and the work was completed on…read moreschedule for the bid price. His craftsmanship is outstanding!

Sam is a true to life gunsmith! When you walk into his shop you know he has spent decades…read moreperfecting his craft! You won't be sorry.

Wel, BigBoyz saved the day. Trying to send a rifle off to be rebarreled. Post office was trying to…read morecharge hundreds of dollars and then refused to ship. Went to BigBoyz and they repackaged my rifle, even gave me a lighter case, bubble wrap and cardboard box. They then were able to ship the rifle. They went far and beyond what I expected. Pleasant and very helpful. Fully recommen!d Did I mention they saved me over 200 dollars?

My experience with Big Boyz has been nothing short of negative. My wife and I had our eyes on a…read morecouple guns for quite some time. With the bans coming into place here on July 1st, we decided to "pull the trigger" and order the pistols online. We ordered the pistols on the same order and had them shipped to Big Boyz. After they arrived they gave me a call to come by and pick up the pistols. When my wife and I arrived they would not let my wife pick up her pistol because the shipping label arrived with my name on it. They said that I had paid for it and so it couldn't be transferred. They said, "it's the law" according to the ATF. I called the Virginia ATF field office and spoke with one of their firearms investigative field agents who stated that the law required the legal OWNER of the gun to be the one to fill out the paperwork and go through the process. This would be my wife. Dave, the owner of Big Boyz, refused to listen to the ATF agent, and told the ATF agent that the law did not say that. It's funny that when confronted with the truth of the law, you just disagree for the sake of being right, even when you're wrong. They refused to transfer my wife's gun to her. I still was able to get mine and my background check went through no problem. So the issue wasn't like my wife was buying a gun for me. She was not. We bought our guns, and I was able to get mine and she was not able to get hers because of a policy, that they claimed was "law". They claim the first line I have no problem with them having a policy in place that may be stricter than the law. But, don't claim it's the law, then be shown that its not the law, and then refuse to transfer it on the grounds its illegal. It's not. When I was leaving Dave was speaking out loud that they will "continue to abide by their policies". I re-iterated, that the keyword in that was POLICY, not LAW, said have a good day and walked out. Dave proceeded to follow me to the parking lot saying, "don't walk away from me like that" and said if I came back I would be trespassing. So, in sum, they treated me extremely poorly as if I was some sort of criminal (yet still gave me a gun after my background check came through), would not let my wife get her gun, when shown and told directly from an ATF agent that the ATF and law has no problem with this transaction, told me not to come back and trespassed me, and still have my wife's gun that we've already paid for... DO NOT COME HERE! Vote with your dollar, we have a right to bear arms, and they would not let my wife legally exercise that right.